Re: Saw the RA doctor yesterday...

[Guest guest]

Hi

I used to take methotrexate for about a year and it caused me to gain weight.

I'm off it now and starting to slowly lose again.

Maybe that is the cause of your wt. gain.

Helen

>

> Hey all,

>

> I saw my RA doctor yesterday and told him about some things that had been

going on. First, I have gained a good bit of weight in a short period of time

(not on steroids) and I'm concerned about that as I'm at my highest weight ever

(near 250 lbs at 5'4 " ). He is checking my thyroid to see if there is something

going on there.

>

> I have been having a lot of fatigue to the point where my weekends are spent

almost entirely in bed sleeping. I had been on Methotrexate 2.5 mg 4 pills once

a week. A very conservative treatment. So my doctor wants me to stop the

Methotrexate and see me in 6 weeks to see how my pain levels are and perhaps he

might put me on an injectable. I'm a bit nervous as my aches, pains, and

fatigue are already not great and then to go off the medication that had been

giving me some relief. :/

>

> I guess I'm just tired and wondering if this is a good decision. I'm nervous

because I don't want to feel worse but I'm tired of losing my life to fatigue

all the time.

>

> Thanks for listening,

>

> ~ Graves

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, maybe. I know that what I have noticed has been

about 10-15 lbs over the past two-three months. I usually maintain at 230 to

235.

I'm worried about how my pain is going to do while off the methotrexate. I

can't take steroids. :/ We shall see in about six weeks where I stand. He

said I might to better on an injectible.

~ Graves

[ ] Re: Saw the RA doctor yesterday...

Hi

I used to take methotrexate for about a year and it caused me to gain weight.

I'm off it now and starting to slowly lose again.

Maybe that is the cause of your wt. gain.

Helen

[Guest guest]

I have been on MTX also and I noticed how big I have been getting too. I have

not stepped on a scale in a few months. I thought maybe it was the folic acid.

Lol. Maybe it is the MTX. I go to the doctor on the 7th so we will see how much

I have gained then. I noticed that my pants are getting tighter.

Cheli

[ ] Saw the RA doctor yesterday...

Hey all,

I saw my RA doctor yesterday and told him about some things that had been going

on. First, I have gained a good bit of weight in a short period of time (not on

steroids) and I'm concerned about that as I'm at my highest weight ever (near

250 lbs at 5'4 " ). He is checking my thyroid to see if there is something going

on there.

I have been having a lot of fatigue to the point where my weekends are spent

almost entirely in bed sleeping. I had been on Methotrexate 2.5 mg 4 pills once

a week. A very conservative treatment. So my doctor wants me to stop the

Methotrexate and see me in 6 weeks to see how my pain levels are and perhaps he

might put me on an injectable. I'm a bit nervous as my aches, pains, and

fatigue are already not great and then to go off the medication that had been

giving me some relief. :/

I guess I'm just tired and wondering if this is a good decision. I'm nervous

because I don't want to feel worse but I'm tired of losing my life to fatigue

all the time.

Thanks for listening,

~ Graves