New Member Intro and MTX questions.

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Thanks for letting me join the group. I am a 43 yr. old female

diagnosed with fibro and psoriatic arthritis.

To be quite honest I am a total mess today so my post will be a bit

negative. I'm not always like this and I know it will pass. My new

favorite saying.............'all things shall pass'.

I've new to methotrexate, I've been on it for about 5 weeks now. I

HATE it, so far there has been no improvement body wise except for

extreme fatigue, and depression.

I don't want to take my dose next week and see if things improve for

me mentally. Questions:

Is it okay to start and stop this drug??

If MTX helps to prevent further joint damage, shouldn't an x-ray be

done first to see if I even have joint damage??

Can anyone tell me that they stuck it out with the MTX even after a

poor start on it and that they benefited from it?

The rheumy wants me on it for three months to give it a good chance.

Thanx everyone...............amelia