Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 they found mine the same . about 4 yrs. after the fact. i take my metho at night because it make me tired.like everyone. how much is he taking.. how much pred. is he taking . i was on 15mgs. at first and gained 20lbs. the metho. he will have some hair loss. i'm now on 5mgs. of pred. and lost the 20 lbs.. if you have any other ? just ask. if i can't answer them somebody can. this is a great group.... your friend mike sandelur <jesschaz@...> wrote: Hi, My name is and my husband at age 30 has just been diagnosed with RA. Just had our second visit to the doctor today to come home with some medications that seem extremely scary. They want him to take methotrexate, folic acid, and prednisone. The doctor says that he has had this for the last four years or so and it has to be approached very aggressively. If there is anyone out there who could be of help as to some diet tips, medication tips or any advice at all that we should try or good or bad stories about the medications I have listed it would be much appreciated. Thanks for your time, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 Mike is on five mg of pred a day and he is to take 10 mg of the mtx and 1 mg of folic acid. Have you had anyother problems with the mtx besides hair loss and I assume it is normal that she requires him to have a chest x ray and bllod test once a month. Is this something that you have to go through aslo? Thanks in advance for all your support and help, > Hi, > My name is and my husband at age 30 has just been diagnosed > with RA. Just had our second visit to the doctor today to come home > with some medications that seem extremely scary. They want him to > take methotrexate, folic acid, and prednisone. The doctor says that > he has had this for the last four years or so and it has to be > approached very aggressively. If there is anyone out there who could > be of help as to some diet tips, medication tips or any advice at all > that we should try or good or bad stories about the medications I have > listed it would be much appreciated. > > Thanks for your time, > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2005 Report Share Posted December 29, 2005 I had to have a chest X-ray, TB test and blood work before I started MTX...then blood work every two weeks for a while then it spread out to once a month. The only time they did another chest x-ray was when I got drug induced pneumonitis which is a serious side effect that happens to some on MTX. I had to stop it immediately and wait for my lungs to heal. I was lucky it was caught early enough that I did not have any permenent damage to my lungs. But the baseline tests and x-rays are normal as well as frequent blood tests...many of the RA meds are very hard on the liver. They want to make sure they catch any problem before it becomes serious. Also my doc said absolutely no alcohol while on MTX. Toni > > Hi, > > My name is and my husband at age 30 has just been > diagnosed > > with RA. Just had our second visit to the doctor today to come > home > > with some medications that seem extremely scary. They want him to > > take methotrexate, folic acid, and prednisone. The doctor says > that > > he has had this for the last four years or so and it has to be > > approached very aggressively. If there is anyone out there who > could > > be of help as to some diet tips, medication tips or any advice at > all > > that we should try or good or bad stories about the medications I > have > > listed it would be much appreciated. > > > > Thanks for your time, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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