Re: insomnia -- mtx??

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, with those side effects you should be talking

to your rheumatologist and trying a different DMARD,

IMO. A little bit of weight loss and loss of

appetite is okay, but that's quite extreme. Same

with the insomnia and the nausea.

[ ] insomnia -- mtx??

> Hi everyone,

>

> This is the second time I've been on MTX for PA

and the second

> time

> (I believe) that it is causing insomnia. For

about 2 weeks now I

> have been averaging about 2-3 hours of sleep. I

reach a point

> where

> I'm just " up " and can't seem to shut down.

>

> This happened the previous time I was taking MTX

in a much smaller

> dosage. It seemed to begin at about the same time

that the flare

> up

> came under control (as it did this time).

>

> So the good news is that I have little to no

inflamation right now

> and very little pain. But I am extremely tired

and afraid I'm

> going

> to crash soon.

>

> I also have little to no appetite (I am down to 1

meal a day and

> that

> is a small one). I've lost more than 25 LBS,

which I needed to

> do,

> but I know I need the meals to keep me going

(especially without

> sleep). The MTX made me vomit quite a bit and

this is being

> controlled by taking phenegren prior to the mtx (I

do get at least

> one night of sleep from the phenegren).

>

> Has anyone else experienced something similar?

Here is my med info:

> MTX - 6 tabs 1x/week taken with phenegren to

control vomiting

> Vioxx

> Folic Acid

> Birth Control

> Darvocet (but haven't needed more than maybe one

every couple of

> weeks)

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

>

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