Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 hmmm wonder if the prednisone is causing the heart to race. I was only on 5 mg and i had that. Im only now on five pills of the methotrexate and i do get the foggy feeling like i forget things in mid sentence as well. This week for some reason i am not so tired. I guess I would check with my doctor if your heart is racing. Jolene In a message dated 5/11/2008 10:01:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dgd301@... writes: Last Friday, I posted this to the list -- my first time. There have been no responses to it. Don't know why. Hello, I have recently joined this list after being diagnosed with RA at 64. I've also had Crohn's for a very long time. I was put on 25 mg of Prednisone 2.5 weeks ago, changed to 20 mg on Wednesday. I did my first dose of Methotrexate on Monday. 6 pills. Monday, I had a headache, Tuesday, extreme fatigue, headache and felt like my head was stuffed with straw. I was surprised when I could actually think or remember anything. Wednesday, more of the same. I teach a line dancing class Wednesday evening. We start out slow and easy and work our way up to more difficult. Once the endorphins kicked in, I felt great. But after a couple of hours, my chest felt like something was swollen in it. Pressure around the heart and lungs. That lasted most of the day on Thursday as well. Thursday night I danced a little again and felt great afterwards. Like a fog had finally lifted. This morning, I awakened after six hours of sleep with a rapid heart beat. The rapid heart beat started a little even before I started the MTX. Does anyone else have side-effects in their chest? I've already gotten a lot of information from this list. I wish I had started the MTX Sunday evening, but I didn't. dd ************************<WBR>**Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new favorites at AOL Food. (_http://food.http://food.<WBhttp://food.http://food.<WBRhttp_ (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 I am sorry that you are having trouble with chest problems, I haven't been on metho for a long time but started it again last wednesday 4 pills I weened myself off predisone a month ago I am currently taken humira it didn't seem to help all that much. The metho made me very tired for the first 24 hrs and I have had a light headache every now and again. When I was on it before I got mouth sores and had to have medicine for it They took me off of it because I was having bad blood work results but I didn't know way back when You can't drink because it effects the result of the blood work. My advice is call your dr. let him know the problems maybe he can help. hope this advice helps dgd301@... wrote: Last Friday, I posted this to the list -- my first time. There have been no responses to it. Don't know why. Hello, I have recently joined this list after being diagnosed with RA at 64. I've also had Crohn's for a very long time. I was put on 25 mg of Prednisone 2.5 weeks ago, changed to 20 mg on Wednesday. I did my first dose of Methotrexate on Monday. 6 pills. Monday, I had a headache, Tuesday, extreme fatigue, headache and felt like my head was stuffed with straw. I was surprised when I could actually think or remember anything. Wednesday, more of the same. I teach a line dancing class Wednesday evening. We start out slow and easy and work our way up to more difficult. Once the endorphins kicked in, I felt great. But after a couple of hours, my chest felt like something was swollen in it. Pressure around the heart and lungs. That lasted most of the day on Thursday as well. Thursday night I danced a little again and felt great afterwards. Like a fog had finally lifted. This morning, I awakened after six hours of sleep with a rapid heart beat. The rapid heart beat started a little even before I started the MTX. Does anyone else have side-effects in their chest? I've already gotten a lot of information from this list. I wish I had started the MTX Sunday evening, but I didn't. dd **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 In a message dated 5/12/2008 4:19:41 A.M. Central Daylight Time, lindagb52@... writes: Sorry you did not get an earlier reply. I am very sporadic in checking e-mails. Don;t mess around with a rapid heart rate. It may be nothing but it could be a symptom of a more serious problem. It could also be the prednisone. Let the doctor decide. It is normal to be fatigued for a couple of days after mtx. linda Obviously, I am in contact with the doctor. I just wondered if it was something that is common to those with RA. I'll let you know what he says. Today I take my 2nd dose of MTX. I'm hoping the fatigue doesn't last quite as long this week. dd **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Sorry you did not get an earlier reply. I am very sporadic in checking e-mails. Don;t mess around with a rapid heart rate. It may be nothing but it could be a symptom of a more serious problem. It could also be the prednisone. Let the doctor decide. It is normal to be fatigued for a couple of days after mtx. linda dgd301@... wrote: Last Friday, I posted this to the list -- my first time. There have been no responses to it. Don't know why. Hello, I have recently joined this list after being diagnosed with RA at 64. I've also had Crohn's for a very long time. I was put on 25 mg of Prednisone 2.5 weeks ago, changed to 20 mg on Wednesday. I did my first dose of Methotrexate on Monday. 6 pills. Monday, I had a headache, Tuesday, extreme fatigue, headache and felt like my head was stuffed with straw. I was surprised when I could actually think or remember anything. Wednesday, more of the same. I teach a line dancing class Wednesday evening. We start out slow and easy and work our way up to more difficult. Once the endorphins kicked in, I felt great. But after a couple of hours, my chest felt like something was swollen in it. Pressure around the heart and lungs. That lasted most of the day on Thursday as well. Thursday night I danced a little again and felt great afterwards. Like a fog had finally lifted. This morning, I awakened after six hours of sleep with a rapid heart beat. The rapid heart beat started a little even before I started the MTX. Does anyone else have side-effects in their chest? I've already gotten a lot of information from this list. I wish I had started the MTX Sunday evening, but I didn't. dd **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Hi dd, I had a lot of side effects from MTX. I was on it for about 4 months, and while it was effective, the side effects were finally too much and my dr took me off of it. I think you should call your dr with your symptoms and see what s/he says. Good luck! Kim > > Last Friday, I posted this to the list -- my first time. There have been no > responses to it. Don't know why. > > > Hello, > > I have recently joined this list after being diagnosed with RA at 64. I've > also had Crohn's for a very long time. > > I was put on 25 mg of Prednisone 2.5 weeks ago, changed to 20 mg on > Wednesday. > > I did my first dose of Methotrexate on Monday. 6 pills. Monday, I had a > headache, Tuesday, extreme fatigue, headache and felt like my head was stuffed > with straw. I was surprised when I could actually think or remember anything. > Wednesday, more of the same. I teach a line dancing class Wednesday evening. We > start out slow and easy and work our way up to more difficult. Once the > endorphins kicked in, I felt great. But after a couple of hours, my chest felt > like something was swollen in it. Pressure around the heart and lungs. That > lasted most of the day on Thursday as well. Thursday night I danced a little > again and felt great afterwards. Like a fog had finally lifted. This morning, I > awakened after six hours of sleep with a rapid heart beat. > > The rapid heart beat started a little even before I started the MTX. > > Does anyone else have side-effects in their chest? > > I've already gotten a lot of information from this list. I wish I had > started the MTX Sunday evening, but I didn't. > > dd > > > > > **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family > favorites at AOL Food. > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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