Methotrexate experience

[Caroline]

Hi - been on Fumaderm since Oct 16 - progressed from white to blue tablets but not passing 120mg X 3 per day.( Liver results and extended 11 weeks travel thro US suspended dose to higher levels ) .
Following return had to suspend for 5 weeks due to significant foot surgery ....restarted but after 3 weeks severe itching thro body - face ,ears, head, ands etc ......saw my Derm Dr today and she says we are not really progressing with FUM tablets ......altho some improvement on the PS but not enough with going fwd on a higher dose.


So we are moving along the road and kicking in with Methotrexate........so just wondering if any folks have had any experience good or bad going along this road
Kind regards
Vincent

Basically it is a load of bulls**t of your doc.
It is very well possible and even very common that the DMF only kicks in fully at 6 tablets, here in NL, were we can go higher with an equal medication often only after 8 tablets.
This behaviour between DMF and the patient should be very well known to a good dermatologist.

Personally I have been doing very well after my dosing went above the 5 pills for both Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis.

Good luck with the dermatologists choice for MTX. My experiences with that stuff are bad.


Caroline