Guest guest Posted August 13, 2002 Report Share Posted August 13, 2002 Kathe and Sue, Thanks so much for telling me about your experiences with this drug. I have to say that when I read the insert with my prescription I really got very upset about it. After reading up some more on the internet I have finally started to calm down some. How often do you have bloodwork done? On average when you are on this med is it about every 8 weeks or so? Has anyone experienced a loss of appetite while you were taking it and if you did, how long did it last? Thanks so much for sharing with me all of the info on your own experiences. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2002 Report Share Posted August 13, 2002 Hi Barb: Yes, I go in for blood work every 8 weeks - CBC and liver enzymes. Unfortunately, I have not experiened any loss of appetite lol! Wouldn't mind that side effect at all - could use a few less pounds! Glad that you are feeling better about MTX - it is effective for me and hopefully will be helpful for you as well. Kathe in CA __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 on 8/13/02 2:05 PM, OceanLBI@... at OceanLBI@... wrote: > Kathe and Sue, > Thanks so much for telling me about your experiences > with this drug. I have to say that when I read the insert with my > prescription I really got very upset about it. After reading up some more on > the internet I have finally started to calm down some. How often do you have > bloodwork done? On average when you are on this med is it about every 8 weeks > or so? Has anyone experienced a loss of appetite while you were taking it and > if you did, how long did it last? Thanks so much for sharing with me all of > the info on your own experiences. Barb I have bloodwork done every month. When I started taking Arava, however, I had to have it done after two weeks, then every month. I have a CBC (Complete Blood Count) and a Liver Profile. I don't know why he wants it done once a month instead of every eight weeks. I'll have to ask him when I see him in November. Methotrexate has not caused a loss of appetite for me. Sue in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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