Advice please....should I try Methotexate???

Hi all,

I had to to have blood tests yesterday and go back to my rheumy today for results as I have been trying, unsuccessfully, to get down from 15mgs for two weeks and had a lot of pain and stiffness in my right shoulder .Left shoulder and both knees weren't great either, but I could cope with the pain in them.

My ESR was Ok but CRP had gone back up to 23 (had been down to 7 last bloods)so my rheumy feels that I need to consider taking Methotrexate as he does not want to increase the steroids again. He gave me an injection of steroid directly into the right shoulder joint as an interim measure, and it has helped a bit, but he would like me to try 14 again and if I can't tolerate the lower dose he feels that the Methotrexate is worth trying.

he explained all the side effects and the regular blood tests required, and quite frankly, I am a bit terrified of taking it :cry: .

Because I had so many problems with bruising, weight loss and sleep disruption with the steroids i am worried that I will get even worse problems on the methotrexate.

How many of you have taken it, and did it really help or would I be opening an entirely new can of worms???

All advice welcome & if anyone finds my old life....CAN I PLEASE HAVE IT BACK !!

Sorry....feeeling very fed up today.

best wishes to all, Pauline

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