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10 years 11 months ago - 10 years 11 months ago #46796 by Paula399
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My doctor just put me on methotrexate 2.5mg four tablets once a week and the Nplate has anyone had this treatment? And has it worked for them?

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10 years 11 months ago #46813 by Sandi
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Usually, N-Plate is enough for most people to get a response. It can take a few weeks to work, but adding MTX probably won't make any difference in counts.
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10 years 11 months ago #46838 by Paula399
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When the doctor gave my first shot with in two days my platelet count went up to 189k and he didn't want to give me another one the week after he said I was at risk of bloodclogs if he gave me a another shot being my platelets were high.

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10 years 10 months ago #46860 by Ann
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I started off with Nplate weekly and later went to fortnightly (two weekly) and then three weekly and then stopped it and my counts kept high. It took me three years to get that far but you may get there far more quickly if you are already on two weekly. I'd drop the methotrexate if it were me. That's an unusual treatment for ITP and very harsh.

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