Starting MTX Monday!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi y'all,

I got my MTX Thursday and I thought I would take the folic acid all

weekend and then take the MTX on Monday where I could remember to

start each week with it. I must say I am so SCARED to take it. I

can't help it! It just seems like its a such a vicious medication.

When reading side effects though, they all seem wicked. I think

about this disease all the time. No erosions, my 2 numbers for for

inflamation (I don't know what they were called) one was a 22 and the

other was a 10.3, I just don't feel like I am that bad to take

medication. Everyone tells me, Dr and nurses, that it will not

ignore me even if I ignore 'it'.

Sorry I sound like a baby. I read these messages and just get sick

feeling. Not that I am not sincerely glad that I found all of you...

No one knows what I am talking about unless it is someone with that

has PA...which are only people at the Rhuemy clinic.

I have another sore toe starting....I didn't tell my Dr. I didn't

want her to know... what is wrong with me? Am I a nutter too???

Have a good weekend everyone... I know this is a crazy message but

hey... it's the way I am feeling since this all started.

[Guest guest]

Good Luck with Metho! (Va.)

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I found your posting to be very funny...you're not a " nutter " ...if

you are than I am too.

I was interested in your inflamtion numbers. I'm assuming you're

referring to Sed Rate and C Reactive Protein. If I'm correct, 0-20

is normal for Sed. Rate and 0-4.9 is normal for the CReactive.

You're right that 22 for the sed. rate doesn't sound bad. For me, I

was having nagging pain and inflamation for many many months but for

some reason, all of my numbers fell within the range of normal. I

guess this is the reason I went undiagnosed for so long....yet still

in pain. I thought I was a hypochondriac when all of a sudden the

pain became unbearable. It really happened almost over night. At

that point my Sed. Rate was 36 and C-Reactive was still normal. At

this point I've been on MTX for 2 1/2 mths. While taking it my Sed.

Rate went down to 34 but then back up to 38. It seems like it's

easier to control it than to get it to go down.

I guess my point is, try to be glad that you got diagnosed and the

prescription before it got horrible. I can only speak for myself

but it happened so fast and when it did it was horrible ! I wish my

Dr. had figured it out while I could still say it wasn't too bad.

Good luck with the MTX !

> Hi y'all,

>

> I got my MTX Thursday and I thought I would take the folic acid

all

> weekend and then take the MTX on Monday where I could remember to

> start each week with it. I must say I am so SCARED to take it. I

> can't help it! It just seems like its a such a vicious

medication.

> When reading side effects though, they all seem wicked. I think

> about this disease all the time. No erosions, my 2 numbers for

for

> inflamation (I don't know what they were called) one was a 22 and

the

> other was a 10.3, I just don't feel like I am that bad to take

> medication. Everyone tells me, Dr and nurses, that it will not

> ignore me even if I ignore 'it'.

>

> Sorry I sound like a baby. I read these messages and just get

sick

> feeling. Not that I am not sincerely glad that I found all of

you...

> No one knows what I am talking about unless it is someone with

that

> has PA...which are only people at the Rhuemy clinic.

>

> I have another sore toe starting....I didn't tell my Dr. I didn't

> want her to know... what is wrong with me? Am I a nutter too???

>

> Have a good weekend everyone... I know this is a crazy message but

> hey... it's the way I am feeling since this all started.

[Guest guest]

Hi Sunnymaypa(sorry I don't see your name),

You are not a nutter. But, don't make yourself one either.

The more you worry & fret, the more stress you have. Stress is

definitely a factor with PS & PA!! In fact, I would bet that any

help you may get from MTX could be negated by your stress level.

Yes MTX can cause side effects. But if you are aware of that, there

is no need to worry. Just be aware and if you notice problems, call

your doctor. Most likely you are starting on a low dose anyway, and

the lower the dose, the less likely you are to have side effects.

I take 10MG of MTX weekly (for over 2 years). NO side effects, NO

problems and best of all NO PAIN.

I hope you find the same relief I did with MTX, and if it doesn't

work for you, do not despair, not every drug works the same for each

of us.

Stay Well,

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much for that encouraging message! I am not as fretful

today... seems like the more I read from the boards and the more I

learn about the disease, medications, the better informed I feel thus

not stressing out as much!

My dosage is 10mg weekly...and folic acid daily. I don't think that

is a high dosage according to what I have read.

Thanks again!

> Hi Sunnymaypa(sorry I don't see your name),

> You are not a nutter. But, don't make yourself one either.

> The more you worry & fret, the more stress you have. Stress is

> definitely a factor with PS & PA!! In fact, I would bet that any

> help you may get from MTX could be negated by your stress level.

>

> Yes MTX can cause side effects. But if you are aware of that,

there

> is no need to worry. Just be aware and if you notice problems, call

> your doctor. Most likely you are starting on a low dose anyway,

and

> the lower the dose, the less likely you are to have side effects.

>

> I take 10MG of MTX weekly (for over 2 years). NO side effects, NO

> problems and best of all NO PAIN.

>

> I hope you find the same relief I did with MTX, and if it doesn't

> work for you, do not despair, not every drug works the same for

each

> of us.

>

> Stay Well,

>