Guest guest Posted September 2, 2002 Report Share Posted September 2, 2002 , I've been on MTX for about 4 years. It, along with Prednisone, have been my two mainstays as other drugs have come and gone (Sulfasalazine, Arava, Enbrel, Remicade). It seems to me I was told it would take at least 6 weeks to see any improvement. Like many others have reported I was unaware how much it was helping until going off it. I had to stop this spring during a Staph infection and subsequent surgery and have had a difficult time getting the disease under control again. As of this week we're increasing my injection to 1.2 cc weekly and hopefully that will help. I never thought I could learn to give myself injections but once I did it is so much easier on the stomach, not having to deal with the nausea. Definitely take Folic Acid, that's supposed to help with hair loss. I'm so happy to hear that you've been in contact with Bridgett. She and Kim have been in my thoughts lately. Would you mind sending me her email addy? I got to meet her at the Idaho mini conference along with and would love to correspond. Good luck with the MTX and I'm hoping its benefits kick in soon for you. Love, Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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