Sarah,
I take 500mg Remicade every 6 weeks and am supposed to take 7-2.5mg MTX every week, but I cut back 1 pill because my liver enzymes were elevated last time. I can really feel it when it's time to take the MTX or Remicade, get stiff, more pain and swollen. Do you go between 2 and 6 MTX, seems like you'd keep that the same to build it up in your system, I haven't been told to change the dose. Although I can hold off taking it if I am coming down with something. It takes a least a month for the MTX to leave my system, so I'd guess it must be the same for it to build up. I would have stayed on the Pred if that had been an option, it made a difference in how I felt, swelling, energy, sleep. I see the dr at the end of the month & I'm going to ask about just one a day. The trouble with taking so many different medicenes is how to know which ones are working and which aren't and when one costs 00 every 6 weeks I'd really like to know.
Deidredear deidra, I hear ya! I had that 'I can really feel it when I need the MTX" but stupidly AFTER i took it I felt worse? Go figure. I also take a diuretic, to keep the fluid down because of my recent heart opperation, and the prednisone MAKEs me retain water.....I'm wondering if this diuretic is getting rid of the very medication I want in my body?! Common sense tells me that. I was prescribed 2 a day of lasix, but only take 1, but I see the heart doctor on the 11th, so I'll see what she thinks. My pulse is good, but I had an irregular heart beat last week, called her (the cardiologish) and she said, "that's normal, people get that"....etc. (she said i have to take it if I get short of breath). I don't know I just kejep taking 'it'!! Thanks for responding...sarah
feeling better this afternoon? who knows about this stuff. Increased folic acid, sure hope my doctor is having a wonderful 2 week vacation as I'm annoyed with him!!We only have one doctor in this area so he's 'it'!!
sarah