Hi all, Just wonder how long it took your body to get used to methotrexate. I took dose 5 with the encreased dose for the second time. It doesn't hit me for...
... early in the evening when its the day to take it. I did the humira injection this afternoon and within 30 mins was asleep and slept for 2 hours. My arms...
It never made me feel sick. Just over whelmingly tired... it hit me like a ton of bricks the next day.... the second day after I was also tired and had to...
The SAA Seminar in Philadelphia is Saturday, September 13th, however, because space is limited, they are asking people to register by Friday, September 5th....
Stiffy is back from his campaign stops in Cleveland, Ohio and the Air Show and is ready to be sent on to his next destination!! I'll be sending Spenser his...
Now that Stiffy the Snowspondy has announced his running mate, Marie Strumpell, (the first female Spondy on a Fusion ticket), he is getting back on the...
I would have to agree on the first weeks are the worst... It does get better over time. But with me, we(as in my doctor & I) found out if I take extra Folic ...
... dispensing advice. When my metho was increased from 6 pills a week to 8 pills, I asked my doctor if I should increase the folic acid. She said "no"...
Thank you all for the replies. I have been way over tierd it seems all week but worse the first two days after taking the metho. But so far, only my GI issues...
hello all, i hope that you all had wonderful summer vacations, and were for the most part as pain free as possible. i just had some more x-rays done, and i'm...
Hi Christi~ The results of your x-rays aren't very enlightening. Considering the neck pain you are having, I would suspect a muscle spasm rather than the...
thanks ty. another thing is that when i had my last mri, it said that i had degenerative disc disease. do you know what the difference between degenerative...
I'd say you had minimal changes but do have degenerative disease going on. As for your neck, I'd highly recommend physical therapy. It did wonders for my neck....
maria, thanks for the info. i think that it would be a good idea too. i think that i'm going to try to get an mri first though. we are in the middle...
I can identify with the dizziness having been treated for vertigo many years ago and the neck pain, oh yes. I have very little neck pain now however with that...
I hear you, Christi! I hope you get some relief soon. Have you tried using hot packs on your neck? For a busy Mom, using the ThermaCare heat pads for the neck...
oh i love it!!!! a girl who can't say no!! that's great!!! i'm still having the symptoms, so i'm going to try to get into the doc tomorrow. i called my...
thanks ty. i was on flexaril, but one of the docs had me stop taking it, but i can't remember why. i think that it might have been because of one of the...
I wouldn't recommend going off your meds. I'd say talk to your doc about it and be aware of the symptoms so you can react more quickly if you need to do so. ...
I agree with David. I could go into more detail about why I agree, but I'm tired tonight and not into saying much. (For those of you who are sick of my...
My dear Tyler, in my opinion, you don't blather. :-) In fact, I count on your wise counsel and appreciate the informed views you always bring to the...
I do appreciate all of your opinions. Unfortuately I have suffered from depression and anxiety attacks since starting all of the biologic drugs. I'm not sure...
wow! that is interesting. how do you decide to use the medicine? my doc says that if you get more out of life with the medicine, even if there are risks,...
It's September ... The kids are back in school, the leaves have not yet begun to fall and the Yankees and Red Sox are both struggling to make the playoffs ......
Hey Spenser, CNN did a news story about this today. They didn't mention methotrexate like the link you gave. But I'm wondering about myself. Seeing that I...
... IDK this is pretty scary. I've been on all those drugs and currently on Remicade and metho. I have to admit the Remicade's been doing wonders but still I...