Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
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...
So this has probably been asked before but im tired and sick. So here it goes.
I am on Methotrexate injections, my doctor told me to not take them when im sick. I have a cold right now, at least i think its a cold. Today is medicine day, when i normally would give myself the shot. I feel horrible right now, I want to know how not taking the shot will make me feel. I know it will probably bring out some of my symptoms..but how bad will it be and how will i deal with those on top of my issue of already being sick. and im a whiny sick person.
I am on Methotrexate injections, my doctor told me to not take them when im sick. I have a cold right now, at least i think its a cold. Today is medicine day, when i normally would give myself the shot. I feel horrible right now, I want to know how not taking the shot will make me feel. I know it will probably bring out some of my symptoms..but how bad will it be and how will i deal with those on top of my issue of already being sick. and im a whiny sick person.
Hugs to you..hope things go better for you
my experience was the same as Jen, including the hospitalizations for pneumonia where the mtx was stopped and it took me about 2-3 weeks to feel the RA go downhill. but i couldn't lose my infection without losing the mtx.
i noticed with mtx that I had more of the continued affect while not dosing short term, if sick with an infection, for at least a couple weeks compared to the orencia, which runs out of my body by 5 days.
feel better!
Ros