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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
hi guys,
i'm having a really hard time swallowing my MTX pills. i'm actually terrified of it. sometimes just looking at the pills makes me sick. can anyone relate or offer any advice? it's really affecting me taking my pills on time or at all. thanks.
i'm having a really hard time swallowing my MTX pills. i'm actually terrified of it. sometimes just looking at the pills makes me sick. can anyone relate or offer any advice? it's really affecting me taking my pills on time or at all. thanks.
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I don't understand why these little tiny pills scare you so much. They are good for you, will not harm you in anyway. You need to talk to your doctor and discuss your fears with him.
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I view them as tiny little helpers, I can't wait to take them each week because they really make me feel better. Why are you so afraid? I put all my pills together in a little cup like they do at the hospital and take them that way. My Dr. suggested not reading so many things on the Internet about all the bad side effects, as it would scare me needlessly.
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I give my poodle a RX stomach pill daily that he will not take. So I wrap it in a piece of turkey and he lops it down. Maybe you can hide your pills in apple sauce or yogurt or something that just will help them glide down your throat? Just a thought.
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thanks everyone. i don't know why i'm so scared either. i do have a fear of choking, but not from swallowing pills. also, at a very young age i had to take pills after a surgery i had. maybe pills remind me of that. and yes, i have been reading way too much bad things about mtx. i'm sure that isn't helping. i will think of them as tiny little helpers like you guys do. thanks.
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I can relate. They scare me too. No, I don't believe that they "will not harm you in anyway", but I do believe that they may do more good that if you didn't take them. I don't look forward to it, but that is because I know I will wake up feeling worse afterwards. They have helped me tremendously though, despite the soreness on Sun and the nausia.
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I understand your fear of swallowing pills I have it too in fact, I cant anymore I have to always have them crushed. My throat passage is too narrow to swallow even the smallest pill due to arthritis.
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