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HEY JUDITE:

I RECEIVE THE MAGAZINE BUT YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND THE ARTICLE AT

www.arthritistoday.com

....if not, let me know.

Larry

Re: METHOTREXATE

Can you send us a link to the article???

tank you

Judite

>

> A GOOD ARTICLE ON METHOTREXATE AND CAFFEINE INMOST RECENT

> " ARTHRITIS TODAY "

> CHECK IT OUT

> LARRY

>

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Hi Sweetie,

I have been taking Methotrexate for years without any problems

whatsoever. I know, from this group, that it is a rare thing. I take eight

2.5mg pills

on Friday mornings, but take Folic acid all week long.

I hope your daughter responds well to the meds. Please keep us posted.

What are you and your daughter's name?

Kind Regards,

Pat

Austin, TX

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Hi!

I take the MTX at Saturday morning (17,5 mg) and acid folic at Sunday (2

pils).

kisses from Portugal!

Judite

>

> Hi Sweetie,

> I have been taking Methotrexate for years without any problems

> whatsoever. I know, from this group, that it is a rare thing. I take eight

> 2.5mg pills

> on Friday mornings, but take Folic acid all week long.

> I hope your daughter responds well to the meds. Please keep us posted.

> What are you and your daughter's name?

>

>

>

> Kind Regards,

> Pat

> Austin, TX

>

>

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________________________________> To: asthma > From:

dawnapril2@...> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:09:05 +0000> Subject:

METHOTREXATE>> Has anyone in the group had any experience with Methotrexate?

Along> with severe persistent asthma I have psoriatic arthritis and it was>

actually prescribed for the arthritis but I had also discussed with my>

pulmonologist the option of trying it as well. Just wondering if> anyone had any

experience on the asthma front with it good or bad.> Thanks> Dawn>

I will take my 6th week of methotrexate this Fri for severe persistent asthma.

I researched it carefully, and found that studies were showing some success of

methotrexate being a steroid sparing medication. I've been on huge doses of

prednisone for weeks, at times being on 100mg. I haven't been off prednisone in

two years, and most of the time it has been very high doses. Prednisone has

caused 25lbs of weight gain, osteoporosis, and steroid induced diabetes.

Needless to say, I was ready to try just about anything. My pulmonologist

agreed to let me try methotrexate to try and come off the prednisone. The goal

is to get up to 200mg and we are going slowly. I spent 2wks at 50mg, 2wks at

75mg, and this week will my 2nd week at 100mg. I take the medication on Fri

evening, and I take phenergan (for nausea) most of the day Sat. and sleep a lot.

Sun I just have periods of nausea, and Mon and Tues as well as the weekend I'm

pretty tired. Weds, Thurs, and Fri are pretty good days. I have to have blood

work every two weeks to check kidney and liver function as methotrexate can

affect these organs, and so far my labs are good. The good news is I've been

able to come down to 70mg of prednisone. I will have more labs next week, and

if they continue to stay okay, the methotrexate dose will go up again and the

pulmonologist will lower the prednisone dose again. Long story short, the

methotrexate is working for me, the weekends aren't too much fun, but I won't

have to be on methotrexate forever, and the benefits of getting off prednisone

are outweighing the side effects of staying on prednisone. The other thing you

have to be careful of with methotrexate is that it is a chemo therapy drug, and

will compromise your immune system.

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good morning Ihave no experience with methotrexate, i have more habit with cortisone and it's coming difficult for me to do with out. Is it possible to ha more informations about METHOTREXATE. It will be helpfull to me and iwill ask me doctor. tanks a lot Samia

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