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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / January 2006blood tests
does all prescription medicine require periotic blood testing for RA? I take MTX and have to have my blood tested perioticly by my RA Dr. > does all prescription medicine require periotic blood testing for RA? I > take MTX and have to have my blood tested perioticly by my RA Dr. MTX is potentially marrow suppressive, so you will need periodic blood tests. How periodic is up to your doctor I guess. Others here can let you know how often they have blood tests. Are you sure your doctor is only looking at monitoring the effects of the MTX or are there other potential health problems that the doctor is trying to keep an eye on? Cheers, Ari  Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ My RD requires a full work-up monthly. The vampires get about 6 tubes. Bruce SignatureI believe in the separation of Church and Hate >> does all prescription medicine require periotic blood testing for RA? I >> take MTX and have to have my blood tested perioticly by my RA Dr. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Ari > My RD requires a full work-up monthly. The vampires get about 6 tubes. > Bruce That's probably only 24-42mL of blood. It looks like a lot more when they're taking it though :-) Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ > > does all prescription medicine require periotic blood testing for RA? I > > take MTX and have to have my blood tested perioticly by my RA Dr. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > only looking at monitoring the effects of the MTX or are there other > potential health problems that the doctor is trying to keep an eye on? I go in every four weeks for blood tests. In the beginning it was every two weeks, but after we stopped adjusting my medication and with stable results, I was allowed to go to the once a month testing. Among other things, they keep a track of your liver values when on MTX. Aina the lurker in Norway My rheumy takes blood work (cbc and liver profiles) every 8 weeks. I've been on methotrexate for 10 years and so far so good. (fingers crossed.) Barb C. >> does all prescription medicine require periotic blood testing for RA? I >> take MTX and have to have my blood tested perioticly by my RA Dr. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Ari > does all prescription medicine require periotic blood testing for RA? I > take MTX and have to have my blood tested perioticly by my RA Dr. I get liver enzymes and a CBC (complete blood count) done every 2 months. It was monthly when I first started mtx but, as someone else said, with time and being on a stable dose now, we backed off to every 2 months. Mtx is really hard on the liver. Any halfway responsible doctor will keep a close on eye your liver enzymes to catch any problems there before they become too advanced. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare . Mtx is really >hard on the liver. Any halfway responsible doctor will keep a close on eye >your liver enzymes to catch any problems there before they become too >advanced. Does anyone know if mtx helps to reduce gamma gt? In my previous labs my ALT and the other LFT was elevated, but this time it was the GGT. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. >Does anyone know if mtx helps to reduce gamma gt? In my previous labs >my ALT and the other LFT was elevated, but this time it was the GGT. Ack!! Anothr error. I meant milk thistle. Does anyone know if milk thistle helps to reduce gamma gt which probably is elevated as a result of mtx. I have been on mtx for 10 or more years with no problems, but combining arava with mtx caused elevated liver enzymes. These have changed since I stopped arava, but are still elevated. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. Several of us take Milk Thistle to help our livers. It has really worked for several to bring their liver function to normal after it have gone bad on meds they take. Be sure to get the standardized if you decide to try it. Gwen > > does all prescription medicine require periotic blood testing for RA? I > > take MTX and have to have my blood tested perioticly by my RA Dr. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > your liver enzymes to catch any problems there before they become too > advanced.
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