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Been Taking Methotrexate For A Couple Of Months And This Week I Wake Up Nauseated ...lasts Till

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Cramerton, NC
February 21, 2019
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Members shared their varied experiences with methotrexate-induced nausea, with many confirming that nausea is a common side effect that can... Read more

Members shared their varied experiences with methotrexate-induced nausea, with many confirming that nausea is a common side effect that can range from mild to severe enough to discontinue the medication. Several members offered practical strategies that have worked for them, including splitting the dose between morning and evening, switching from pills to injections (or vice versa), taking the medication at bedtime to sleep through side effects, using anti-nausea medications, and starting on a very low dose that increases gradually. A recurring theme was that individual responses to methotrexate vary widely, and while some members found relief through timing adjustments or dose changes, others ultimately had to stop the medication entirely due to persistent nausea and vomiting.

A myRAteam Member

I take 6 tablets one day week. Taking all 6 at once made me nauseous, so I take 3 in the AM and 3 in the PM.

February 22, 2019
A myRAteam Member

I personally couldn't take methotrexate because it made me so nauseous that I actually started to get sick.

February 21, 2019
A myRAteam Member

Methotrexate keeps me moving. I take it right before bed on Sunday night. I just ignore any slight nausea when I’m sleeping. I would take half at bed time and half in the morning except I take Levothyroxine in the am.

August 3, 2021
A myRAteam Member

How I’d love not to want to eat!! Lol. However, Methotrexate doesn’t do that to me! 😟

May 7, 2019
A myRAteam Member

I get nausea and fatigue on 20mg methotrexate injection...I use anti..metics to stop the nausea...also methotrexate causes me to lose my appetite until 3rd day.

April 21, 2019

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