Re: Starting Methotrexate soon, suggestions?

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Holly, are you sure your foot isn't broken?

Not an MD

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Starting Methotrexate soon, suggestions?

> Hi guys, I will be starting methotrexate soon. I wus supposed to be

> in a study for MRA, but because I am in more pain than I have ever

> been in and the study doesn't start for another 5 weeks, I've decided

> to go the methotrexate route. I am currently using arthritis gloves,

> shoe inserts, and a cane to help keep weight off of my right foot that

> always feels broken, and I am 26. I am taking 3 Loratabs a day which

> is a joke for pain. I've heard that methotrexate is great for RA.

> CAn anyone tell me what good and bad experiences they had with metho.

> How do you take it? Is it a pill, injection? Since I started

> Plaquenil, prednisone, salfalazine, and voltaren 4 months ago my sed

> rate has tripled. I also have Lupus which I know doesn't help with my

> sed rate. My doctor said I would start on a high dosage at first.

> My company has offered to let me take short term diability or a

> medical leave until I find out how it will effect me. I can't hardly

> work now, will I be able to work with the methotrexate. Has anyone

> experienced hair loss? I have quite a bit from my lupus and meds,

> will it get worse with the methotrexate.I'm sorry for asking so many

> questions, but I have learned more about this disease from you guys

> than I have from anything else. My husband is worried about me taking

> the methotrexate because his uncle, who is a doctor, told him that

> this medication is very toxic. I, on the other hand am very hopeful.

> I have spent the last 2 years of my life getting progressively worse.

> I spent one year of that with a misdiagnosis of MS. This disease

> ended my life as a court reporter as many of my fingers on both hands

> wont bend due to swelling that has never gone away. You guys are so

> optimistic. I am learnig to not take things for granted and

> appreciate what I can do. Thanks for all your time. Any info on

> metho, or advice in general is greatly apprciated. Holly