Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 : I was on the same dose of MTX pills that you were. I was switched to injections and will take my 4th one tomorrow. I had been in the middle of a terrible flare, and it seems to have eased up the past few days. I know that it can take months for MTX to work, but hang in there....it works well for some. All the best... > Hi everyone. Just one quick question---I was on 17.5 mg mtx by mouth > and it was not working. My doc has just switched me to mtx injections, > same dosage thinking that my body wasn't absorbing the pills. Has > anyone else been in this position? And, if so, did the injections > work? How long did it take for injections to kick in? Thanks a bunch. > > diana > louisiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Hi I know just how you feel . I was in the same boat a few months ago. The nurse said I could come in and she would show me how to give the injection. In my case, my husband walked me through the process. It's scary at first but you get use to it. As someone from this group advised me... it's really mind over matter. Good luck to you! Dotti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Hi, Don't be nervous about MXT injections. It's an easy injection and isn't painful. Good luck. Lindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 When my rheumy put me on MTX by injections she told me to have my SIL who is a nurse give it the first two or three times so I could watch and after that if I felt comfortable with it, I could give them myself. I just pinch up a wad of fat between my thumb and index finger on a thigh and quickly jab the needle in then let go of the " fat wad " lol...sounds gruesome but it isn't. Nothing to it. Doesn't hurt at all. Of course I do clean the area with alcohol swab before and after. I never thought I would be able to do it but it just so much easier to do it yourself at the time of day convenient for you. Good luck! Hanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 I fully agree that it is " mind over matter " ! My 10 yr old gives himself the injection. He is always hesitant to start it but when it is over it has never been painful. The nurse at our Rheumy's office taught us how to do it. You can do it! & Grant/10/PsA/Uveitis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Hello I am in a middle of a never ending " flare " . I used to have them here and there, but now, it is continually. I will have to take one of the DMARDS, the MTX and wanted to know how long does it take for the injections to provide some relief? Thank you for all the info. we are getting. This group is so supportive and boy, do I need you guys now...:-)) in CA rouen2m@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Hi .  So sorry you are in a bad flare.  I have been on my RA meds. starting my 7th year. I have taken MTX since day one. I think it took a few months to see some improvement. My Rheumy then added one RA med at a time to see how it agreed with me. The second RA med. I took was Sulfasalazine, and it agreed with me. That took a few months also. The 3rd RA med she added was Placquenil, and that has agreed with me also. So I am still on the same ones. It has been over 2 years now, and my RA is in a medicine induced remission. I don't have flares anymore. The combination of all of my RA meds. have been my perfect " cocktail " . I am very thankful for all this.  I did get diagnosed with Neuropathy in both feet six months ago. For this I take B12 and my Rheumy started me on Lyrica and they have both worked great for me. My feet and ankles were struck the worst with RA. It was the most horrible pain I have ever had in my life. I truly never thought I would see the day that my feet would be pain free. I thank God for this each day. Overall, my feet are doing so good.  I hope when you start to take some RA meds. that you find they agree with you, and if your Rheumy wants you to try another med, I hope that agrees with you too.  No two people here are alike, so maybe one RA meds works for you and not for someone else. It is just what each body can handle.  I wish you great success with your RA meds, and I hope you will truly feel better soon. This RA is one ugly beast of a disease, but we all have to try to find meds. that will help us feel better, and get out of all that pain and suffering. People who do not have RA, can not understand how we suffer so. Only people with RA know how much the other person is suffering. A bad flare tests how much we can really endure. In the beginning, there were so many, many days, that I thought I would lose my mind with my horrible painful feet. Everyone here knows how bad they were for me.  I thank God there is RA meds. for us to try and give us hope to be pain free. I have never cared about side effects or the dangers of my RA meds. I took whatever my Rheumy gave me, and looked forward to being painfree. It does happen for us. Just think about getting better, having some of your life back, and mostly, free of that terrible pain in our flares.  Good luck with your RA meds. I hope they work wonderful for you.  Hugs,  Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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