Guest guest Posted July 10, 2000 Report Share Posted July 10, 2000 - I also do my MTX sub-Q. but i had either read here or heard in a chat room that MTX was injected intramuscular. I'm glad to hear someone else does it sub-Q as I thought maybe I was doing it wrong. Like you, I also had a lot of stomach trouble while on the oral and would encourage anyone to try injecting. It doesn't hurt and you can learn to do it yourself. Also it may cut down on mouth sores if anyone is having that problem. Take care - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2000 Report Share Posted July 10, 2000 Yes, your input very helpful. Thanks Betty in Va. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2000 Report Share Posted July 10, 2000 hello, I am cathy from massachusetts. i havebeen on enbrel for nearly a year. at first when i went on it it took about 3 weeks to notice a difference in my pain it lessened dramatically after that with practicallyno side effects . once ina while i have a dizzy spell. at first my psoriasis cleared almost compleately . i am also on ceebrex. minocin., and elavil. i still suffer from pain and for all aspects have a difficult time getting around. i was a registered nurse and have had psoriatic arthritis for 12 years [severe] there are times whe n i becomevery depressed abouut the severe psoriasis and the pain but i keep trying to make myself better and adjust to the situation. i wss on methotrexate for 5 years the side effects were very unpleasant,you know, nauseau some hair loss, extemly dryness to skin as well as headaces ..fatigue anddry eyes. i am glad to be off of it. my rhematologist does not recommend any steroid because he said it sucks all the calcum from your bones. anyway i recommend at least trying enbrel if your insurance will pay for it [mine does] it was nice to meet you all on the board. luv cathy from mass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2000 Report Share Posted July 10, 2000 Hello , I don't know if I welcomed you to the group or not so I will do so now. I have had P since '76 and PA for about 5 years. I am having a flare of P right now and of course the PA follows right along with it. I am taking Evening Primrose and also Naproxan. I am due to go see my Derm in a week or so. I have gleaned much knowledge from these people in the group and I am so thankful that I found them. They have not only shared their wisdom, but their wit. We have to keep a good sense of humor to keep us going. We'd all go bonkers if we couldn't laugh. There are days I don't want to move and when I get to the computer my friends are there waiting to cheer me up. I hope you find that as well. If we can find something funny in our lives, it pulls us out of the mire of depression and self-loathing. We all need to throw a pity party once in a while...and alot of us will join you when you throw one. So feel free to invite us, but we may try to cheer you up. We all understand and are here for you. You aren't alone anymore. Donna from Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2000 Report Share Posted July 11, 2000 nice to meet you donna and thanks for the reply . i agree with you ...a sense of humor keeps me going sometimes . my name ...pretzel [because i am crippled ]and the B .......which stands for you know what becaus e when i am uncomfortable i can be a witch or b.... which my husband gave me that name. anyway i tried that evening primrose oil but it didn't help much . it made me kind of nauseas. maybe i didn't stay on it long enough. maybe i '' give it another try. how much evening primrose oil do you take and have you tried applying it topically to your psoriasis. i am having a bad flare of my psoriasis right now. i am just experimenting with the T /sal shampoo by neutragena . it seems to help a lot. i leave it on for several minutes. i also tried using it on the rest of my psoriasis. make sure to use a good moisterizer afterwards as it is very drying . i use vaseline's natural botanical moisterizer. it comes in a light green plasic pump bottle. it cost about 6.99 and is a large bottle. the neutragena shampoo is about 5.99 a bottleand has no odor to it at all . love cathy from massachusetts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2000 Report Share Posted July 12, 2000 Kathy - My dermatologist suggested mixing 1/2 and 1/2 T-Gel and T-Sal - the Gel contains tar which is needed for the dryness and the Sal contains salysilic (spelling?) acid I think to reduce the scaling - If you have good results with just one, I guess don't fix what ain't broken, but for anyone else, maybe the mixture will help I'm looking to find a good shampoo that might help reduce the hair loss - any suggestions anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2000 Report Share Posted July 12, 2000 thank you very muchfor the tip about the t/sal and thet/gel .got to try that!luv cathy from mass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2003 Report Share Posted May 16, 2003 I've been on enbrel for 2 months and have just gotten off MTX and switched over to Imuran, the nausea and fatique is why the switch, & the white count was off. My Doc has asked that I try the enbrel one more month, I hope it starts to work, they told me that some folks don't respond to enbrel. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 I started the both of them in January of this year than had to stop due to Gall Bladder surgery than had to stop again due to infection. I had just started again and feeling decent and now I am stopped once more due to fever.So it is so frustrating . I so wish I good stay well for awhile. I wear a mask in public places,and highly recommend everyone that are on bilogics do too..........Skye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Hi. I have been on MTX for about 3 years. It took 3 months to kick in and then it did definitely help. I was on the prednisone in the beginning to help (which worked)until the MTX kicked in. " klsurfer76 " <klsurfer76@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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