Just a survey of methotrexate of sorts...:)

February 18, 2004

Hi thank you to the nice folks who responded to my earlier post re:

the thyroid gland.really did shed some light on this sitch...

Now got another question (yeah, I am just full o' questions):

How long have you all been on Methotrexate??

I have been taking it for 4 yrs without any major probs?..Anyone been

taking longer than I have??? I know that this drug has been used for

RA for about 20 yrs...wondering if there are any of you out there who

have been on it for THAT LONG???

Thank you

God bless..

February 18, 2004

Hi , I have been on methotrexate for a little over 4 years without problems too. My grandmother has arthritis too and she has been on metho 10-15 years without problems.

Take care,

Steph in VA

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>Hi thank you to the nice folks who responded to my earlier post re:

>the thyroid gland.really did shed some light on this sitch...

>

>Now got another question (yeah, I am just full o' questions):

>

>How long have you all been on Methotrexate??

>

>I have been taking it for 4 yrs without any major probs?..Anyone been

>taking longer than I have??? I know that this drug has been used for

>RA for about 20 yrs...wondering if there are any of you out there who

>have been on it for THAT LONG???

>

>Thank you

>

>God bless..

>

Take off on a romantic weekend or a family adventure to these great U.S. locations.

February 19, 2004

,

I have been on MTX for about 9 months now off and on. More off than on. I get all the side effects no matter what they do. So I spend more time off than on it. If I need to get something done I go off it so I am not vomiting and needing to wear depends so I don't have poopy pants all the time! LOL

I hate the this drug and will all the side effects I can see how patient compliance can be a real issue.

Toni

In a message dated 2/19/04 6:01:46 AM Central Standard Time, Rheumatoid Arthritis writes:

Message: 7 Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:36:51 -0000 From: "lem820" <lem820@...>Subject: Just a survey of methotrexate of sorts...:)Hi thank you to the nice folks who responded to my earlier post re: the thyroid gland.really did shed some light on this sitch...Now got another question (yeah, I am just full o' questions):How long have you all been on Methotrexate??I have been taking it for 4 yrs without any major probs?..Anyone been taking longer than I have??? I know that this drug has been used for RA for about 20 yrs...wondering if there are any of you out there who have been on it for THAT LONG???Thank you God bless..

February 22, 2004

HI,

I have now been on methotrexate now for about 8 or nine years and luckily

for me there has been no major side effects.

As i have now started on Arava I have started having my bloods done

fortnightly to keep checking for liver damage.

Cheers,

ette 09:36 19/02/04, you wrote:

>Hi thank you to the nice folks who responded to my earlier post re:

>the thyroid gland.really did shed some light on this sitch...

>

>Now got another question (yeah, I am just full o' questions):

>

>How long have you all been on Methotrexate??

>

>I have been taking it for 4 yrs without any major probs?..Anyone been

>taking longer than I have??? I know that this drug has been used for

>RA for about 20 yrs...wondering if there are any of you out there who

>have been on it for THAT LONG???

>

>Thank you

>

>God bless..

>

February 23, 2004

I was on Methotrexate for 8 years. I was happy on it. My arthritis

was still advancing, however slowly, so my dosage was increased

until I got too many mouth sores. Then, I was switched to Arava. I

was on Arava for 30 days and ended up in the hospital with liver

damage over such a short period of time! I, too, had my blood drawn

often and never had a problem on Meth. but did on the Arava.

Now, my doctor has me on Enbrel (which I decided today after

watching the video) that I am NOT going on - just saw him Friday and

we decided to try Enbrel but I changed my mind. I will, however, try

Humira. I am petrified of needles, PETRIFIED and the thought of

mixing an injection and giving myself 2 injections a week is too

much for me to handle. I can almost handle twice a month...

I'm glad that you are doing well on Methtrexate. Keep on it until it

no longer works, IMO....

-

--- In Rheumatoid Arthritis , " lem820 " <lem820@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi thank you to the nice folks who responded to my earlier post

re:

> the thyroid gland.really did shed some light on this sitch...

>

> Now got another question (yeah, I am just full o' questions):

>

> How long have you all been on Methotrexate??

>

> I have been taking it for 4 yrs without any major probs?..Anyone

been

> taking longer than I have??? I know that this drug has been used

for

> RA for about 20 yrs...wondering if there are any of you out there

who

> have been on it for THAT LONG???

>

> Thank you

>

> God bless..

>

February 23, 2004

Hi ette, I am so glad to hear that MTX has worked for you, with

no horrible side effects. I was on it for awhile, and then had to go

off of it for the liver enzymes raised. My doctor has put me back on

it temporary to see if I can get some relief. I'm taking the humira

bi-weekly, and it just isn't doing anything for me, I will go to

weekly. My doctor says if you take the humira and MTX combo, the

humira works a lot better. I have never took Arava, I hope it works

well for you. I hope some others post on how Arava works for them,

take care Tawny

>

> >Hi thank you to the nice folks who responded to my earlier post re:

> >the thyroid gland.really did shed some light on this sitch...

> >

> >Now got another question (yeah, I am just full o' questions):

> >

> >How long have you all been on Methotrexate??

> >

> >I have been taking it for 4 yrs without any major probs?..Anyone

been

> >taking longer than I have??? I know that this drug has been used

for

> >RA for about 20 yrs...wondering if there are any of you out there

who

> >have been on it for THAT LONG???

> >

> >Thank you

> >

> >God bless..

> >

February 23, 2004

Hello and welcome to the group. Sorry to hear your RA is advancing but glad you can try one of the biologics. I am on Enbrel and it is really nothing. I basicly mix let it sit until it warms up give the injection and keep moving. So far no side effects at all with the Enbrel and its been almost 5 months. I have been off and on for other reasons.

I have heard that the needles for Humira are kinda large and the med itself burns like heck while injecting it. There is some sort of preservative in the the injection that makes it burn really bad. It was one of the reasons I opted for Enbrel. Enbrel has to be mixed and used because it does not contain that particular preservative.

I get better relief from bi weekly injections than from every two weeks. Even with bi-weekly it seems to wear off over the weekend. Of course I am also injecting Methotrexate weekly as well so the injections are no big deal to me. I use an insulin needle with is really small. I also use insulin needle for my Enbrel. The needle I use is far smaller than the needle that comes in the kit. I have found with Enbrel the needles are sometimes pretty dull. I have heard the needles with humira are also kinda large as well as some complained about dull needles.

I am hear to tell yah, if you get a dull needle it will hurt like heck!!! Its like trying to stab and orange with a drinking straw! I have gotten quite a few bruises from dull needles. Since going to insulin needle I have had no problems at all.

Good luck

Toni

In a message dated 2/23/04 5:27:01 AM Central Standard Time, Rheumatoid Arthritis writes:

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