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Status: Back on MTX 5mg, but feeling pretty good overall!
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- I had posted that my Rheumy was going to switch me from MTX to Sulfasalazine but I was mistaken it was actually Arava aka leflunomide. I've been off meds since December but I feel like some of the old symptoms are coming back very slowly & at a very...
- My Rheumy just prescribed me this to replace MTX. Although i did very well on, for whatever reason my liver enzymes labs were coming in elevated even on very low dosages. As I just posted on another topic. I've been off meds altogether since...
- I believe this is my first bought with a true flare up. Keep in mind I've been off meds since December. So in my mind I'm always worried, "Is this is flare up or are my symptoms coming back"? And then WTH is the difference? LOL!. What I'm...
- I've been off meds since November/December of 2015 (doctors permission). I've been doing pretty well, with only 1 or 2 minor flareups. Last weeks labs came back with all normal indicators.I feel as though I'm going through a flareup right now but...
- Hey all,My last liver enzyme blood work came back a tad on the high side & my Rheumy wanted me to stop all meds for 4 weeks & retake the test to see if its the MTX or something else.I'm on my 2nd full week & i'm not going to kid myself by thinking I...
- So just got word from my doctor that my enzymes were up & he wants me to stop MTX for 4 weeks to see if it was that or something else. The something else has me a bit scares I guess, because I only take 1 pill a week or (2.5mg). Just a quick history...
- This is my 3rd winter with RA & the one thing I notice while taking MTX is that I catch colds so much faster now. I will definitely catch a cold or flu once a year where prior to my RA I was getting a cold maybe once every other year at very worst!...
- Before taking MTX I rarely got a cold or flu. Maybe one every other year at very most. Now I'm almost like clock work a cold, flu or walking pneumonia every year. Since our immune systems are compromised due to the MTX is there anything anyone...
- I just thought I'd share this kind of amusing ritual I have in the morning.Although I've been doing quite well off low dosages of MTX I do experience flare ups every once in a while. Upon waking up but not quite all the way up I always flex my...
- I was prescribed Plaquenil about a year ago as the standard MTX + DMARD. When on it I noticed I was extremely sensitive to sunlight getting burned easily & that's hard for me being that I'm not fair complected, I just don't tend to burn even when...
- My Rheumy & I have been reducing the MTX now for a good 8 months. Going from 4 pills (@ 2.5 each) down to 1 pill once a week @ 2.5mg. I was on 1 MTX pill every Sunday for about 2 months & found no difference in how I felt. Thankfully I feel great!...
- My last visit with the RA we were in discussions of maybe trying to get off MTX all together.I'm presently taking 2 pills a week or (5mg) & i don't have hardly any symptoms. I do have an occasional flare up when I have a bad cold/flu but once the...
- How long do your flare ups typically last?
- Has anyone ever had the flu & noticed a flareup? Is there any connection? Although I started a topic thinking I may be experiencing my RA coming back, my Rheumy wants me to take my blood test early so he can see if there has been any changes in my...
- I've had relatively good response from MTX & Plaquenil to the point that I wasn't feeling any pain or stiffness. With the okay from my Rheumy I wanted to tapper everything down. So I went from 15mg of MTX to 12.5 & so on until I reached 5mg & then...