Re: MTX and itching I was stopped stat

[Guest guest]

I had posted earlier- I had same reaction, I was out in Ca. at the time

visiting my daughter, it was the wkend, itching was maddening, I went to

Pharmacy and talked with pharmicist, he said I should stop as it was a reaction,

that would not go away. Pharmacist do know more about meds than Dr.'s hard to

believe but true, think about it they have 8yrs of school as much if not more

now than Dr. and that is all they are taught meds meds meds and reactions, that

is why it will be the pharmicist who most times will catch a RX a DR has

prescribed and see in our files it is something we can not take or mix with

another we are on. Anyway once able to reach my Rhumie she agreed that I could

not take it and though they say do not stop right away I did under pharmicist

advice, no tappering off. You really need to adress this with the Dr.

Sharon

<Matsumura_Clan@...> wrote: I'm assuming this means

that your rheumatologist is aware of your itching.

If he/she is not, please contact him/her immediately.

If your rheumatologist is aware of the itching, perhaps a second opinion is

in order.

Are you having your liver function monitored regularly?

Not an MD

> [ ] MTX and itching

>

> I'm new to the group. RA diagnosed in Nov 07. I'm on MTX - 10 pills a

> week. I'm sitting here, in some moderate pain, no stiffness, some

> swelling - which is all okay, EXCEPT FOR THE WHOLE BODY ITCHING!!! RA

> doc gave me prednizone too but it doesn't make the itching go away for

> the whole day.

>

> Any suggestions?????

[Guest guest]

I'm assuming this

means that your rheumatologist is aware of your itching.

> If he/she is not, please contact him/her immediately.

>

> If your rheumatologist is aware of the itching, perhaps a second

opinion is

> in order.

>

> Are you having your liver function monitored regularly?

>

>

> Not an MD

>

> > [ ] MTX and itching

> >

> > I'm new to the group. RA diagnosed in Nov 07. I'm on MTX - 10

pills a

> > week. I'm sitting here, in some moderate pain, no stiffness, some

> > swelling - which is all okay, EXCEPT FOR THE WHOLE BODY

ITCHING!!! RA

> > doc gave me prednizone too but it doesn't make the itching go

away for

> > the whole day.

> >

> > Any suggestions?????

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the heads-up on calling the Rheumy back to make sure. He

did tell me to stop the MTX. I'll be starting on Enbrel instead

sometime in the next few weeks.

I'm assuming this

means that your rheumatologist is aware of your itching.

> If he/she is not, please contact him/her immediately.

>

> If your rheumatologist is aware of the itching, perhaps a second

opinion is

> in order.

>

> Are you having your liver function monitored regularly?

>

>

> Not an MD

>

> > [ ] MTX and itching

> >

> > I'm new to the group. RA diagnosed in Nov 07. I'm on MTX - 10

pills a

> > week. I'm sitting here, in some moderate pain, no stiffness, some

> > swelling - which is all okay, EXCEPT FOR THE WHOLE BODY

ITCHING!!! RA

> > doc gave me prednizone too but it doesn't make the itching go

away for

> > the whole day.

> >

> > Any suggestions?????

>

>

>

>

>

>

>