I keep thinking of different questions? Thank god for this board!
Does MTX make you lose weight? I'm eating pretty normally. I generally just have 2 meals a day maybe a few snacky bits in between but not much junk food at all. Not like I used too. I used to eat thousands of choclate bars and sweets.
I know I should but I never eat breakfast. I'm just not hungry and in the mood when I wake up.
However, I have had a few comments recently that I have lost weight. I haven't noticed it myself and am yet to read it as a side effect. Does anyone know?
Well, I didn't lose weight from mtx, but I lost about 12 pounds in 2 months just from the affects of RA when I first came down with it for some reason. I wasn't on mtx yet. I think it was just the disease itself and the stress, pain, etc. I've never gained it back over the past year. So maybe it has something to do with that.
Susan
I couldn't keep my weight up when I was on mtx. I think it was partially due to the fact that my RA was never under control like it is now on enbrel. mtx made me nauseaus 4 days out of the week so I ate very little. I would try to eat a lot on the 3 days I felt ok to make up for the other 4. I'm 5'3" and had a hard time keeping my weight at 95 and would often drop. I once dropped to 86 pounds. My comfortable weight is about 110. Enbrel has caused me to gain weight so I'm up to 130. You should see my closet and attic! I kept some of my small clothes in case my weight drops again. I now have every size from 4 to a size 10 (my current size).
i WAS ON PREDNISONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE STARTING MTX SO NO WEIGHT LOSS JUST WEIGHT GAIN. IN TWO YEARS GAINED AROUND 35 LBS. JUST SINCE I TOTALLY QUIT PREDNISONE ABOUT A MONTH AGO, ALREADY LOST 10 LBS. I KNOW I SHOULD EAT BREAKFAST BUT I DON'T MAKE TIME AND USUALLY DRINK MY COFFEE. I DON'T LIKE TAKING MEDS ON EMPTY STOMACH SO FIX POWDERED CHOCOLATE INSTANT BREAKFAST WITH 2% MILK FOR DRIVE TO WORK. HAS LOTS OF VITAMINS IN IT AND TASTE GREAT. I DON'T USE THE ENTIRE PACK BECAUSE IT TASTE TOOOO CHOCOLATEY; JUST 1/2 TO 3/4 PACK. HOPE THIS HELPS!