RE: [SPAM] Re: Re: nausea

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I skimmed through Deborah’s response

and I fully agree with it. There is only one thing I would add and that

is to let your doctor know what you are doing with your medications at your

next regular visit. If he/she objects, say that your respect the medical

opinion but your body has veto power as to what works for you. There are

times that your body insists on having the last word. I hope you get

things straightened out. God bless.

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of Deborah Bargad

Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 3:01

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: [sPAM] Re:

Re: nausea

Dear Bonnie- No doctor has ever told me to take a BID

dose the same day. I am on my 20th

RD since being prescribed and on MTX off and on

since 1995. I split 3 one night and take 3 the next. How you take

your pills as long as you take them is your business. You know your

body. The doctor doesnt understand what it means to feel your

symptoms. Let him take an AM /PM or all at once dose and then let him

tell you again. What I am saying is, taking your meds is important surely

but so is listening to your body and coexisting with the disease, not getting

wiped out with two or three days gone. I have had doctors tell me to take

it all at once, take it am/pm, take it at night, or split it up over the next

few days. Whatever WORKS for you, is what 90% of Rheumatologists

said. If you realize after much deep medical research what MTX is and

what it does, you would understand that it is a very very powerful medication

that has very debilitating side effects. It is CHEMOTHERAPY after

all. It is a fascinating drug. It targets abnormal cells, (RA white

blood cells or cancer cells all look the same MTX. I promise you.

It stops the bad cells from dividing to slow down their rapid

multiplication. This means everywhere in your body. Blood, tissue,

bone marrow , brain, organs right up to your hair follicles. MTX leeches

the folic acid out of your body so taking it as a supplement works!!! It

also dehydrates you because it begins working in the intestine like Remicade

does. If you take a shot instead, there may be less side

effects. It starts working the minute it hits your stomach

thats why you get nausea. I know what you are going through and anything

you can do to make it easier on yourself when you take it is so important.

Doctors and patients pass MTX off as not a big deal but it is, especially

someone who has symptoms. Know your body and treat yourself

accordingly. Having it work while I am sleeping is also a good thing

because the body heals itself then so the mtx has a chance to work even more

effectively when my body is in a state of unconciousness. It doesnt have to

chase the RA cells in blood because my blood and pulse are slow while sleeping

so the hyperactive RA cells are slower and more easily targeted. Yes, I

know I might be crazy, but crazy like a fox. Hugs, Deborah

On 7/3/07, bonniebaron

<bonniebaron >

wrote:

thing is i'm supposed to take four pills in the a.m. and four in the

p.m. so that wouldn't work for me . . . . . plus the fact that i take

all eight on saturday and still am somewhat queasy after dinner on

sunday evenings (although interestingly, not after lunch).

hugs, me/boys

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