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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 163555"><p>gcvmom - I tried Requip for about 2 weeks to treat my RLS symptoms, but they made it worse. However, those symptoms started with the Plavix reaction. They were the first symptoms of the reaction and intensified immensely while I was still on it. They have never gone away. Other than that, no drugs that affect dopamine.</p><p></p><p>Lisa - Methotrexate is an immune suppressing drug that is used to treat various autoimmune disorders. You do have an increased risk of infection, but most people tolerate it pretty well. And with an autoimmune disorder, you're just more prone to infections anyway.</p><p></p><p>As far as environmental, I don't think so. I suppose anything is possible, though, and I'm open to any suggestions. I don't think I can afford to arbitrarily rule anything out. The letter from my rheumy reads, "Department of Rheumatology and Immunology", so I'm thinking he's a really good place to start with this...besides the rheumy aspect.</p><p></p><p>There is also a small possibility that I'm reacting to the stents. I did get some info on that last year when all of this was going on. There is a study being done out of the University of Texas, I believe. </p><p></p><p>Everyone says it's so rare and some doctors don't believe you can have an allergic reaction to the stents - which I find asinine because any time you introduce something to your body you can react. But, in any case, it's also rare to have an allergic reaction to Plavix and it's rare for someone my age to have severe coronary artery disease. So, I don't care about rare. It can be rare for the rest of the world, but if it's happening with me, then it's not rare for me, Know what I mean??</p><p></p><p>But when you look back at when everything really started to get bad, the timing is with the angioplasty and stents and the reaction to Plavix. Somehow it has to be all connected. Even if it's that the reason I had the reaction was because of an underlying disorder. There is just some sort of connection. Just have to figure out which came first - the chicken or the egg, you know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 163555"] gcvmom - I tried Requip for about 2 weeks to treat my RLS symptoms, but they made it worse. However, those symptoms started with the Plavix reaction. They were the first symptoms of the reaction and intensified immensely while I was still on it. They have never gone away. Other than that, no drugs that affect dopamine. Lisa - Methotrexate is an immune suppressing drug that is used to treat various autoimmune disorders. You do have an increased risk of infection, but most people tolerate it pretty well. And with an autoimmune disorder, you're just more prone to infections anyway. As far as environmental, I don't think so. I suppose anything is possible, though, and I'm open to any suggestions. I don't think I can afford to arbitrarily rule anything out. The letter from my rheumy reads, "Department of Rheumatology and Immunology", so I'm thinking he's a really good place to start with this...besides the rheumy aspect. There is also a small possibility that I'm reacting to the stents. I did get some info on that last year when all of this was going on. There is a study being done out of the University of Texas, I believe. Everyone says it's so rare and some doctors don't believe you can have an allergic reaction to the stents - which I find asinine because any time you introduce something to your body you can react. But, in any case, it's also rare to have an allergic reaction to Plavix and it's rare for someone my age to have severe coronary artery disease. So, I don't care about rare. It can be rare for the rest of the world, but if it's happening with me, then it's not rare for me, Know what I mean?? But when you look back at when everything really started to get bad, the timing is with the angioplasty and stents and the reaction to Plavix. Somehow it has to be all connected. Even if it's that the reason I had the reaction was because of an underlying disorder. There is just some sort of connection. Just have to figure out which came first - the chicken or the egg, you know. [/QUOTE]
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