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Members responded to someone experiencing a horrible taste after weekly methotrexate injections, with many confirming they've dealt with... Read more

Members responded to someone experiencing a horrible taste after weekly methotrexate injections, with many confirming they've dealt with similar metallic or salty tastes lasting for days, alongside nausea that sometimes arrives a day or two after the injection. Several members shared that folic acid was prescribed to help with side effects, though results were mixed, while others found relief by changing injection sites from the abdomen to the hip or butt, using peppermint gum to mask the taste, or taking a supplement called Rheumate. A recurring theme was the challenging balance of managing debilitating side effects while seeking pain relief and wondering what feeling good with RA should actually look like.