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    Default Feels like a set back...

    Went to see the Reaumy a week or so back.. Was complaining that I have been on Methotrexate for a year now and feel no better at all.. I was on a pred reduction plan by 1mg per month and was down to 8mg per day although starting to get side effects when I reuduced to 8mg. Nose starting to run again and getting so tired and lethargic...

    I know I shouldnt moan when I go see them as they took me off methotrexate and bumped up my pred to 10mg per day.. And I was doing so well on the reduction plan too.. Did a blood test and if all is well the plan is to start me on Imruan later on in July. Now I have a fear of the unknown again!! At least while I was on Mtx I knew what to expect and it was only a once a week thing.. Not so sure about this daily tablet business of imruan or aza-blahblah whatever its called. Would love to know when this thing will settle down so I can be "normal" again whatever that is.....

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    Sorry, but there is no predicting that one!

    Switching to drugs such as Azathioprine together with Pred is pretty standard treatment and would indicate to me that you are heading in the right direction. The road to improvement in the condition is never linear and you can expect pauses in progress and unfortunately even reversals on occasion. I've been living with it for well over 25 years now, so you may still have a way to go.
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    Oak, I totally know what you mean-- you feel lousy but at least you're in familiar territory. No way to tell what aza will do unless you try it. Hang in there.

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    ok kinda off topic...with being cut open my doctors have me on metho but there was talk of switching me to cytx as i am still having high ANCA. I have nasty snot off and on and i get really worn out over simple stuff but assumed this was from the lowered pred 4 the healing. What are the major differences between cytx and methotrex that you have experienced? I have only been on methotrexate for 4 weeks and one of the doctors on my team says this is not long enough 2 expect anything, is that true?
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    Rini:

    I forget, how long were you on ctx? Was it oral or IV?

    Ctx is the big gun and is much more toxic than mtx. Ctx is used as the standard for getting Wegs into remission and mtx is used as a maintenance drug.

    I would trust your doc at the CC. Which doc do you see at CC?

    Do you rinse or irrigate your nose at all? If you do not I suggest using the NeilMed Squeeze bottle. You can get it at your local pharmacy. As far as the tiredness goes, it could be the pred or mtx. It is so hard to say for sure. That is why it is so important to try and keep a daily journal.

    I hope this helps.
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    i never was, ik ik i have 2 get 2 CC, i did keep a very thuro jurnal back @ the beginning...now i suppose i have to pick it back up again being out of the hospital. the stuff comeing out of my nose is like light gray tar or sometimes its just like beef jerky, depends on if iv had a nosebleed...usually its bad 4 like 10 min of my day then i'm coughing up stuff. Its really kinda nasty to describe, sorry about that.
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    Rini:

    I forget, how long were you on ctx? Was it oral or IV?

    Ctx is the big gun and is much more toxic than mtx. Ctx is used as the standard for getting Wegs into remission and mtx is used as a maintenance drug.

    I would trust your doc at the CC. Which doc do you see at CC?

    Do you rinse or irrigate your nose at all? If you do not I suggest using the NeilMed Squeeze bottle. You can get it at your local pharmacy. As far as the tiredness goes, it could be the pred or mtx. It is so hard to say for sure. That is why it is so important to try and keep a daily journal.

    I hope this helps.
    Experience is the only way to survive. <3 Rini Orange

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    Quote Originally Posted by oaktreehill View Post
    Went to see the Reaumy a week or so back.. Was complaining that I have been on Methotrexate for a year now and feel no better at all.. I was on a pred reduction plan by 1mg per month and was down to 8mg per day although starting to get side effects when I reuduced to 8mg. Nose starting to run again and getting so tired and lethargic...

    I know I shouldnt moan when I go see them as they took me off methotrexate and bumped up my pred to 10mg per day.. And I was doing so well on the reduction plan too.. Did a blood test and if all is well the plan is to start me on Imruan later on in July. Now I have a fear of the unknown again!! At least while I was on Mtx I knew what to expect and it was only a once a week thing.. Not so sure about this daily tablet business of imruan or aza-blahblah whatever its called. Would love to know when this thing will settle down so I can be "normal" again whatever that is.....
    Oak, I hear you, it is tedious. I had to increase the preds and now on 6 mgs daily. so will try and go slowly again as my goal is to get off the preds. I take cellcept and look forward to getting off it. last week had pain on inhalation and was like pleurisy, so thats when increased the preds to 10 and then to 6 until see how I do. argh do hate this but just can go as fast as body allows. do feel better now but hate that its due to increase in preds. its like an addiction.

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