Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group

i was on 6 and doing ok with it my nauseas was all but gone my hair was still falling out but mainly in the shower .two weeks ago i was up to 8 and oh my god i am so sick i am nauseas and throwing up,and very dizzy . i am tried all the time and my damn hands are killing me and i am so weak .i was wondering if any of you think it would help or if it is even ok to split them up like take 4 in the am and 4 in the pm do you guys think that would help or should i just call my rhemuy

I would call your rheumy. he may very well tell you to split them up, but he also might suggest getting the shots, instead. From what others on here have said, the shots don't give you the same gut side effects.

Hope you are feeling better, soon.

Take care

thank you paulette, i will yes i have herd that too about the shots ,well hopeful she will change something to make this easier .

I am on the shots. I take 0.6 cc once a week. At first I had loss of appetite, some dizziness, and loss of balance. My Rheumy gave me the choice of pills or shots. We chose the shots because it is cheaper and because I have problems remembering to take the pills I am already on. We pay about $15 each month including the syringes. As far as I know my dose is low but it is my first real med for my RA. I have been on it since Aug. 02 of this year. It has helped a bit but I also have Fibromyalgia and I get immune to meds fast. One time I was starting to flare and had my shot and by the next day it had stopped. I hope this helps. If you have any questions about it you are free to ask.

Post edited by: nealcassie, at: 11/08/2010 11:17 AM

thank you nealcassie it does help i have been considering talking to my rheumy about the shots and now i think i will .other question i have this pain in my neck that swells and turns red and oh my god does it hurt once it gets going it last for days ,they took an ex-ray and found no signs of r a there and said that nit could fibromyalgia but they aren't sure yet does this sound like anything you go threw?

Lisa, I get that baseline neck lump and man oh man is it tender and sore. Makes holding the head up impossible. Rheumy says it's Fibro.

I also agree that the MTX shots are way easier with side effects then the pills. I'm not on either anymore but I have done both. The shots are also easier on your liver.

Hey, Lisa

Get the shots, girl! I got rid of the nausea when I switched away from pills. My rheumy says it is the actual pill in the gut that causes nausea. No pill, no nausea. I still feel "poisoned" and tired for a couple of days but it's not a big deal.

Hmm I have a small, sometimes tender, egg shaped swelling on a muscle on my neck. It's been there since I had a really bad flare in my shoulder and at the same time the joint that connects the clavicle and breastbone. Rheumy said it's nothing to worry about. I wonder if this kind of thing is common with Fibromyalgia? Or RA?

I have had shoulder pain many, many times (either, tendonitis or tendinitis & bursitis). I also have a weird spot on my back that, after my BIL committed suicide, became so hard that a registered massage therapist thought I had some kind of bone growth there. She could not get it the lump go away. I always had muscle spasms most of my live and mostly on or around my neck. We hold lots of stress there.

I can't say wether it is the Fibro or RA.

Thanks to all of you I say this before I don't know what I would with out all of you.I talk to my rhumey and she said for now too take my methotrxate spilt up 4in the 4 pm.and then when I go for my app as will talk about the shots. And also.we will talk about my neck she is pretty site it is fibromnyla. Thaanks shin I hope split them up helps next sunday atleast do now. And of I don't get some from my dam neck I am coin go nuts .

I have a lot of issues with my neck. One thing that may or may not help is some Icy Hot or a heating pad and Ice pack. Massage may help but it can be extremely painful. If it hurts to hold your head up then you could use a neck pillow or even a towel rolled up.