Re: gina

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gina

hi there its so good to see you post. i have really

had you on my mind a lot. Hope you are doing well. i

am really scared of this drug, but i really do want to

feel better. i have really been feeling bad for a

while and i am so tired of it. Glad to hear you are

doing well on Metho. dawn

--- ginawind559@... wrote:

> Hi Dawn,

>

> I have been on Methotrexate for 4 years. I take a

> once a week dosage of 15

> MG. Because Methotrexate depletes Folic Acid, I

> take 1 MG daily of that.

> And 400 MG twice daily of Tagamet because of the

> havoc it caused for my

> esophagus...I got GERD as a result of the

> Methotrexate. But I tolerate the

> Methotrexate fairly well and consider myself

> lucky...it keeps my RP pretty

> much under remission...thank God!!! I must have

> blood work done every 8

> weeks to check my liver enzymes as the liver can be

> damaged by this

> medication. No drinking alcohol is permitted and I

> am extra sensitive to the

> sun. It does make me tired though. The doctor has

> " expermiented with my

> dosage...only 10 MG, and I flare...on 17.5 MG I

> bleed like a sieve when I

> have my period.

> Everyone is different and this is just my

> experience.

> Good luck!

>

>

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