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28 patient evaluations for Methotrexate

Purpose: Psoriasis (Started Apr 15, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 22, 2011 17.5 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) (Started Jan 24, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 05, 2011 20 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Headaches
Date
Jun 05, 2011
Advice & Tips
The injectible methotrexate DOES have fewer side effects than pills.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • Lisa&3
    Data Quality: 1 star
    • Sex: Female
    • Age: 38y
    Condition: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 6 additional condition(s)
    Quality of Life:
    • Mental: Moderate
    • Physical: Mild
    I am: Bad
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Purpose: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) (Started Oct 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 01, 2011 30 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Date
Jan 01, 2011
Advice & Tips
I took a day of rest because I felt so sick the day I took it. Taking it with food helps and not early in the morning. Usually I felt fine the rest of the week. I did not feel any benifit from it. I do not remember the exact dose.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • seajay
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    MS: 10 yrs
    Type: Primary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: None
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: mild
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Feb 21, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 20, 2010 7.5 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Sep 17, 2009 7.5 mg Weekly ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Dec 20, 2010
Advice & Tips
Seems to improve MS "condition"
Date
Sep 17, 2009
Advice & Tips
Unknown
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  • smbrunner
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    NMO : 11 yrs
    Type: Relapsing NMO
    Left Eye : moderate
    Right Eye : moderate
    Sensation : moderate
    Overall : mild
    Swallowing : mild
    Arms : mild
    Legs : moderate
    Bladder/Bowel : moderate
    Spinal Cord : mild
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Purpose: Neuromyelitis Optica (Started Mar 01, 2005)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 08, 2010 20 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Feb 28, 2010   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Septic Shock, Pneumonia- s.aureus, Lung abscess, Renal abscess, pneumonia bloody
Date
Feb 28, 2010
Advice & Tips
Did an excellent job but after having septic shock twice, renal and lung abcess had to discontinue. Also it did a better job at immunosuppression that I did not have any pain!
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Purpose: Psoriasis (Started Apr 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 01, 2010 15 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Nausea
Date
Nov 01, 2010
Advice & Tips
This medication took me on a roller-coaster ride and I do NOT mean a fun one!! The days either side of taking this medication were horrible - sickness for days afterwards and lethargy unlike anything I've experienced the days prior. This meant, out of seven days, only three were tolerable.
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  • klunzig
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 29 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: none
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: MS (Multiple Sclerosis) (Started Sep 04, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 16, 2010 7.5 mg Weekly ?Can't tell MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Oct 08, 2009 7.5 mg Weekly ?Can't tell MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Stomach upset, Nausea, Fatigue, Fatigue
Date
Oct 08, 2009
Advice & Tips
It is very early days for me with this treatment.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purposes: Improve mobility and Joint pain (Started Mar 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Improve mobility Perceived effectiveness Joint pain Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 01, 2010 10 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Feb 15, 2010 10 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Dec 01, 2009 10 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Lupus (SLE) (Started Sep 01, 2005)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 01, 2010 25 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Date
Mar 01, 2010
Advice & Tips
This is the hardest medication for me to take. It is an injection and I have had to learn to give myself shots. Once I give myself the shot I can feel the medication travel through my body causing muscle pain, stiffness and flu like symptoms. It last for 24 hours. Once the 24 hours is over my energy level goes up and the pain decreases. At times the side effects seem to severe for what my body gets out of the injection but after going off of it for a year, my body and blood work is much more stable taking it.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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  • 25yrRA
    Data Quality: 1 star
    • Sex: Female
    • Age: 51y
    Condition: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 11 additional condition(s)
    Quality of Life:
    • Mental: Moderate
    • Physical: Mild
    I am: Bad
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Purpose: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) (Started Jan 05, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 01, 2009 10 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Jul 01, 2009
Advice & Tips
This stuff is vicious! One thing I do have to say for it is that I have not had to shave my underarms since I was on it. My leg hair also grows back much more slowly than it used to. It almost killed my liver. My driver's license photo was taken while I was on Methotrexate and everyone who sees the photo comments on how yellow I looked. I did bounce back from the bad effects fairly quickly after stopping the meds.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
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