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...
I thought I read here you can split mtx into am and pm dose is this easier on the tummy? Does it hurt or make it less effective to split it?
deleted_user
I've heard that's ok to do, but if you really want to give your stomach a break injectable MTX is the best way to go. I've been using it for a long time now and I have minimal side effects. : )
RCross
Switching to injections definitely helped me. I've had 4 injections and I've only had nausea once...and that's this week, but I also have a sore throat and such. So I'm thinking it's more of a "bug" than mtx side effects.
Kimberley97
I have done injection b4 but I really don't want to do another shot.
RetiredNow1
My doctor told me that once you go over the 7 tablets, the MTX should be divided into two doses. He said that it is better absorbed and more effective when you take that much. Right now I take 8 tablets, so I take 4 Wednesday mornings, and the other 4 with dinner. Since I haven't had any problems with upsetting my stomach, I can't speak to whether that would be helpful to do this, or not. Maybe you can call your doctor's nurse and ask.
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