covid booster

[Bella2498]

hican you take benepali and methotrexate inj. as normal when having covid booster

[medway-lady]

I was told yes and have had all the jabs while taking AZA and Etanercept. But you should ask if in doubt and here they ask when you go for the jabs anyway.

[Nanainthegarden]

I was told yes but not on the same day.

[Runrig01]

it’s recommended by the BSR to miss 2 weeks of MTX to boost immune response, but I was allowed to continue my Benepali

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[bpeal1]

You need to take advice from your rheumatology team. There are lots of factors to weigh up. The British Rheumatology Society say missing MXT for two weeks probably boosts the immune response. However, flaring will reduce the immune response more than the MXT will. Therefore you need to weigh up the risk of flaring ideally with input from your rheumatology team.

[KASHMIRI1]

My Rheumy advised me to only stop methotrexate if I have a very bad infection. He said it would be better for me to continue with the meth and not to risk a flare.

[ATBr]

As stated above , best check with your rheumy team but I was told definitely stop methotrexate for two weeks after as strong evidence to support this. However the evidence on benepali was inconclusive so was told I could stop for 2 weeks after but it was also o.k. to continue if I preferred.