Guest guest Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Back from the rheumy with my prescription for MTX... MTX 10 mg once a week for 4 weeks - Labwork MTX 20 mg once a week for 4 weeks -Labwork...Return visit Prescription Folic Acid daily. I havent decided yet what day to take the MTX..... When do you take yours? AM? PM? *~ Kami ~* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 hi kami its me, melynda. i take my mtx in the p.m. & my folic acid in the a.m.. it WORKS but theres side effects.... good LUCK in making up your mind!! god bless,melynda gamez 5/9/08 10:45p.m.central time [ ] MTX Questions Back from the rheumy with my prescription for MTX... MTX 10 mg once a week for 4 weeks - Labwork MTX 20 mg once a week for 4 weeks -Labwork...Return visit Prescription Folic Acid daily. I havent decided yet what day to take the MTX..... When do you take yours? AM? PM? *~ Kami ~* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Tami - MTX can take up to 12 weeks to show improvement. The reason they prescribe the huge dose of folic acid is that MTX severely interferes with your body's absorption and utilization of folic acid - thus you must take megadoses of it in order for the tiny amount you need to get into your system. If you don't take it, you may suffer some signs of folic acid deficiency - oral ulcers, mouth sores, etc. I had nasal sores which went away when I went up to 3 mg folic acid. I also found that the folic acid helped mitigate the nausea I got from MTX. Be patient. Also read the archives for tips on ways to help with MTX side effects. They may get worse as you increase the dose. My favorite tricks were 1) divide the dose and take half in the morning and half in the evening, 2) take Benadryl the day of the dose and for as long as needed to prevent the nausea, 3)ask the doctor about increasing the folic acid to see if that helps the side effects, and 4) take on Friday so you can sleep through the weekend if you have severe fatigue. I found that my body adjusted to the drug and the bad side effects went away in time. What dose did you start on? What are you up to after 3 weeks? best regards, sherry z > I started the MTX 3 weeks ago tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 The folic acid minimizes the side effects of the MTX...i.e. hair loss nausea, vomiting, etc. Sharon > I started the MTX 3 weeks ago tomorrow. And the folic acid. What is > the purpose of the folic acid, anyway? > . . . > Tami in Kansas City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 I'm not sure what the folic acid does I think its supposed to help with side effects. I know it took about four weeks for mine to kick in the MTX Jolene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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