Re: Nervous about taking MTX
Hi, My Name Is Marsha, If it's Methotraxate that your talking about,
I Have been on it almost a year, and I Have been Feeling great. I
Have Rhuematoid Arthitis i was originally diagonosed with
SpondolArthitis when i was 20 (Sorry I Know it's spelled Wrong) Then
i got rheumatoid last year when i was 27. I Love it, and like you
i'm around small kids and i live w/ my 88 year old Grandma too, I
have not noticed any major side effects but i'm also taking Folic
Acid every day and Was taking folinic Acid too, I taking 8 pills 1
day a week but my rheumatologist told me to take them at night
before i went to sleep to stop in minor side effects that i may get.
I Have blood drawn every 6 to 8 wks and all of my reports have been
coming up normal lately. I Have not had any major pain up until
about now, I live in michigan and we now have snow so i have been
having a little pain but nothing like i was having. It's pain i can
live with now.
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Marsha,
Thank you so much for taking the time to respond with information on
your positive experience with MTX. This is exactly the type of input
I needed.
Nancy
Hi Nancy,
Only you can decide if you are being overly cautious.
I can say though, I've been taking 10mg (recently moved up to 12.5) per
week for over 4 years with ZERO side effects.
This drug can effect different people in different ways. Some are
fortunate, like me. FYI, I suspect but can't prove, I'm not a
minority, but more likely part of a silent majority.
More importantly for you is that you say you have little or no pain.
Are you minimizing??? Are you aware that your disease may be
progressing because you aren't treating it?
No one can give you definite answers on this, but I'd say "Try it" if
it effects you adversely, you can always stop. And unless you try,
you'll never know.
I, for one am eternally grateful for MTX. I was barely walking when i
started it, and now I'm back to my normal activities.
Stay Well,
David