A.j. has only taken on dose of the methotrexate (4 days ago) and he keeps biting the inside of his mouth. He says it feels swollen. Is this the sores the doctor warned about?
A.j. has only taken on dose of the methotrexate (4 days ago) and he keeps biting the inside of his mouth. He says it feels swollen. Is this the sores the doctor warned about?
Is he taking folic acid? That should prevent mouth sores.
hi i used to get a swollen mouth and ulcers when i first started taking methotrexate took folic acid tablets and settled down just used to make me feel alittle sick for the fist few days
hope thinks get better soon DEE
I started with the folic acid tablets about a week before I started the mtx and haven't had a problem so far. My doc prescribed the folic acid primarily for nausea but said that he would be checking my mouth closely for ulcers on my biweekly visits.
I think I have been on mtx since september now and I have always taken folic acid and no sores at al.
Jolanta
Hi guys -- got good news from my rheumy: my liver results are completely normal so I was cleared to take the therapeutic dose (15 mg) of methotrexate. He suspects that the spike before was because I was still using NSAIDs and (more importantly) having a couple of drinks on the weekends when I took the first challenge. I took the dose yesterday I'm wondering from some of you more experienced folks -- how long before you started noticing any (positive) difference in the way you feel? I only have ankle pain (even my nasal crusting seems to have gone away) so I'm trying to gauge when that might feel better, keeping in mind that I'm not on any prednisone.
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