ok. so I'm steph. I just took my 3rd dose of MTX - once a week - and I'm also on plaquinil or whatever it's called... and daily folic acid. The first time I took it, I started my period - one week after it ended - and it went for several days. The next week, it happened again, but more briefly. i took it again yesterday, and am spotting a little. Am i destined for a permanent period as long as I'm on these meds?!?!?!
And am I always going to feel so barfy and headachey on the day after treatment? Can I take anything for the headache? Nausea?
Anyone?
I'm 36, healthy, have 3 kids and a great husband... and am so glad I'm not alone in this.
THANKS!
Steph, newbie!
Hi Steph, welcome.
I haven't noticed any menstrual changes on MTX so I'm of no help there but switching from Folic acid to Leuvocorin might help the MTX "hangover" ickiness. Folic acid just stopped working for after awhile so my doctor switched me. Leu is more expensive so they tend to start everybody out on folic acid.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202321.htm l
My period actually got a bit lighter on the metho. I was on it for about 2 and a half years before having an unlpeasant reaction to it. During the beginnings of that reaction my period totally disappeared! (you can imagine tha panic that caused) but it returned a month after coming off the metho.