Guest guest Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 Hi ,  I was on Methotrexate for a while and all was good for several months. But then I had a reaction to it and started coughing. Thought I had pneumonia because the least little exertion would send me into a coughing fit....couldn't catch my breath. Long story short, it was the MTX and when I stopped it, my breathing and lung function returned to normal. I suffered no permanent lung damage, thank God.  I know lots of folks take it w/o issue but it didn't work for me. I don't think there's any way of knowing how you'll react until you try it.  Best of luck to you. Sheryl From: <Scrpbookinmom@...> Subject: [ ] Question on new meds Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 1:09 AM  Hi all. I have some questions for ya. I hardly ever post on here, but I read alot...I went to my rheumatologist this morning and she said my inflammation markers were way up so she is adding methotrexate and humira on to my existing Prednisone and Plaquenil. Please anyone with experience with these meds let me know its gonna be alright. The side effects I read about have me worried. Thanks and God Bless RA and Fibro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 , just like everyone else, your side effects will vary. For me, MTX had no effects, prednisone had small effect on my eyes at a large dose, Humira put me in a flare like I haven't had since 1992, and Plaquenil put me in the hospital leading in a roundabout way to open-heart surgery. You are not going to know what a med will do for you without trying it. Other experiences won't answer the question, only give you more doubts, something you don't really need. Try each med and pay attention to your body, stop if it's not right until you talk to your doctor. That's what I'd do. Dennis in eastexas On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 1:09 AM, <Scrpbookinmom@...> wrote: > > > Hi all. I have some questions for ya. I hardly ever post on here, but I > read alot...I went to my rheumatologist this morning and she said my > inflammation markers were way up so she is adding methotrexate and humira on > to my existing Prednisone and Plaquenil. Please anyone with experience with > these meds let me know its gonna be alright. The side effects I read about > have me worried. > > Thanks and God Bless > > RA and Fibro > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 I've been on methotrexate 25 years with a slight rise in my liver enzymes only once, and no other ill effects. It can make you queasy but if it is injected that effect is much more minor so I do that and take folic acid (a cheap vitamin). I'm almost up to 3 years on Humira and same with that . All good. In fact the deterioration in my foot over the last 3-4 years is almost nil Annette On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 2:09 AM, <Scrpbookinmom@...> wrote: > Hi all. I have some questions for ya. I hardly ever post on here, but I > read alot...I went to my rheumatologist this morning and she said my > inflammation markers were way up so she is adding methotrexate and humira on > to my existing Prednisone and Plaquenil. Please anyone with experience with > these meds let me know its gonna be alright. The side effects I read about > have me worried. > > Thanks and God Bless > > RA and Fibro > > > > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 good luck, I was on mtx for about 8 months and my liver enzymes started creeping up, stayed the same for awhile and started going high and fast this time, make long story short, it was damaging my liver and now my rheumy cant treat my RA as aggressively as he wants to because I cant do mtx or anything like it. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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