METHOTREXATE vs UPADACITINIB

Edit #3: I passed out today on my apartment steps out of absolutely the worst pain I’ve ever had in my life and someone saw me and called an ambulance. I finally got a diagnosis in the emergency room after bawling my eyes out of frustration at this entire situation and they found out I have a corona

This is going to be so, so, so long and I’m so sorry. But we don’t know what else to do. I’ve tried to compress it the best I could. 3f with medical mystery. First year of life: -couldn’t latch until 2 months old -refused all food, in all forms. -up every 20 minutes every single night, wouldn’t

Hey /r/pharmacy I'm a mod over on the /r/lupus sub and we got our [first report](https://www.reddit.com/r/lupus/comments/vt9owi/denied_my_methotrexate/) from a from an established user of the sub saying their methotrexate prescription has been denied due to the recent overturning of roe. This has [b

I've been dancing my heart out for the last couple days. In public. I don't know why I'm just happy to be alive and moving and I don't even need music. It is honestly so abnormal for me to be dancing that I figured I should ask here? Nothing bad comes from the urge to dance in public yeah? F19 5'4 1

https://www.oscn.net/dockets/GetCaseInformation.aspx?db=oklahoma&number=CF-2023-2233&cmid=4194257 Maybe fuzzy on details, but basically this case was a doc who ordered mtx for a patient and sent the order as qd vs qw. Pharmacist filled it. Patient died. Obviously very sad, we just normally

F23 just ran a 10k. For reference I use to be a big runner so I have pride but haven't ran in a few months so no foundation. Absolutely killed myself to PR today. The race was brutal with cramping in my legs and lower back. I have probably ran hundreds of races. NEVER before have I gotten so immedi

25F USA 130 lbs 5'6 Meds: Prednisone, Cymbalta, 5mg Percocet 3x a day I will appreciate any insight. I'm so frustrated and exhausted I can hardly think straight by this point. Typing this from a hospital bed, actually! I will try to provide how this affects me both physically and mentally, and my st

Be careful and vigilant when dealing with maverick prescribers. Look at this example, the dosage was flagged and followed up on yet dispensed regardless. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/drug-for-common-skin-disorder-implicated-in-grandfather-s-death-20180206-p4yzik.html

For context: for pretty much all of last year over 80% of my body was covered in eczema rash. It was so severe I couldn't use the shower and had to either take baths or wash myself in the sink. My scalp was constantly peeling and I was *always* itchy. While my skin would get better in summer, it was

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Hey everyone! I just wanted to provide some sort of update having been on Upadacitinib for just over a month. My eczema is gone and I no longer need to take cold showers and I don't even need to moisturise after showers. My skin looks healthy and clear it is so surreal. This medication is not a ste

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I am interested in participating in a clinical trial. I am leaning towards the 3 mentioned in the title, though I would love to hear about any others that seem promising. I am hoping there will be phase 3 trials in my area some time in the first half of 2018 for ABT-494 and PF-04965842. Phase 3 for

About 80% of my body was covered when I went to the dermatologist, so he sent me to hospital for inpatient treatment for 5 days. I did a paraffin bath -> topical steroid -> wet wrap -> emollient treatment twice a day and everything has cleared up. I've been given a metric tonne of moisturiz

Almost a year ago, after years of worsening Atopic Dermatitis, i said enough is enough, and decided to buy Upadacitinib, a JAK inhibitor originally used for rheumatoid arthritis, after reading about very promising clinical trials for AD. When i posted about it many of you guys were surprised about

Hi there, I wanted to share my experience with eczema and how, in the past 1.5 years, these drugs changed my life: **Growing up and coping:** I’ve had eczema since I was six years old. It started on my elbows, ankles, and on my thigh where I had operations as a child. Around 10 or 11, it spread. I t