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 |
| 4 | SARCOIDOSIS | severe hot flashes, depression is worse, severe sweating severe migraines | I have had Sarcoidosis for 9 years. Was put on the MTX a year ago for severe joint and bone and muscle pain associated with Sarcoid. I have been on pain killers for almost 20 years now. I was told the MTX would cause severe nausea when first starting it but I had bad migraines instead. It has really helped with my joint and bone muscle pain but the severe hot flashes are really really bad. I have to have a fan blowing on me 24/7. Have another Doctor appoint next month . Need to tell them to get me off the MTX. Having a really hard time handling it any more. | F | 54 | 1 years 15mg 1X W | 6/22/2010 | 2 | psoriasis | vision problems, headaches and sinus pain, extreme fatigue, depression, anxiety | I really wanted this drug to work as my psoriasis has never been worse. But I'd rather have psoriasis than be on this drug! I saw numerous doctors about my headaches and vision problems that started within days of taking my first dose. The doctors all said something else was causing it..not the methotrexate. I've been on several drugs to treat my symptoms, including antibiotics, and migraine medication...I even had a sinus x-ray. I quit the drug a week ago, and my mood has improved and the headaches aren't as frequent. Everyone reacts to drugs differently and I wish I would have followed my gut instead of listening to the doctors. I'm so glad to have my suspicions backed up by others who've experienced similar side effects. | F | 39 | 5 weeks 2.5 mg 1X W | 5/4/2010 | 1 | psoriasis | nausea, stomach pain and diarrhea | I am sick of being sick. I never want to see this drug again. | F | 41 | 2 weeks 10mg 1X W | 5/4/2010 | 1 | RA | Throbbing pain in joints, hot flashes, chills, headaches and dizziness, forgetfulness, anxiety, bad dreams, depression, fatigue.By the third week my lymph nodes were tender, I had sore throat and sinus pain without mucus and felt very tired and ill. | My RA has been mild. I had never been as miserable and ill from the illness as I was from the medication. My quality of life plummeted. The cognitive problems and depression were really hard to deal with. After I stopped taking it, I felt much better. | F | 57 | 5 weeks 10mg 1X W | 5/1/2010 | 2 | Arthritis (Unknown strain) | Nausea, lethergy, depression, & mood swings within 48hrs of taking medication. headaches(?). | Did not make any impact on my joint pain, the progression of my disease, or swelling of my joints. Nor did it get me off my NSAIDS, high-dose corticosteriod, or painkillers. For me it was not worth the side effects and I have dicontinued the drug. | F | 20 | 4 months 17.5mg 1X W | 4/12/2010 | 3 | RA | Stomach sick for 2 days after taking meds. Nausea and diaherra. Lethargic. | Was on this medicine 3 years ago with Enbrel, Remicade and Humira. Stayed on Humira, methotrexate was stopped as sed rate was between 30-40. Sed rate up to 76, back on methotrexate with Humira and Leucovorin for the stomach symptoms. Don't see much difference. Stiffness, achiness, limited use of hands. Not sure what next steps are, see doc in 2 weeks. | F | 54 | 60 days 12.5 mg 1X W | 4/10/2010 | 5 | RA | I am writing this for my husband. He has had mouth sores from the start. | The methotrexate was working wonder for the first month. Now though since he has started taking the Remicade with it he has been exhausted to the point of being able to sleep all day or just falling asleep unexpectedly through out the day,headaches but the biggest thing is leg fatigue and weakness with muscle pain. | M | 33 | 2 months 2.5mg 1X W | 3/17/2010 | 2 | Psoriatic Arthritis | Extreme fatigue, depression, photosensitivity, headache - all for 24-48 hours after taking it. Oral form gave me diarrhea and nausea for 4-5 days afterwards so now on injectable form with no GI symptoms. | I have just started taking Humira after not having experienced any relief from the MTX. This was hard to tell at first because the summer came and warm weather really helps my symptoms decrease. Wasn't until winter came and swelling and pain dramatically increased that I realized this drug wasn't really working at all! Now I am told I have to take the MTX for 6 months with the Humira to ensure the Humira works and my symptoms don't get worse. Waiting still for relief that doesn't make me feel like a depressed zombie. | F | 43 | 11 months 12.5 mg SQ 1X W | 2/8/2010 | 5 | Polymyalgia rhematica | tiredness, but really nothing else. | To stop stomach problems, I wrapped each tablet in a ball of cheese and took about 2 hours before bedtime. Did not expereince any sickness or stomach problems this way. | F | 48 | 6 months 25mg 1X day | 2/7/2010 | 3 | orbital pseudotumor disease | fatigue for a couple of days after the dosage. Sometimes sleeplessness. | I take 12.5 ml's a week, along with 5 mls of Prednisone every other day and foltic daily. i worry about my liver as I have polysystic liver disease and would like to get off the drug. | F | 61 | 2 years | 1/6/2010 | 4 | Rheumatoid Arthritis | If any they are very subtle. Been taking it the entire 2 years after the symptoms set in. Maybe nausea, lower energy. Take 12.5mg weekly only. Was taking 1mg folic acid, but stopped around a year or so ago, as blood tests showed fine without. | I am getting ready to start a ween off the methotrexate by dropping 2.5mg (1pill) per week or three until down to 3 pills 7.5mg. That is how I found this site, I was looking for best known method for weening from methotrexate and if it is a bad idea. If I have no affect following the ween for a year, doctor will consider remission as posibility. I pray, we can cure for all of us. Able to do everything I want, have what I think is a tendon issue very close to the RA pain, but is topical as far as I can tell, following activity sometimes. Just played 2hrs of football and biked 12miles and I am spent. I love it!! I just hope I am not hurting myself. We'll see tomorrow?!? When it hit me 2years ago, I was afraid I would be bed ridden for life as it hurt to do everything, I mean everything and was almost at a full stop. Started treatment within 2months of it showing up. In retrospect I had one of the worst flu type illnesses or virus in my life, 2 months or so before I was in pain. | M | 42 | 2 years | 1/1/2010 | 5 | SLE & SOGREN'S | I have battled for years with connective tissue disorder. Now named Lupus and Sjogren's. The pain was debilatating. I tried plaquenil and could not tolerate the emotional changes I lost my joie de vive. Started MTX 3 months ago, just 7.5 mg. Get tired and nauseated about 36 hours later for about a day. My biggest concern is the link to lymphoma. I have caught a virus rather quickly (within 2 days of contact) and wonder about how to deal with that problem as well. | This drug has given me my life back. I have not been so pain-free and almost normal for many, many years. With all of the valid concerns with this drug I do wonder however if I am trading my tomorrows for wonderful todays. But isn't that what autoimmune illness is all about anyway? My constant high (100) ESR counts and inflammation take my todays and threaten to distroy chances for good tomorrows also. | F | 47 | 12 weeks | 12/30/2009 | 1 | Arthritis | Dizziness, headache, fuzzy thinking, constant dry cough joint pain | I'm writing this for my Mother who died ten days after taking this drug. She died of pulmonary fibrosis. She was doing well before the drug, and went downhill almost immediately. The doctor knew she had pulmonary fibrosis, and prescribed it anyway. Why, I keep asking myself? Why? Warning! This drug is a poison. | F | 80 | 1 days | 12/22/2009 | 2 | eczema and auto-immune | flu-like symptoms for two days, feel cold, stiff, severe hair loss (grows back and falls out again) including eyebrows and lashes, so so tired, headaches and migraines have increased, heatburn, facial hair, gum sores and bleeding, bad breath, skin infections, eye problems, seeing black dots in my vision and increased sensitivity to light and noise, irritability, low concentration and memory problems, low sex-drive, insomnia vs. sleeping for an entire day. can't tolerate any alcohol. | I hate taking this drug every week. It makes me feel sick and drugged. It's hard coping as a parent on this drug. I just want to curl up on the couch with a blanket for two days and hide after taking it. I'm not motivated to do anything. I've had many problems with hair loss, and my eyes/vision which my doctor denies is from the methotrexate, along with other problems I've reported to him. all bloodwork comes back fine. The sad part is, I don't even know if this drug is helping me. my doctor says it is, but I have serious concerns about this drug and wonder if it's doing more damage than good to my body. | F | 31 | 6 years | 12/18/2009 | 5 | RA | first off this sucks!! before i started taking methotrexate i could not button my blouse,tie my shoes,open jars,pick up the milk jug,or open a bag of cookies..i couldnt even get down into a bathtub..now i can do all of this.. | i take 6 methotrexate 2.5mg once a week i also take prednisone 5mg every day and 2mg of folic acid everyday except on methotrexate day.. i have no hair loss i do get sick on methotrexate day and the day after i do dread those days but i will continue to take it.. it does do the job! I RECOMMEND LOTS OF WATER ON METHOTREXATE DAY TO GET IT FLUSHED OUT OF THE SYSTEM DONT LEAVE IT THERE TO AFFECT THE LIVER! | F | 53 | 5 months | 10/15/2009 | 5 | Psoriatic Arthritis | occasional lethargy, poor concentration, loss of appetite, some depression. | I have been on methotrexate for 4 years now, I started on 40mg a week orally and now I take 10 mg per week. This drug has literally saved my life, before taking it my skin was like sandpaper and my joints were so swollen I could barely walk and was in constant pain physically and emotionally. Within three months my skin was clear and I was back exercising. I now play sport three times per week, run and lift weights........the side effects for me are bearable and are worth it. | M | 30 | 4 years | 10/11/2009 | 5 | Ankylosing Spondylitis | No side effects experienced. Tolerated the drug very well. | Worked perfectly. Didn't experience any side effects (except the occasional mouth ulcer). But, I've always been pretty good at tolerating drugs. | M | 21 | 2 years | 9/23/2009 | 4 | psoriatic arthritis | extreme fatigue, nausea, significant hair loss, general malaise | It seemed to help the arthritis but for three days after taking it I'm completely exhausted. Sometimes it feels like even getting up out of a chair just takes too much energy. I don't like the hair loss but mostly I do not feel like myself. | F | 36 | 2.5 months | 9/22/2009 | 4 | RA | Nausea, severe headaches, tiredness | Initially I got morning sickness the day after I had taken my 10mg dose. After a few months I started tio get powerful headaches the evening and day after I take the MTX. Side effects go away if I stop taking for a week, but the headaches now just seem to be getting worse. I am looking at going to injected MTX, as I am losing every weekend to tyhe side effects of this drug. | M | 49 | 9 months | 9/14/2009 | 5 | PsA, Psoriasis & Anterior Scleritis | Fatigue, but generally MTX has changed my life. Though I still have some areas of psoriasis, without MTX I have watery blisters & psoriasis covering the soles of my feet as well as my hands. MTX helps my arthritis tremendously and my eyes are much better. Even when I experience side effects I'm afraid to quit taking MTX for fear the problems will return and I'll be handicapped. | I take 6 pills (5mg (2 pills at a time) spread over 36 hrs every Sun/Mon and prescription folate everyday. I've started having B-12 shots every two weeks. This seems to help my energy levels. Since starting MTX my dose has had to be increased twice. Starting out on a lower dose (even though my doctor recomended against it) helped me adjust to the medication - this is my opinion, not the doctors. | F | 53 | 2 years | 9/9/2009 |