Methotrexate Injection

[D Foster]

This sounds very familiar Fred , I found that it gradually reduced that is until the next injection when we went through it again but after three weeks it got less. I did find that playing around with the folic helped a little. I do know that since I started on the Stelara I have put on a lot of weight mind you I drank no alcohol at all when I was MTX except for a G&T or wine once a month as a treat !!

Thank you Dave for confirming, you are saying much the same as Jim and you've had the injections so it helps.

Funny you say about putting weight on, I put weight on when I started Stelara, But couldn't say for definite it was the Stelara as I gave up smoking around the same time, as for drink I've always liked a drink and will give up the methotrexte before drink. (life is to short and I want to enjoy what bit I have left)

At the time I was on MTX it did not bother me not drinking as I did a lot of driving and I could not drink much anyway. The injections I found are much kinder to your body in may ways than by mouth.

[Fred]

Things are getting a little better.

Psoriasis Score down from 9 to 4
Psoriatic arthritis score down from 34 to 30
Headache: Almost gone.
Nausea: Just the odd little bit occasionally.
Tiredness: Still feel tired most of the time.
Appetite: Starting to come back.

Went for a little hobble around the village today too, probably only about half a Km but it felt good.

[jiml]

Things are getting a little better.

Psoriasis Score down from 9 to 4
Psoriatic arthritis score down from 34 to 30
Headache: Almost gone.
Nausea: Just the odd little bit occasionally.
Tiredness: Still feel tired most of the time.
Appetite: Starting to come back.

Went for a little hobble around the village today too, probably only about half a Km but it felt good.

pleased it's getting a bit easier .... It's a long way back, but hopefully you have turned the corner

[Fred]

pleased it's getting a bit easier .... It's a long way back, but hopefully you have turned the corner

Thank you Jim, yes it's still a long way to go but at least it's a positive.

Keep this up and I could be back on my Pogo Stick in a few weeks.  

[jiml]

pleased it's getting a bit easier .... It's a long way back, but hopefully you have turned the corner

Thank you Jim, yes it's still a long way to go but at least it's a positive.

Keep this up and I could be back on my Pogo Stick in a few weeks.  

Oh Fred I will be pleased as punch if I see you put on your pogo stick... I will assume that things have improved considerably then

[Caroline]

Things are getting a little better.

Psoriasis Score down from 9 to 4
Psoriatic arthritis score down from 34 to 30
Headache: Almost gone.
Nausea: Just the odd little bit occasionally.
Tiredness: Still feel tired most of the time.
Appetite: Starting to come back.

Went for a little hobble around the village today too, probably only about half a Km but it felt good.

Okay, seems as a bit of progress...

[Fred]

Okay, seems as a bit of progress...

Yes not much, but it's in the right direction.

I'm still not ready for Spinning though before you ask

[Caroline]

Okay, seems as a bit of progress...

Yes not much, but it's in the right direction.

I'm still not ready for Spinning though before you ask  

You are too smart to step into that if I would ask.

[Fred]

Okay, seems as a bit of progress...

Yes not much, but it's in the right direction.

I'm still not ready for Spinning though before you ask  

You are too smart to step into that if I would ask.

[D Foster]

Seems to be settling down a bit now Fred ,I think you will be OK now the side effects will get less as time goes on if you progress the way I did on injections and the results will also improve .It was three years before the side effects built up again for me but I had been on it six years before I went on the injections so this would have had a detrimental effect to the time scan for me.
Good for you Fred I would think that in a couple of weeks you will be running around the village.