Thu-24-05-2018, 08:46 AM
oh but I teetotal totally in the morning =]
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Fri-08-06-2018, 13:15 PM
So blood tests were fine and I started methotrexate on Tuesday. 4x2.5mg tablets to be taken once week and a folic acid tablet to be taken once a week on a different day.
Do side effects build up the longer you're on mtx? Cause I've felt nothing in the way of side effects from my first dose or the test dose I had the other week. Not sure if that means I'm going to tolerate it well or if the side effects come after being on it a while? 
Fri-08-06-2018, 13:47 PM
You may be ok on it with little in the way of side effects , I was the same and it took several years before the side effects built up. Best of luck Dave.
Fri-08-06-2018, 14:02 PM
Hopefully it will work and you won’t suffer ant side effects... for me it built up over months, but we are all different and it might suit you well .... stay positive and don’t look for side effects
 you will know if you get any
Tue-19-06-2018, 21:18 PM
Just a little update. Been on mtx two weeks now, took my third dose today. No change to my skin yet but also no side effects that I've noticed.
Tue-19-06-2018, 21:36 PM
(Tue-19-06-2018, 21:18 PM)arsenalfan13 Wrote: Just a little update. Been on mtx two weeks now, took my third dose today. No change to my skin yet but also no side effects that I've noticed. It’s good that you have no side effects yet but a shame there’s no movement on the Psoriasis yet but it is still early What dose are you on ( I might have asked before but I forget )
Tue-19-06-2018, 22:01 PM
Tue-19-06-2018, 23:52 PM
The max weekly dose of MTX is 30 mg, but since most generics contain more active ingredient, they typically don’t give out more than 25 mg.
For psoriasis, the maintenance dose is 10 mg. For active disease, 15 mg is recommended. It’s not surprising to see a low does to start - mtx is hard on the stomach. By any chance, do you have blood test coming up?
Wed-20-06-2018, 10:27 AM
Yeah tomorrow. Then another in 4 weeks and then another in 8
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