Forum: Anti-Arthritic Medications

Hi all, my Rheumatologist has assured me that it will be safe to keep nursing my 4 month old & start my Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment with Orencia.(...

Hi, I recently had a baby, he is almost 6 weeks old and I have been breastfeeding. I have had a flare up the last couple weeks due to RA and have...

Hi , I am 36 years old and have Psoriatic arthritis. I have a four month old son who I am breastfeeding. Currently, I am on prednisone 5-10 mgs...

Neither LitoZin nor rosehip is listed in the 2012 edition of Medications and Mothers' Milk. The most recent study I can find regarding its use for...

Hello Since 1 year i'm diagnosed with RA, after several drugs, that were compatibel with breastfeeding, but didn't help much with the RA i would...

I am enquiring about a 33yr-old nursing mother with RA, who has been told she must immediately wean her 4 month old baby, due to the length of time...

Hi Dr. Hale Looking for information on etoricoxib use for a mom who is still mostly breastfeeding a nine month old. Many thanks Arny Beller

I would like to know if it's safe to continue nursing my 2 1/2 month old son while taking Cimzia.

Dr Hale, I have a patient in her early 30's, in otherwise perfect health, breastfeeding her 6 month old infant. She was recently hospitalized and...

Hi, I have a mom of a 7 week old in my practiced who needs to take high dose methotrexate for retained placental tissue after d&c and was wondering...

Hi! I'm a LLL Leader with a question about breastfeeding and the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. The suggested treatment is six 2.5mg tablets...

I have just tentatively been diagnosed with sudden-onset severe psoriatic arthritis. The rheumatologist is awaiting the final test results, but is...

Is cystoprotek safe while breastfeeding? It is a supplement used for interstitial cystitis. It contains quercetin, rutin, glucosamine sulfate,...

Called Macrolane in Australia. This drug has recently been used to enhance/augment breast tissue. Page 506 Meds & mothers Milk 2010 says L3...

Are there any new studies on Copaxone?

Hi. I am currently taking enbrel 50mgs sub cut weekly through my pregnancy. I am 33 weeks now. I suffer from a rare autoimmune disorder. I want to...

Hi - I have chronic hip / leg and back pain. My pain clinic has prescribed Arthrotec and Cymbalta. I have a 13 month old daughter who is almost...

I am a little confused as to why Plaquenil and Prednisone are ok to take during nursing a baby older than 6 months, but why the doctor says I must...

Does anyone have information about the use of golimumab (simponi) in breastfeeding?

I am a perinatologist. My patient is taking Pegasys (Peginterferon alfa-2a) for essential thrombocytosis. She is very interested in breastfeeding. ...