I never forgot the words he said.
I am uber paranoid about arthritis as I am now getting to the age where the symptoms started to develop in my dad.
There was no doubt in his mind that it was the methotrexate that that is what did him in. But the arthritis was so bad, and he was so desperate for relief, that he would have done anything...and he did. It did offer some relief, at first. But the side effects on it are worse than the cure.
Try to start cooking with turmeric. It may slow down the first onset. You can also use it as a face mask