Guest guest Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I have been taking Arava for couple months,prednisone for 4 yrs. presently 10 mg.and Methotrexate 20mg and folic acid for Stills.I been having burning feet..rheumy sent to foot doctor. She doesn't do feet. Well after 3 months of neuropathy symptoms meds( Neurtonin,Lyrica). Foot doctor orders blood work finds B12 low. waiting on my GP appoinment. Why couldn't the rheumy see this. I get blood work every six weeks for fun? I read methotrexate can lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 My B12 was so low, the doc said it was " non-existent " . I have to get a B12 injection every month. I have taken Methotrexate off and on, but wasn't on it when he discovered it. Good luck Gail (KY) Subject: B12 low- To: Stillsdisease Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 7:06 PM I have been taking Arava for couple months,prednisone for 4 yrs. presently 10 mg.and Methotrexate 20mg and folic acid for Stills.I been having burning feet..rheumy sent to foot doctor. She doesn't do feet. Well after 3 months of neuropathy symptoms meds( Neurtonin,Lyrica) . Foot doctor orders blood work finds B12 low. waiting on my GP appoinment. Why couldn't the rheumy see this. I get blood work every six weeks for fun? I read methotrexate can lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I have burning feet (among other things). I was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy (via biopsy). I started taking gabapentin. Too early to tell for sure but it seems to work - my feet feel " disconnected " but no pain anymore. Talk to your neurologist. I have no idea what my B12 level is - making note to ask. From: Stillsdisease [mailto:Stillsdisease ] On Behalf Of Leon Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 4:06 PM To: Stillsdisease Subject: B12 low- I have been taking Arava for couple months,prednisone for 4 yrs. presently 10 mg.and Methotrexate 20mg and folic acid for Stills.I been having burning feet..rheumy sent to foot doctor. She doesn't do feet. Well after 3 months of neuropathy symptoms meds( Neurtonin,Lyrica). Foot doctor orders blood work finds B12 low. waiting on my GP appoinment. Why couldn't the rheumy see this. I get blood work every six weeks for fun? I read methotrexate can lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 hi, if you start to find that the gabapentin doesn't work after a while ask if Topomax is something that will work. I also have neuropathy and after being on gabapentin for a while, it wasn't working unless I was on a really high dose (which can make you gain a lot of weight). I asked if there was something else I could take that would work better at a lower dose and not make me gain weight - the answer - topomax- works great... just an fyi for you to be aware of. take care, Alli On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:20 AM, Garber, Mikhail wrote: > I have burning feet (among other things). I was diagnosed with small > fiber neuropathy (via biopsy). I started taking gabapentin. Too early to > tell for sure but it seems to work - my feet feel " disconnected " but no pain > anymore. Talk to your neurologist. I have no idea what my B12 level is - > making note to ask. > > From: Stillsdisease <Stillsdisease%40yahoogroups.com>[mailto: > Stillsdisease <Stillsdisease%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf > Of Leon > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 4:06 PM > To: Stillsdisease <Stillsdisease%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: B12 low- > > I have been taking Arava for couple months,prednisone for 4 yrs. > presently 10 mg.and Methotrexate 20mg and folic acid for Stills.I been > having burning feet..rheumy sent to foot doctor. She doesn't do feet. > Well after 3 months of neuropathy symptoms meds( Neurtonin,Lyrica). > Foot doctor orders blood work finds B12 low. waiting on my GP > appoinment. > Why couldn't the rheumy see this. I get blood work every six weeks for > fun? > I read methotrexate can lower. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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