42 patient evaluations for Methotrexate

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Jul 15, 2008 (Started Jun 30, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for psoriasis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (exhaustion, complete exhaustion)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Weekly

Jul 1, 2008 (Started Jun 30, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for psoriasis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (exhaustion, complete exhaustion)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Weekly
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

Jun 30, 2008 (Started Jun 30, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for psoriasis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (complete exhaustion)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg Weekly

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Feb 15, 2014 (Started Feb 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for psoriatic arthritis)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for psoriasis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Weekly
Advice & Tips: The interruption on Jan 11th was due to the upcoming CABG surgery , to allow for the immune system to be ready for the extra load, exposure to potentialrisks of infection, etc. A bit unexpectedly, despite of this interruption of now about 45 days, I have NO psoriasis and arthritis symptoms.

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May 27, 2011 (Started Sep 29, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (vomiting)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Weekly

  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 11, 2014 (Started Oct 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for rheumatoid arthritis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (hair loss, fluid retention (edema))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 15 mg Weekly

  • 0 helpful marks

May 15, 2013 (Started Feb 13, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for rheumatoid arthritis)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for mixed connective tissue disease)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Weekly
Advice & Tips: This made me feel sick about 30 hours after taking the dosage. After a few weeks, my doctor recommended that I split the dose throughout the day, which helped a little. In the end, it didn't really treat my symptoms like we hoped it would.

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Jul 10, 2013 (Started Jun 05, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for systemic lupus erythematosus)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for arthritis pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (headaches, nausea and vomiting)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Weekly
Advice & Tips: Worse side effects ever. Sick with splitting headache for days after dose. NEVER AGAIN!

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Apr 1, 2013 (Started Jul 01, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Crohn's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (depressed mood, tiredness)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Advice & Tips: Avoid this treatment as much as possible. I had severe difficulties dealing with depressed mood.

Jul 1, 2005 (Started Jul 01, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Crohn's disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (depressed mood, tiredness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Weekly
Advice & Tips: Would never take this treatment again. Depressive mood and tiredness too severe.

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Jul 1, 2000 (Started Jun 15, 1994)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for rheumatoid arthritis)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (nausea and vomiting)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 2.5 mg Weekly
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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Nov 22, 2012 (Started Apr 01, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Sjogren's syndrome)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for systemic lupus erythematosus)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (muscle pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 212.5 mg Weekly
Advice & Tips: Stopped due to hip surgery complications. I used folic acid to combat muscle pain for the pain I experienced after the injection-- i felt like Snow White taking a bite of the poison apple
Cost: < $25 monthly

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Nov 18, 2012 (Started Dec 02, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (tiredness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 25 mg Every 8 Weeks

  • 0 helpful marks
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