Methotrexate..kind of goes with the other....

I would like your thoughts based on your experiences and my schedule. There are no right or wrong answers just need your opinions.

1. I have 5 kids. My oldest is 18 but in college and works full time. The second oldest is 16/3rd is 13. My husband is gone during the week for a majority of time that the kids and I are home. So school events, sports, homework is all me. Same as cooking dinner, etc. My kids all have set chores like dishes, trash, cleaning living room, cleaning bathroom counters and kitchen table. I go around and detail along with sweeping and mopping floors, daily, laundry,etc.

2. I work from 5:30-well home by 3:00 on a good day. I am a food service manager of a middle school cafeteria. That entails at least 3 hours of paperwork for the state and my supervisor daily along with  stock, and running registers, pans and dishes, decisions,helpin ensure the food is ready(usually means lots of cooking for me), I deal with afterschool programs and have bi-weekly meetings that mean I am not home until 5:00pm.

3. So the weekend is all I have to spend with my husband. He works nights and 2-3 x's a month has to work Saturdays. My kids all play baseball and softball(which for any fans out there you know that is coming up) They have games mid-week along with practice and always have saturday games. Not always at the same park. I like to be involved with that as well.

So now knowing what I know about my life, What day do you think I should start the methotrexate? I can't see a good day so far. I'm sure no day is a good day but   I don't know which one. Especially if I end up being one that gets sick. I have sick days at work(lots of them) but my schedule there is so busy and they don't send sub managers in anymore it's near impossible to take off. I was thinking Saturday night. Then I would have time to spend with hubby and be able to do what i have to with kids but will that be enough time to re-coop? Any advice, opinions, whatever would be great, Thanks. Heather

My opinion would be to pick Friday or Saturday night because you have hubby around to pinch-hit for you, if needed, on Saturday or Sunday.  For me, it doesn't keep me from driving, but once the nausea is over, it just zaps me of energy.  Those are good days to read, or nap, or watch from sidelines.

WeartRAsufferer is right, drink lots of water- all week, not just the days you take MTX. If you weren't given Folic Acid as well, you might want to ask about it. 1-2mg daily can help decrease some of the side effects of the MTX.  My rheumy wrote for both scripts at the same time.

Good luck, and hopefully it will effect you a lot less than it does me.

I take mine after b/fast Thursdays -  that way I get lots of water in me to avoid side effects.

You can change the days but dont take it earlier than 7 days - so if you wanted to make it a Monday for example take it the Monday after the Friday you were supposed to take it - hope that makes sense

I have been unsure of whether I have taken it and left it for the next week due to not wanting to take a double dose and I have been fine - so there is room to play around with it - once its in your system of course and that could take up to 3 months or more.

Having said all that - we are all different so what works for me might not work for another.

AND none of the questions you are asking are silly - its easier to find out about these meds we take firsthand from people who regularly take them.

Good luck this Friday - will be thinking of you

Jo