Can RA’ers on methotrexate drink moderate amounts of alcohol safely?
Like so many other decisions RA’ers have to make, risks and benefits must be weighed. There are often medicines in addition to methotrexate to consider, which can react with alcohol or have a compounding effect. There are also past history of alcohol use and health of liver to consider. Postblog: I read several articles preparing for this post. This made me laugh out loud: a young columnist on a how-to Q&A site wrote, “Never” consume alcohol if you take methotrexate. Over in the corner I noticed a list of her other articles. One was called How to Dye Part of Your Hair Blue. I decided I better find a more scientific site. Note: other articles relating to alcohol will be tagged Alcohol and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Please check that tag.
