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Oohps i have taken folic acid on methotrexate day what shall i do x

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Don't worry about it. I have done that myself several times and had no ill effects. I expect several of us have made that mistake before now. It is so easy to forget to miss out that one day particularly if like me, you take it 6 days a week. LavendarLady x

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Thankyou i had to have methotrexate by injection today tabs dont suite but normally have mtx on tue and gt a bit confused x i am going to spain for a wk soon my nurse has told me not to take mtx for that wk and i will be ok to miss a wk instead of feeling sick on hol what do u think xx

Go with the nurse .she is your adviser.. no harm in missing a week.. the methotrexate stays in your system much longer than a week...

If you have methotrexate tue??? today is monday??.. you ve got me confused now! x( methotrexate can be taken up to three days late with out problem but then you will have to remember a new methotrexate day which might confuse further?

Prob best to ask your nurse

Alison

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I normally take mtx tabs on tue but changed to injection today monday is the day nurse at hospital to do injections it is all very confusing thankyou for advise xxx

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Hi Big Mommy, I had to come off the MTX tabs as well because of sickness and nausea. Have been on the injections now for over a year and apart from the occasional bout of nausea, have had no ill effects.

I travel abroad a lot and always take my MTX with me - it needs to travel with you not in the hold of the plane, and as I am on anti TNF as well, that also goes with me in a cool bag. You can get letters from your GP to confirm you have to have this medication with you, which you can then show at security if they ask. So far, I have not been asked at all!

Once you have got used to the injections, you will be able to do them yourself - it is pretty easy once you get going with it and then it is easier to remember the day you should take it. Mine is every Wednesday and anti TNF every Thursday. So Wednesdays I don't take the folic acid, but as I have said above, sometimes I forget and take it anyway.

The one time I did not take my MTX as on antibiotics and also did not take the anti TNF, was in agony with pain and had to have a steroid injection. My consultant has advised not to miss a week at all as I seem to react very quickly to being without it.

Have a good holiday. LavendarLady x

Hi, missing one week of MTX wont cause you any problems I've done the same myself in the past when going on holiday, sometimes it's not worth the hassle just for a week. I wouldn't do it on a regular basis of course, but then again holidays are only once a years! or twice if your lucky.

Giving yourself the injection isn't as bad as it sounds, after the first one it will get better and it does save on the weekly visit to the hospital.

Take care and have a lovely holiday.

mand xx

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Thank you all for your advice xxx

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