How much arava do you take? | Arthritis Information

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I was wondering how much the dose is that you are on.

 
I have been months on 10mg and nothing is working.
I took it but do not remember what dose. I hated Arava!10mg as well. Dr. started me out on 1/2 the dosage and said that way we can always go up if we have to. So far I'm still on the 10mg.20 mg/dayI started Arava in October on 10 mg, I think.  My liver tests were not so good, so the RD cut it back to every other day.  In January I started having awful diarrhea.  My primary care doc has done every test known to man to try to tract it down and now I'm beginning it might be the Arava.  Anyone else have diarrhea while on Arava??  (I probably should start a new thread on this....)20 mg for about 5 years except for about a month ago when my Rd wanted me to try mtx.
I went back to Arava and that agrees with me best so far.
Sula , No poopy problem for me on Arava .
Started on 20mg in Jan.  Doctor lowered dose to 10mg because of uncontrollable diarrhea. I don't think my stomach can tolerate it because even at lower dose I'm still having a problem. [QUOTE=Sula]I started Arava in October on 10 mg, I think.  My liver tests were not so good, so the RD cut it back to every other day.  In January I started having awful diarrhea.  My primary care doc has done every test known to man to try to tract it down and now I'm beginning it might be the Arava.  Anyone else have diarrhea while on Arava??  (I probably should start a new thread on this....)[/QUOTE]I was on 20mg and running to the out house more than I could count with my fingers..

Using the softest tissue was like using sand paper, yep, the ring gear was in bad shape.

Was running less just after two days of being off the drug.
Things returned to normal after two weeks.

It is now a pleasure to go have a visit, not that I hang around any longer than necessary.

Thanks, was wondering if mine was a normal dose.
 
I had bathroom problems until my dairy was eliminated, not a problem since.
i am suppose to start 20mg as soon as i get the pa on it.   the 1st pill i have is 5x stronger.  the very 1st side effect my ra dr mentioned was loose stools.  he said if i have problems to call them and they have a pill to combat the problem.   arava takes awhile to get out of your system.
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