I have been short of breath for a few weeks. I also have a persistent cough. Should I attribute this to methotrexate or fibrosis?

Hello,

Did you have shortness of breath and cough before starting methotrexate? If these symptoms started during methotrexate treatment or have increased significantly, you should seek medical attention immediately, as methotrexate, in rare cases, can cause serious lung problems.

If instead the symptoms started before treatment and did not increase during methotrexate treatment, I would attribute the symptoms to pulmonary fibrosis. In such a case I would still advise you to consult your doctor in the short term, as your prednisone treatment did not work.

Does this answer your questions?

Catherine Deslandes pharmacy intern

Supervised by Alexandre Chagnon pharmacist

Great!

Happy day,

Alexandre Chagnon, pharmacist