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I took my first treatment of MTX yesterday (12 mg) along with 10mg of Prednisone.

I'm feeling slightly nauseated and feel somewhat better after I eat something, but then the feeling returns.  Also have a somewhat 'metalic' taste in my mouth.  Are these side effects from one or both of these medicines?  Can I expect them to disappear as I get used to them?

Thanks.

MTX will make me a little nausious sometimes. I took mine yesterday and have felt like that off and on most of the day. Never totally sick.....but icky and tired most of the day. I usually take in on Saturday's so I'll have Sunday to nap and veg out if I need to......but I didn't this week.

I take 20 mg MTX and 10 Prednisone.  Someone on here gave me the advise to take the MTX at night at bedtime.  This was great advise! I was getting sick with the MTX, but now I have dinner, wait a little bit, take my MTX and hit the sheets.  No more getting sick.  I am tired the next day, but I can deal with that....

Maybe I misunderstood my RD.  I thought I was to take 5 pills of MTX on one day, but spread them out throughout the day.  Maybe I should be taking them all at once at bedtime? Flamingo, what dose of MTX are you taking? 12 mg cannot be divided into 5
doses. You may want to clarify this with your doctor.lorster39202.7900347222You are correct (guess I'm in a chemo fog).  The pills are 2.5 mg and I take 5 of them; the total being 12.5.ok, man, thought you were taking 60 mg a day which would be a large dose,
lol. I have never taken MTX but there are plenty of people on here that can
tell you the best way to take it to cut down on the bad effects.
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