Started Methotrexate injection

[crazilady]

I have been plagued with both Psoriasis and Psa for almost my entire adult life. Tried everything from creams to lights to biologics. I have gone untreated for 4 years. I have psoriasis over 90 percent of my body. I just had my first Methotrexate injection a week ago.  Within 2 days the bright red skin had already begun to fade and the insane itching 24/7 was lessening.  I was beginning to feel human again.  Tomorrow I get dressed number 2.  As of now, the itching is very minor and redness is there but slight with minor scaling.  It sucked to be me.  I'm hoping and praying to get a halfway pleasant summer this year.  I also have Psa pretty severely, and possibly fibromyalgia. So far not much better with the arthritis pain and may reintroduce Enbrel in several weeks, as that is the only drug that ever actually controlled my pain.

[jiml]

I have been plagued with both Psoriasis and Psa for almost my entire adult life. Tried everything from creams to lights to biologics. I have gone untreated for 4 years. I have psoriasis over 90 percent of my body. I just had my first Methotrexate injection a week ago.  Within 2 days the bright red skin had already begun to fade and the insane itching 24/7 was lessening.  I was beginning to feel human again.  Tomorrow I get dressed number 2.  As of now, the itching is very minor and redness is there but slight with minor scaling.  It sucked to be me.  I'm hoping and praying to get a halfway pleasant summer this year.  I also have Psa pretty severely, and possibly fibromyalgia. So far not much better with the arthritis pain and may reintroduce Enbrel in several weeks, as that is the only drug that ever actually controlled my pain.

Hi it's good to see you back. I'm glad the methotrexate injections are working for you, and I'm sure they will give you a good summer. Methotrexate cleared my skin when I was on the tablet form but it didn't agree with me and I had to stop
It should start to work on your arthritis as well my rheumatologist wants me to go on it again for my arthritis but I'm not ready to change treatments while my current one is working

I'm so glad you are showing signs of it working and I hope you will let us know how the treatment progresses
Good luck
Jim

[D Foster]

I have been plagued with both Psoriasis and Psa for almost my entire adult life. Tried everything from creams to lights to biologics. I have gone untreated for 4 years. I have psoriasis over 90 percent of my body. I just had my first Methotrexate injection a week ago.  Within 2 days the bright red skin had already begun to fade and the insane itching 24/7 was lessening.  I was beginning to feel human again.  Tomorrow I get dressed number 2.  As of now, the itching is very minor and redness is there but slight with minor scaling.  It sucked to be me.  I'm hoping and praying to get a halfway pleasant summer this year.  I also have Psa pretty severely, and possibly fibromyalgia. So far not much better with the arthritis pain and may reintroduce Enbrel in several weeks, as that is the only drug that ever actually controlled my pain.

Hi it's good to see you back. I'm glad the methotrexate injections are working for you, and I'm sure they will give you a good summer. Methotrexate cleared my skin when I was on the tablet form but it didn't agree with me and I had to stop
It should start to work on your arthritis as well my rheumatologist wants me to go on it again for my arthritis but I'm not ready to change treatments while my current one is working

I'm so glad you are showing signs of it working and I hope you will let us know how the treatment progresses
Good luck
Jim  

Really good CL , MTX is a good treatment , not for all, but when it works for you it's great. It should help with the PsA as well in fact when I used it it worked very well on the PsA . Injections are far better than oral with far less side effects, I was on MTX for 9 years with three of those by injections.

[Fred]

Good luck with it Crazylady.

I have moved your post to this new thread as it will make it easier to find and update as you want.

Fred.

[Kat]

Good luck! Hope you continue to get good results!