Methotrexate

Posted Mon 31 May 2021 19.25 by Vintage_banana

What is the longest time people have been on methotrexate.? What type of side effects have people had? Tablets or injections?

Posted Fri 4 Jun 2021 12.17 by caraut
I have had this condition all of my life together with psoriatic arthritis. Sadly it seems to be more severe the older I get so although I

I can only tolerate about a year and then I have to stop. I stay on the lowest dose possible (10mg) by injection and take anti-sickness tablets with folic acid. Side effects fluctuate but seem to build as time goes on. I hate it, especially the two days of running to the toilet after taking the dose, but the alternative is not much better. The scientific literature suggests you can stay on it for a long time with no ill effects but this is not my own experience.

Posted Fri 4 Jun 2021 13.11 by Vintage_banana

I have been perscribed methotrexate by injection and I am due to start as soon as my blood results come back. I got a full MOT. I have been given folic acid six days a week this time. I am scares but I want the psoriasis gone

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