mtx question for ladies

[lori]

two months on mtx. just had my period less than two weeks ago. now im feeling very pms- y, sore breasts and got he munchies...no i am not pregnant!!!

i swear i read somewhere taht mtx can throw your cycle off.

any input ladies?

lori

[lori]

bringing this back to front page.. theres got to be some ladies out there on mtx...i posted on the RA page- two said they have experienced changes... just thought id poll the sjs family too!!!

God bless
lori

[Rayven]

I've not taken it for auto-immune stuff as I posted elsewhere. I had it administered for an ectopic so my cycles were fouled up anyway   Sorry I can't be of more help.

[proudmom]

Hi I don't post alot but I read daily  I have been on mtx since Jan 2010 and my cycles have been messed up. I have also read it can mess your cycles up but I thought it decreased them. I have been off and on a period since august it's like 7 days on then 10 days off. I went to the gyn and he said the mtx wasn't the reason, so now I am doing some testing. I know I really didn't answer your question, just sharing my story. Good luck
Proudmom

[harrigan]

Sorry Lori - missed this.  I asked my GP if MTX could be messing up my (till now) very regular periods.  They had become unpredictable for the first time since I was about 14.  He said he had not heard of this as a side effect and it was more likely to be my age.

I stopped MTX after 5 months, in July and my periods are back to regular again.    I don't think there is a definitive list of all the side effects for every med, but I do think that we know our own bodies.  It stands to reason that something which can interfere on  cellular level with the body's workings could have an impact on reproductive cycle.  A friend of mine was unlucky enough to have an eptopic pregnancy and had MTX injections to end the pregnancy whilst leaving her tubes intact.

Hope the MTX will soon be having some positive effects Lori and will be worth putting up with the side effects.  Thinking of you XX Ailsa

[lori]

thanks Allissa,

i couldve sworn i read it does mess ya up somewhere but due to brain fog... well who knows where i saw... adn if i saw it !! LOL

yeah i think the mtx is helping so ill put up with it for sure. id rather b on this than some of those biologics.

thanks for your replu

God bless

lori