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28 patient evaluations
for
Methotrexate
elvato
Sex:
M
Data Quality: 0 stars
Type: Primary Progressive
Sensation: None
Overall: Mild
Cognition: moderate
Vision: mild
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: mild
Walking: moderate
by
elvato
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Purpose:
MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
(Started May 03, 2004)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Jun 30, 2009
7.5 mg
Weekly
? Can't tell
None
Always
A little
Date
Jun 30, 2009
Advice & Tips
Time you're use to a time when you don't have something important you need to do.
BrainStain4
Sex:
F
Data Quality: 0 stars
Type: Relapsing-Remitting
Relapse: Moderate
Sensation: Mild
Overall: Mild
Cognition: moderate
Vision: mild
Speech: none
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
by
BrainStain4
See BrainStain4's full Methotrexate history
Purpose:
Other
(Started Nov 10, 2005)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Mar 07, 2009
25 mg
Weekly
Major
None
Always
Not 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
Purpose:
Other
(Started Jun 07, 2008)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Dec 30, 2008
17.5 mg
Weekly
Moderate
None
Always
Not at all
Dec 20, 2008
12.5 mg
Weekly
Moderate
None
Always
Not at all
Aug 19, 2008
2.5 mg
Weekly
Major
Mild
Always
A little
Date
Aug 19, 2008
Advice & Tips
does cause hair thinning
Cost
< $25 monthly
Purpose:
Pain
(Started Apr 01, 2008)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Sep 09, 2008
Major
None
Always
Not at all
Date
Sep 09, 2008
Advice & Tips
this medication works well combined with other medication for rheamatoid arthritis.
Purpose:
Psoriasis
(Started Aug 01, 2006)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Jul 01, 2008
25 mg
Weekly
Slight
Mild
Always
Somewhat
Date
Jul 01, 2008
Advice & Tips
my relief factor ended fairly early though I kept taking the drug.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Purpose:
Psoriasis
(Started Jul 01, 2008)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Jul 01, 2008
5 mg
Weekly
Moderate
Severe
Always
Somewhat
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
mrmuckle
Sex:
M
Data Quality: 0 stars
Type: Secondary Progressive
Sensation: Moderate
Overall: Moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
by
mrmuckle
See mrmuckle's full Methotrexate history
Purpose:
MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
(Started Nov 26, 2004)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Jun 15, 2006
5 mg
Weekly
? Can't tell
Mild
Always
Somewhat
Side effects:
Hair loss, Common cold, Low white blood cell count (leukopenia), Stomach upset
Date
Jun 15, 2006
Advice & Tips
Good luck.
Purpose:
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
(Started Jun 15, 1994)
Date
Dosage
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Jul 01, 2000
2.5 mg
Weekly
None
Severe
Always
Very
Date
Jul 01, 2000
Advice & Tips
I would take methotrexate on Friday night (with food) and throw up for 3 or 4 days...they tried moving me to injections...which would let me sleep through Friday and then start puking on Saturday! So they had to lower the dose so much that it wasn't helping the RA/SLE at all...and I still was vomiting. Finally my Rheumy felt that it was not an option for me I just couldn't handle it. When I went on Remicade (2000)they required I be on MTX but the docs just ingored that. I've had problems with a lot of medications...BUT many people do really well on this drug! I'm just a puker I guess!
Cost
< $25 monthly
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