Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 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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