Peripheral neuropathy

[Ledsham]

I am on a drug called methotrexate and I read somewhere that it can cause peripheral neuropathy is it true.

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My opinion its your diet that causes all our problems and working or retired where you R on your feet 2 long during the day. Just keep reading posts someone will answer you.

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You need to check this out with your doctor. Look up about it on Google and see what medical drug reports you receive. I do believe that the drug you are taking can cause peripheral neuropathy but don't take my word for it.

[Judmilla]

The physician's "Monthly Prescribing Reference" lists a whole paragraph of possible side effects, but not that one. However, I had a professor once who said "any drug can have any side effect it wants to have, any time it wants to have it". Methotrexate is a folic acid antagonist. That means it will cause a folic acid deficiency. Ask your doctor if you should be taking a folic acid supplement or not.