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Anyone having luck while taking methotrexate?
I have been on my third week of methotrexate tablets. I take 5 mg each week. So far every medicationI have been taking for my PMR are not working very well for me they work until they don’t work!!! Right now I feel worse taking this medication then I did before I took the medication !! Any information that you can give me would be very much appreciated as I am really getting pretty frustrated with this whole PMR thing which I have had since April 2023. Thank you very much for any help that you can give me at all!!!
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My hands go numb a lot too mostly when I’m trying to use them
I was on MTX for about 6 months. It helped me get down to 4mg of prednisone but any lower I would relapse to hurting shoulders and hip pain. I am pretty much pain free. I can go to the gym and play pickleball if I don’t push it too hard. I am 75 and have been taking prednisone for about 15 years at a dosage of 5 mg. The MTX was affecting my kidneys so my rummy told me to stop taking it. My kidneys are now back to normal function levels. My rummy is allowing me to stay at 4 mg of prednisone . So far so good for the last 5 months.
How are you doing on your methotrexate? I have been taking 20 mg a week just like you were doing along with hydroxychloroquine. I still have side effects from the methotrexate. The worst ones or dizziness and loss of appetite which is no fun! I see my rheumatologist in three weeks and will see what she has to say. Some days the pain is a lot better than other days it is a little confusing to me! I’m just wondering what her next step will be because I’ve been taking methotrexate for three months already. This whole experience is absolutely no fun!!! How was your appetite and do you still get dizzy? I hope things are going well for you!!! I would love to hear from you!!! my very best wishes for you to get better and better and better each and every day!!! looking forward to hearing from you soon!!!
Inflammation too much, Rheumatologist has started Methotrexate 20 mg weekly. I am to start today. worried for too many side effects . Is it safe to take.
For me,( on prednisone since end of march 2025 at 15mg for a month then began the 12.5 for 2 weeks then 10 mg for 2 weeks & now stepping down to 9 mg for the next 2 weeks), I started Methotrexate 15 mg once a week on May 4.I’ve felt no ill effects w/it. Rheumatologist wants the prednisone lower as I have osteoporosis (72 yrs old!) I agree! Prednisone was a miracle after less then 2 days so I appreciate it but I don’t like what it’s doing to my body. Sigh. Because I didn’t get to exercise early on in Dec 2024 -March when I finally got on prednisone I am weaker. Taking a 3.5 mile walk today was not as robust as my old days. I have to be kind to myself & know that it will take some time to get back up to speed (I hope).anyway I’ve been told it takes Methotrexate several months to work. Not sure if Metho is to replace prednisone?