METHOTREXATE SODIUM Reviews (METHOTREXATE SODIUM)Average Rating: 3.3 (383 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare METHOTREXATE SODIUM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METHOTREXATE SO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | APS/Sjogrens and RA | Extreme Fatigue, Nausea, Stomach cramps,Dizziness, Disturbed Sleep and a few nightmares. | My condition of Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Sjogrens and RA leaves me pretty debilitated and exhausted. At the moment I can't see the benefits but pray they work.My consultant says its a great drug and to hang in there. I hope he's right! | M | 43 | 3 months | 3/11/2003 | 3 | rheumatoid arthritis | nausea, severe weight loss, diarrhea | F | 39 | 1 years | 2/1/2003 | 3 | Psoriatic Arthritus | Headaches, Chills, Nausea, Vomiting, sore throat, memory loss/short attention span, extreme phatique, weakened immune system (got sick constantly), 2 bladder infections (don't know if was related to methotrexate or not) | The side effects were always worse the day of the treatment and would get a little better w/ each day. It did not help the psoriasis at all. It helped with the arthritus but my hands and wrists are still very sore. I wear wrists splints to bed. | F | 28 | 12 weeks | 1/28/2003 | 4 | psoriatic arthritis | tired,sleepy lessons my energy | F | 38 | 4 months | 1/27/2003 | 5 | reactive arthritis | whenever I stop being positive fatigue seems to hit me hard; occasional loss ot appetite, unexplained wretching (although this was put down to 'a virus') | it worked where everything else didn't | M | 33 | 18 months | 1/13/2003 | 4 | Pustular psoriasis & P.A | Upset stomach when first taken. Completely drained of energy.Sleep trouble.Feel generally awful, but it has cleared my skin. (Of original plaque & pustular) No help with P.A though (yet) | Been getting blood test results coming back saying my red blood cells are enlarged. Don't know what this means but taking folic acid too. | F | 28 | 11 months | 1/4/2003 | 4 | RA | Nausea, hair loss, appetite loss, vomiting, headaches, malaise, eye discomfort, generally feeling bad. Acne has gotten worse, may or may not be related. | Side effects are worse the morning after I take my weekly dose. I hate having to take it, but I have yet to find anything else that works, and I am not yet able to try the newer drugs due to my insurance. | F | 24 | 1 years | 12/12/2002 | 4 | RA | I have been taking 15mg. for 5 weeks now, I have not experienced any side effects, but have noticed my RA to be getting better. I do have pains in my ribs, and trouble sleeping, not a side effect listed anywhere, that is why I came to this site. | F | 48 | 5 weeks | 11/18/2002 | 4 | Psoriatic Arthritis | Nausea, fatigue,hair thinning, memory loss. | This med along with Sulphasalazine works really well for me, even with the near constant nausea. My blood tests showed boarderline macrocytic(?) so I'm taking Folic acid to counteract that. My memory also seems to have been effected, but that is not a known side effect even though I have read of a few others with the same problem. | F | 29 | 2 years | 10/21/2002 | 4 | rheumatoid arthtritis | Nausea,dizziness | This has been the only medication that has worked for me. I have been on cortisone (the side effects of which were terrible),and NSAIDS (did not really help at all). My doc just carefully monitors labs to make sure there is no liver damage. So far so good. | F | 29 | 6 times | 9/29/2002 | 5 | RA | No side effects experienced at all in 15 years. | Has been a wonder drug for me. With it, I lead a pretty normal life, although my attempts to conceive failed. I don't know whether this was a result of the disease or the medication. | F | 37 | 15 years | 9/24/2002 | 2 | RA | None | It has not worked for me and my swelling has increased, osteoperosis in the hands and feet. I still wake up with severe morning stiffness, and flairs about every 3 weeks. | F | 28 | 3 months | 8/30/2002 | 3 | Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis | Tiredness, Irratibility, Weight Loss, Immune System Lowered. | I originally took Methotrexate for over a year and very suddenly became criticaly ill, my blood count dropped to basicaly nothing and ended up hospitalized for approx 6 weeks, after this i stoped taking methotrexate to try other treatments unfortunatley nothing else worked and i am now back on the drug, my advice be very careful at the first sign of something wrong see a doctor, it works for me so i rely on it but try alternative treatments if theyre available to you and good luck :) | M | 21 | 18 months | 8/6/2002 | 3 | Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis | Tiredness, Irratibility, Weight Loss, Immune System Lowered, Lack of appetite. | I originally took Methotrexate for over a year and very suddenly became criticaly ill, my blood count dropped to basicaly nothing and ended up hospitalized for approx 6 weeks, after this i stoped taking methotrexate to try other treatments unfortunatley nothing else worked and i am now back on the drug, my advice be very careful at the first sign of something wrong see a doctor, it works for me so i rely on it but try alternative treatments if theyre available to you and good luck :) | M | 21 | 18 months | 8/6/2002 | 3 | Behcets & Lupus | | 6/30/2002 | 3 | uveitis | some fatigue 2-3 days after my weekly dosage, nightmares (?) | M | 29 | 3 months | 4/11/2002 | 4 | R A | NO SIDE EFFECTS FOR ME. IT SEEMED TO EASE PAIN. A DAY BEFORE MY NEXT DOSE IS DUE I CAN TELL IT'S TIME FOR IT AGAIN. | I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT IT IS A DANGEROUS MED. LIVER FAILURE IS VERY COMMON ACCORDING TO A PHARMACIST I KNOW AND I HAVE A FRIEND DYING TODAY FROM THIS DRUG WHICH SHE HAS BEEN TAKING FOR 3 YEARS. IT DID NOT SHOW IN HER BLOOD TILL IT WAS TOO LATE. HER RHUMY DID NOT FIND THIS BUT HER PCP DID WHEN LOOKING AT SOMETHING ELSE NOT RELATED TO HER ARTHRITIS. | F | 50 | 2 years | 2/6/2002 | 3 | psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis | nausea, tiredness, irritability | works very well on psoriasis. At 25mg a week side effects are fairly heavy. I feel sick most of the time | M | 29 | 10 months | 11/26/2001 | 3 | RU | head ache pukey feeling, loss of appetite,fever that comes and goes | F | 52 | 6 weeks | 11/12/2001 | 4 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | No significant side effects | Methotrexate 12.5 mg weekly | F | 28 | 6 years | 10/27/2001 |