Guest guest Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 Just to weigh in on the MTX issue... please keep in mind this is only my experience and there's no actual medical knowledge here. I was first on MTX pills for a few years as a teen. I believe up to 6 tablets each week. Eventually after that didn't seem to be helping, my doctor wanted to put me on a higher dose and I was switched to injections. My thinking is that the injectible stuff is used when you're on a high enough dosage that you'd be taking a million little pills every week. It may be that the many pills create many side effects, or maybe it's just more efficient this way. After having tried some other stuff to no effect, I'm recently back on MTX (along with Remicade). Seven pills a week. Let me tell you, they make me sick as a dog. Someone recently posted about vomiting and "other end" problems -- that's me too. I hate the MTX more than I've hated anything else I've taken except perhaps Cytoxin. I'd be vomiting all the time except that I can't eat anything so there's no food to come up. This's happened regardless of whether I'm on pills or injections, though it seemed to be worse with injections. I'm not going down that road again. Sometimes you have to remember that quality of life is the goal here and there is no point in chasing off RA if it's going to be replaced with misery and vomiting. Jenni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 My doctor said that the injections worked faster than the pills that need more time to build up oin your system. I'm on 25 mg/week on pill form (10 pills). They seem to help but I am hoping the benifits will get better as time goes on. ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.744 / Virus Database: 496 - Release Date: 24/08/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 > I'm on 25 mg/week on pill form (10 pills). They seem to help but I am hoping the benifits will get better as time goes on. > > Any side effects, ? S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 S, I tend to get nauseated and I have really noticed a decline in my appitite and feel very fatigued for the first few days - although it feels like at the higher dosage the side-effects are lasting a bit longer. Other than that - I really haven't noticed much else. Sometimes a bit of losing track of what I am saying or doing - like a bit of brain fog - but I don't know if that is the med or just dealing with the RA! ----- Original Message ----- From: snowdrift52003 Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 11:54 PM Subject: Re: pills vs injections Any side effects, ? S ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.744 / Virus Database: 496 - Release Date: 24/08/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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