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Liver Inflammation from Methotrexate

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kristy20457
kristy20457

Hi guys,

I was on 25mg Methotrexate injections for my eczema. I have recently come off of them to switch to a newer injection but I have been told I have inflammation of my liver. I am going sick with worry because this is all they have told me and quick searches have shown that this can be very serious and could lead to permanent scarring of my liver. I don't know if there are WAYS to treat this or anything. Has anyone experienced this? Did it go away? please help x

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  • stuart04109
    stuart04109 kristy20457

    Posted

    hey kirsty

    sorry to hear that i'm sure its not as bad as you fear.

    how did your eczema respond to 25mg of methotrexate?

    • kristy20457
      kristy20457 stuart04109

      Posted

      at first very well. Unfortunately my skin tends to stop responding to treatments after awhile to I have to change it up

    • stuart04109
      stuart04109 kristy20457

      Posted

      hi kirsty how long is a very well? how have u been with topical steroids

    • kristy20457
      kristy20457 stuart04109

      Posted

      for the first 6 months ish it helped my skin. I've tried steroids they keep it down but not very well. I've had my skin condition since I was born so I've tried everything you can think of really. I went onto Methotrexate as a last resort and now I'm not sure what it going to happen because of being told my liver is the way it is.

  • john07774
    john07774 kristy20457

    Posted

    can i ask- did the inflammation not become apparent when you went for blood tests- i go every three months and thought problems would have been flagged incrementally and before there was a problem ? how was the inflammation discovered?

    • kristy20457
      kristy20457 john07774

      Posted

      It was only flagged up on blood tests in the last few months. before that everything was fine x

    • john07774
      john07774 kristy20457

      Posted

      Hi,

      thanks for this-I would have thought that as soon as the results were known they should have explored further without letting you carry on in the same way. I hope they are able to help and that it is OK for you

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