I am on NSAID, Methotrexate, Prednisone and Plaquenil for my RA. But lately I have been getting alot of small infections. My big toe, a hangnail on my thumb and eye infection. I have all three right now at the same time. It seems that any little scratch or cut I get it gets infected. Is there any thing that I can do so they will not become infected? I was going to start to use antiseptic soaps instead of just regular soap. I don't know if that is going to work or not.

Hi Annette,

I do not know about all of the meds, but Methotrexate can make you have infections, or at the very least make the cuts, and scratches and whatever you already have get infected. This is very hard to heal.

You may want to ask your rheumy about this. I had to go to a dermatologist and gets pills and a creme to put on. It is a lot of trouble, but is making my sores go away/get better!

Wannabe