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Mouth ulsers

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Pops_grandma
Pops_grandma

Cheers MTX on top of the side effects of taking said MTX for psoriatic arthritis and going through the menopause, the new upped dosage has given me mouth ulsers!!!!

bloody marvellous frown

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  • dorothy66076
    dorothy66076 Pops_grandma

    Posted

    Hi Pops Granda,

    So sorry to hear you are getting those horrid mouth ulcers. I hear your frustration and empathise with you, last week I asked my Rheumy what to do please, thinking he might reduce the MTX dose, but he said to take Folic Acid 5mg every day instead of just the day after, until they were gone, this was last week and no improvement yet but no worse either.  All the best to you, and get better soon  x

    • Pops_grandma
      Pops_grandma dorothy66076

      Posted

      Morning !!!! Thank you, I already take 5mg folic acid every day as I don't tolerate MTX very well, I'm hoping it's the new dosage of said MTX and it will right itself, ever the optimist lol, I love the support from all thou, I'm so glad I stumbled across this forum xxx
  • Lisa_Batts
    Lisa_Batts Pops_grandma

    Posted

    Oh pops grandma you poor thing. I have some good advice though because I suffered horrendously with them at first and what I am doing now had stopped them reoccurring. Biotene mouthwash helps. You can also ask your doctors for an antiseptic mouthwash. I also (as suggested to me on this site) gargle with 1 drop of tea tree oil in an egg cup full of water. I haven't had the ulcers since using biotene and tea tree oil. Good luck. I know it is awful but this worked for me 😊😊😊
    • Pops_grandma
      Pops_grandma Lisa_Batts

      Posted

      Hi Lisa, your advice is invaluable, once again thank you, did you say the Biotene mouthwash is available only online, pardon my brain fog if not, I'm going to google and have a look !!!! eek
    • Lisa_Batts
      Lisa_Batts Pops_grandma

      Posted

      Yippee! I actually asked my pharmacy to keep a biotene in stock for me which they have done. I was sceptical of the tea tree oil one as I was thinking there's no natural remedy in this world that will help but I tried it and bless the person who advised it. I've not had the ulcers since using a combination of both. Forgot to mention gargle with the tea tree 3 times a day. Also even when ulcers have gone I would say stay on the higher dose of folic as I have done. 😊😊😊☀️ Sending you sunny thoughts as I know how awful the ulcers are
    • Pops_grandma
      Pops_grandma Lisa_Batts

      Posted

      Is it just normal tea tree oil ? I take 5mg Folic acid everyday anyway as I don't tolerate the MTX very well, third time of new higher dose today so fingers crossed won't feel as grotty as previous 2 rolleyes
    • Lisa_Batts
      Lisa_Batts Pops_grandma

      Posted

      Yes just tea tree oil. It's about £1 or £2. Any pharmacy, super drug etc. I don't tolerate it well either so stay on folic every day except MTX day. Hope today is better for you. Be good to yourself 😊😊
  • kristy7
    kristy7 Pops_grandma

    Posted

    Dear PopsGrandma,

    Hi there - be careful - mouth ulcers indicate a possible infection. Remember methotrexate dampens down the immune system significantly and something you may normally have 'shrugged off' may overtake your system. It is also a side effect that is classified as 'serious'

    What is your new dosage and did you a blood test prior to the prescription?

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