insomnia -- mtx??

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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,