What Causes Whole Body Pain While On Prednisone And Methotrexate?

Posted on Tue, 5 Jul 2016

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Question : Our son 46 has RA he is taking PREDNISONE AND METROTAXSATE injectable-he get very sick-vomiting-red and purple spots on his body-right now he is in so much pain his shoulder and arm are unmovable We are 71-75 of age and my husband is on oxcygen-24/7-Jim has lost his health ins due to a divorce-please counsel us on how to help him in his pain

Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You need to give him NSAIDS.

Detailed Answer:
Dear Madam,

Thank you for posting your query on HCM.

Since he is in so much pain some antiinflammatories like etoricoxib needs to be given to relieve the pain . Plus am worried about the red purple spots that he is getting , it may be vasculitis that he is getting which will require immediate attention . His hemogram , liver function tests and renal functions need to be done before considering any kind of treatment. I will suggest he visits his treating doctor and discuss about those tests. Any other question please ask .

Take care.

Dr. Shruti

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