Dizziness

emsjane
emsjane Member Posts: 351
edited 12. Mar 2012, 18:37 in Living with Arthritis archive
Does anyone else get dizziness taking MTX??

Ive been taking it for 4 months now and ive just started to notice i am getting occasional dizziness! Is this anything to worry about?? I will mention it to the Rheumy next time i see her.

Also, ive started to get a pain at the top of my wrist, and my wrist hurts when i move my wrist up and down. Im not sure if its an inflamed tendon or the start of arthur in my wrist! Is the pain normally felt right inside the wrist if its arthur or does it feel like its on the top of the wrist???
LOVE EMMA X

Comments

  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh dear, poor you, how unpleasant. :( , I feel for you. I think one of the biggest problems those of us on these meds face is that, rightly or wrongly, we associate everything that happens to us with them. Yes there are side effects a-plenty, yes we are all different in how we are affected and yes it can be hard to tell if something is due to a med or not. What I do now is this: if summat unusual happens I note it in my Grot Book (my diary of arthritis-related dross) and see if there is a pattern to anything, if there is then I contact the rheumatology nurse, if there isn't I don't. Experience takes time to be gathered but you will as we all do. I wish you well. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Emma
    Sorry I cant help, but like DD says we do tend to put everything down to our meds or even Arthur, so you make sure you mention it to your GP.
    You take care of yourself.
    Love
    Barbara
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Emma,

    I get huge amounts of dizziness but mine is caused by the neck....

    It might be worth talking to your gp cus they put me on stemitil years ago and that has really helped. Might be worth asking cus there is help out there. Cris x
  • salamander
    salamander Member Posts: 1,906
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Emma,

    I always ring my rheumy nurse if things go on for more than a couple of days and let her decide whether it's significant or not.
  • emsjane
    emsjane Member Posts: 351
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks everyone! I definitely think its linked to the MTX as i only get it the day or so afterwards, then it goes away! Hopefully it will pass soon as my body adjusts to the increase in dose!

    My wrist has got better too, i think it must have been muscle or tendon! :D
    LOVE EMMA X
  • pinkbritishstars
    pinkbritishstars Member Posts: 731
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Emma

    I also get the dizziness but not from the methotrexate.

    I also have wrist pain which my rheummy thinks may be arthritis. I have it in my fingers, toes, knees and possibly my right thigh.

    How are you doing today?

    Hope you are doing ok.

    Pink
  • kathe
    kathe Member Posts: 183
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I get really dissy the day i take metx ,so you are not alone.

    Im really nauseu,disdy and sick the day i take it. Really hate it. I take enbrel to but that have no side effect . It is youst the day i take metx like you