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28 patient evaluations for Methotrexate

Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (Started Oct 16, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 30, 2011 20 mg Weekly ?Can't tell MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Oct 16, 2009 20 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Stomach upset, Hair loss, Fatigue
Date
Oct 16, 2009
Advice & Tips
Methotrexate works great for me, though I know that's not the case for everyone. I don't have many side-effects, though I admit that the hair loss has been difficult for me emotionally, as my hair used to be very thick and long, and a point of pride for me. The other side-effects I manage by taking MTX right before bed.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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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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  • BrainStain4
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 0 stars
    MS: 10 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Relapse: Moderate
    Sensation: Mild
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by BrainStain4
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Purpose: Other (Started Nov 10, 2005)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 07, 2009 25 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Mar 07, 2009
Advice & Tips
Be sure to take at least 1 mg of folic acid per day while on Methotrexate. If your hair starts falling out, ask your doctor about a higher dose of folic acid. Mine was increased to 2 mg daily and my hair stopped falling out. Wal-Mart's folic acid is really inexpensive.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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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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  • LoriRuff
    Data Quality: 1 star
    • Sex: Female
    • Age: 50y
    Condition: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 3 additional condition(s)
    Quality of Life:
    • Mental: Moderate
    • Physical: Moderate
    I am: Bad
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  • by LoriRuff
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Purpose: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) (Started May 15, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 15, 2011   Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere NeverNeverNeverNeverNever SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Sep 15, 2011
Advice & Tips
Started with pills and went to shots, which were easier on the tummy but not entirely. Had to stop when I started vomiting blood. Tell you doctor how severe the stomach cramping is.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) (Started Oct 20, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 26, 2011 7.5 mg Weekly ?Can't tell SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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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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Purpose: RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) (Started Nov 06, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 20, 2012 25 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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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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  • by Lisa&3
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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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Purpose: Psoriasis (Started Jul 01, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 01, 2008 5 mg Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jul 01, 2008
Advice & Tips
having to get frequent blood work was inconvenient and expensive, left me with marks from needles, meds made me too tired to function at work
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