Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Hi Judy, I have been on mtx for 3 months now and the only problem i have with it is the day after i take my dose i am totally exhausted, i started out taking 6 now she has upped me to 8 and the day after i take them i sleep pretty much all day, was off the prednisone but had to go back on it till she gets me approved for the enbrel.. had a bad flare laast week both hands swelled so bad i couldn't move fingers and both shoulder coould raise arms but the are better today and swelling has gone down so that i can use them agian. hope everything gets better for you with the mtx might just need to give it some time O In a message dated 2/22/2008 9:31:20 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, maryclarehoward@... writes: --- Hi Judy, I've been taking MXT for about 5 years now! The first time I took MXT I was nausea. But I have no problems with it, I make sure on the day I take it too eat a good meal. And the MXT has really helped me!!!!! Clare In _ @groRA-SUPP_ (mailto: ) , " judy_hyman " <judy_hyman@jud> wrote: > > Hi! > > I posted to this group when I was getting ready to go on MTX. It has > now been 6 months and I am doing pretty good I think. > > I do get nausea at times but got my doc to give me a script for > promethazine for the nausea. Normally they will give you > promethazine when they give you percocet for pain so that you don't > get nauseous. I figured that if it worked for one type of nausea, it > would probably work for another. My doc gave me the script no > problem! The nausea that I get comes on quickly and at first I begin > to prespire a ton and then get the nausea (yuckies). Now I take a > Promethazine with my morning meds and it will ward off any nausea for > most of the day. (I can take it every 6 hours.) If anyone else gets > nausea you might ask the doc if he'll give you a script for > Promethazine. > > In addition to RA, I have Fibromyalgia, spondylolasthesis with 2 > ruptured disks and 2 vertabrae out of place in the lower back, more > ruptured disks in the cervical spine, migraine headaches, asthma, > etc. You name it, my body is just falling apart. I tell most people > that I have AFS, ... After Fifty Syndrome! LOL > > While I didn't get a positive ANA tests, I definitely had the signs > of RA with swollen knees, wrists, fingers, etc. Plus my C-reactive > protein level was 13.0 with the first blood tests and then jumped way > up to 31.0 a few months after...(this is history before MTX.) > > > I'm also on the Fentanol Durgesic) patch for pain which has helped > tremendously along with epidural injections of both lower and upper > spine every 3 months or so. I also take Maxalt for the migraines > which has been a wonderful treatment for those nasty things. > > The one ... rather humorous thing about my treatments has been my > hair! A couple months ago I had some thinning spots. However, my > hairdresser said that she could see new growth. Two months later > when I asked her if she saw any " bald spots) she > said, " weeeeeeeeeelllllll said, " weeeeeeeeeelllllll<WBR>ll. " (I gather > bum me out. LOL) > > However in the past month my hair has gone from thin to frizzy, to > looking like Einstein or like I put my finger in an electrical socket > and each day it seems to change! My husband has commented that he > never knows what I'll look like in the morning. > > Anyway, I thought I'd share with you some giggles with crazy hair and > what has worked for me in hopes that those of you who do get nauseous > from the meds will consider getting Promethazine. > > Good Luck! > Judy > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.