Has Anyone Had Trouble With Methatrexate?
Has Anyone Had Trouble With Methatrexate?
I started having stomach flu symptoms when would give myself a shot. Spent the day in bed , then it turned into 2 days.
Hang in there, some DMARDs take time to work, between 3 to 6 months. All we can do is just take pain medication until the treatments start working
The side effect of methotrexate can last for months which is horrible once ur body gets used to the meds u should have no problems after that I have been on it for a long time xx
There are side effects of Methotrexate. I took this medication for about 7 years. I Initially felt tired with flu like symptoms and also nausea. These symptoms eventually went away after 6 or 9 months of taking it. Let your Doctor know if this persist or if you can’t tolerate it though, only you know how much you can tolerate.
Best wishes
Be very careful about methotrexate and your side effects. I've had RA for 20 yrs and was treated with methotrexate. I vomited each day after injecting it for a year. A new rheumatologist said I should have been given Leucovorin to combat the side effects. Each time I was sick, it was the result of reaching toxic levels of methotrexate without Leucovorin to counteract it. Needless to say I refuse to use it now. I'm now in 4th stage liver failure (no alcohol) and place most of the blame on reaching toxic levels of methotrexate 4 times each month for a year.
