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UGH! I take my MTX on Friday mornings. I manage to work a full day on Friday's now but Saturdays are no fun! I sleep at least 12 hours on Friday night and wake up feeling weak, tired, aching all over, shaky and generally cruddy on Saturday. It's like Saturday's don't even exist in my weeks anymore because I worth nothing. I did manage to get a load of laundry in this afternoon.
I guess I should not complain since this is the first really bad day I have had in the last 2 weeks. I think the Humira is helping even with only 1 shot. I have managed to work over 40 hours the last two weeks and that is a miracle considering a few months ago I was lucky to work 40. I'm hoping the next time I see my rheumy I can reduce the MTX and see if that helps. Of course, that is kind of scary because I don't want to go backwards either. For those of you on a biologic and MTX, were you able to reduce your MTX after starting a biologic?
Thanks for letting me vent. I hope everyone has a nice, comfortable evening!~Lori
I guess I should not complain since this is the first really bad day I have had in the last 2 weeks. I think the Humira is helping even with only 1 shot. I have managed to work over 40 hours the last two weeks and that is a miracle considering a few months ago I was lucky to work 40. I'm hoping the next time I see my rheumy I can reduce the MTX and see if that helps. Of course, that is kind of scary because I don't want to go backwards either. For those of you on a biologic and MTX, were you able to reduce your MTX after starting a biologic?
Thanks for letting me vent. I hope everyone has a nice, comfortable evening!~Lori
I can totally relate. I will never hate Saturday's, but I came to be "disappointed" in Saturday's. My arava gives my intestines a heck of a time. So much bathroom emergencies I can not leave the house between 5 and 930 am. I take it once, 5 pills, Saturday mornings only. Trying to cut out the bathroom breaks, and it failed thus the bio and weaning from arava.
In the beginning arava left me almost puking as well as the bathroom breaks, breaks ALL week long, on day of administration...Saturday's. I puked one weekend. I also have arava fade by Friday, am in pain Saturday, take it Saturday, and feel somewhat better Sunday's. An all around sucky Saturday.
We keep the Shabbat, on Saturday. It's a happy day of holy rest. A joyous occasion. What a disappointment to feel so crappy and achy, not to mention pukey on the Special Day.
I came to dislike Saturday, but for me it was a spiritual letdown. Here's to hoping enbrel is all it's cracked up to be, and I can ditch the nauseating bathroom emergency 2-4 times a day med arava!
Yes, I reduced MTX down to 4 pills 1x/week once on a biologic. Still sleepy on MTX but less sleepy since dosage reduction. Better!
Hang in there.
RAinthewoods, you give me encouragement! I know it is not good to stop the MTX completely but a reduction would be nice.~Lori