new here and have questions hope you ... - LUpus Patients Un...

LUpus Patients Understanding and Support

3,413 members1,254 posts

new here and have questions hope you guys can help

donam profile image
1 Reply

I have been taking methotrexate for 2 months now so i know i am new to this. But it seems that i feel ok with the meth but when i take the folic acid it kicks my butt. I get so nauseated and tired i could sleep for days. I have had lupus for several years I am also taking cymbalta, quinacrine 100mg daily,salsalate 750mg 3*daily ,methotrexate 15mg 1* week was changed from 1 mg folic acid daily to leucovorin calcium 5mg half a tab I time a week and i still get nauseated any suggestions. I dont want to be a baby about this

Written by
donam profile image
donam
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
Read more about...
1 Reply
lupus-support1 profile image
lupus-support1Administrator

You are NOT a baby!

According to the latest research, you should be taking Folic Acid every day EXCEPT on the day you take MTX.

Are you taking MTX orally or by injection. The injection is better for 2 reasons. First, it reduces significantly the nausea; and second, some studies have shown it is more effective.

There are many people who take MTX. Perhaps you would also like to talk to them by registering (free) here: lupus-support.org/LuPUSMB

The LuPUS Message Board provides a safe place to talk. If you have any problems, please let me know.

With good wishes,

Ros

You may also like...

New and Unsure about me

for no reason, b12, and iron are fine, and the folic acid was actually high. It also showed high...

I am new here. :-)

blighted by severe anxiety; is this common? Do you get any help or treatment? Why is there no-one...

What can you see?

one of my paintings just for pleasure. Sometimes I get so hung up on complaining of things I can't...

Did you have difficulties in getting a diagnosis of lupus?

long did diagnosis take? What, if any, difficulties did you face when trying to get a diagnosis?

Can anyone Interperate these results are they indicative of lupus thank you

there fellow readers I have had lots of symptoms of lupus ect over the last 2 years I have had...