Guest guest Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 settled in at a 30% dose finally. He really had trouble tolerating mtx. It crashed his counts. We had to adjust his dosage by 1/2 of those tiny pills! Beth [ ] Oral mtx question Hi all, In LTM, what MTX dosage did you guys settle in at? had problems with mouth sores and low appetite on a 100% dosage (8 pills). 2 weeks ago they reduced him to 75% and this has really helped his appetite. Oddly though, his mouth sores went away during the first week of this new dosage, but came back with extra vigor the second. Thanks! Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 , 8 years old, is currently on 58% methotrexate but after 16 months of LTM we still haven't found the ideal dose where his ANC stays between 1000 and 1500. His ANC has been too high the past few months (except for one crash due to an infection) so i'm hoping they will increase it a little more. He definitely can't tolerate more than 75%. He gets abdominal pain and even at 58% he complains of a sore throat frequently (but no mouth sores). Jo -----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of Craig Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:09 AM Subject: [ ] Oral mtx question Hi all, In LTM, what MTX dosage did you guys settle in at? had problems with mouth sores and low appetite on a 100% dosage (8 pills). 2 weeks ago they reduced him to 75% and this has really helped his appetite. Oddly though, his mouth sores went away during the first week of this new dosage, but came back with extra vigor the second. Thanks! Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Trevor, 5 years old, has not settled into a consistent dose. He has been on LTM for 14 months. He was at 75% for a few months, but then he had an infection and so he is back at 50%. We are still working on communication so we are not sure if he is bothered by a sore stomach or throat.Dawn BirdFrom: Craig <slotshot@...>Subject: [ ] Oral mtx question Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 8:08 AM Hi all, In LTM, what MTX dosage did you guys settle in at? had problems with mouth sores and low appetite on a 100% dosage (8 pills). 2 weeks ago they reduced him to 75% and this has really helped his appetite. Oddly though, his mouth sores went away during the first week of this new dosage, but came back with extra vigor the second. Thanks! Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Nate just started Maint about a month ago. He is still at 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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