greetings all,
do any of you take this medication? i am currently on plaquenil and celebrex but it isn't working anymore. i used to take prednisonoe too but weaned myself off of it for obvious reasons even though it worked miracles. my doctor wants to switch me to metheltrexate but i am aprehensive about doing so. i don't hear good things about it. so i wondered if any of you had any first hand experience with it.
i have been eating all organic and use natural herbs/teas etc myself as well. i am seeing a holistic doctor next week that comes highly recommended so i am hoping she can help so i don't have to change medications. i will let you all know what i find out from her.
thanks for any input you all have.
many blessings
do any of you take this medication? i am currently on plaquenil and celebrex but it isn't working anymore. i used to take prednisonoe too but weaned myself off of it for obvious reasons even though it worked miracles. my doctor wants to switch me to metheltrexate but i am aprehensive about doing so. i don't hear good things about it. so i wondered if any of you had any first hand experience with it.
i have been eating all organic and use natural herbs/teas etc myself as well. i am seeing a holistic doctor next week that comes highly recommended so i am hoping she can help so i don't have to change medications. i will let you all know what i find out from her.
thanks for any input you all have.
many blessings
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Re: metheltrexate
Wed, November 7, 2007 - 1:19 PMI have not taken this myself, but I've got some info about it. Methotrexate (sometimes called methyltrexate) is used to treat cancer, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis as a last resort type drug. It inhibits cell growth, so it will reduce your white blood cell count. If your white cell count is off the charts, this can be very beneficial, however it will also lower your red blood cell count. If your high whites come with low reds, your anemia will get worse. It will also significantly affect your body's ability to fight infections and heal wounds (it also affects skin cell production, hence its use in psoriasis).
Side effects: It can cause serious liver and kidney issues (which most of us already have from our old friend prednisone). Those I know who have taken it have had serious nausea/vomiting for days after dose (often this is taken once a week). There is also a long list of drug interactions that you can find by searching on drugs.com.
My natural treatment regimen is more effective than the drugs I was taking with no negative side effects. I still have occasional flares, but I'm finetuning my treatment plan in hopes of full remission. You can see some of what I use in the LIVING! with Lupus tribe posts, and you can email me offline for more info. I'm a professional herbalist, but advice to lupus sufferers is always free.
Health and Blessings,
~Raven~
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Re: metheltrexate
Fri, February 8, 2008 - 3:42 PMHi there,
I took Mtx for about 8 years. I was on 1cc/ 25 mg injections which for me was easier on my stomach. I didn't get better by taking it, but I didn't get any worse. I took last year "off" of taking it and now I can tell that my lupus is much more active, I have a lot more inflamation and have had reoccuring bladder infections. I took it for the first time 2 weeks ago, but last week I caught the flu, so now am waiting until that clears up completely before starting again. Taking Mtx greatly reduced my need for prednisone too.
2 things that my doc does for me is that he does a liver and kidney panel every month, and every few years he does a lung X-ray as Methotrexate can affect the lungs.
When I first started the Methotrexate the only information on the web that I found was for it's use in high doses for cancer... not reasurring to a new patient! I was glad to know that the dose I would take is a fraction of what a cancer patient takes!
Best of luck, and I'm sorry if this post is too late.
