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I started on methotrexate a month ago with the plan of tapering down from 40 mg...
I started on methotrexate a month ago ... I did not have any uncomfortable side ... effects from the MTX but last week
Posted: Aug 12, 2023
Thank you for sharing this. I saved the links and hope to look into each one...
I discontinued methotrexate and prednisone ... after 45 weeks- too many negative side ... effects- weight gain - foggy brain-
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 7, 2023
I received Actemra for PMR 4 years ago.. Actemra was requested and approved. Actemra works very...
I have had minimal side effects and ... prednisone. 2) Other medications such as methotrexate ... leflunomide were tried and were either not effective
Thank you for your reply ! It is so daunting ! I am uncertain about the...
they will bring , and the potential side ... effects that will impact me . ... Just unsure about prednisone and methotrexate
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: May 15, 2023
How completely remarkable! I joined this forum just moments ago. I was diagnosed with AIED about...
goes: I started taking cortisone and methotrexate ... have not taken either cortisone or methotrexate ... many years now, and have no residual side ... effects.
I am in a similar situation in some ways, though I have been on prednisone longer,...
had no symptoms but there were more side ... effects like insomnia and heart rhythm ... while my doctor recommends that I add methotrexate
I sympathize with you! I was diagnosed with PMR and took prednisone for 13 years before...
professionals realize there are serious side ... effects to long term prednisone use ... I had some luck with methotrexate until ... During my year of taking methotrexate
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 9, 2023
I had issues with lightheadedness while on methotrexate. Saw every specialist they could think of since...
issues with lightheadedness while on methotrexate ... could think of since that is not a side ... effect of the drug. ... However, the methotrexate did get my
Posted: Dec 5, 2022
Hi. I am new to the world of PMR and it's horrible....In the 90's I was...
with hydrocodone and tramadol with no side ... effects, and plaquenil. ... because I got infections when we tried methotrexate ... so I prefer hydocodone which has no side ... effects for me.
Posted: Aug 10, 2022
Welcome @chefj, I've never been on Methotrexate for my PMR. Hoping other members on Methotrexate can...
Hoping other members on Methotrexate ... Foundation has some information on the side ... effects that may be helpful. &#34 ... : Managing Side Effects - Arthritis ... /treatment-plan/disease-management/methotrexate-managing-side-effects
My story seems to be like many others. I have seen multiple specialists since 2010 with...
I’m now taking Methotrexate and so far ... Not many side effects. ... first (hydroxychloroquine) but it affected
Hello all, I am on tapering does Prednisone (5.5 daily) and methotrexate. Without the methotrexate, I...
tapering does Prednisone (5.5 daily) and methotrexate ... Without the methotrexate, I just was ... prednisone (me, one year) because of the side ... effects, especially bone health.