Scared to take Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis

I have severe RA and was also very low on my vitamin D. I started taking 6,000 IU of the vitamin D a day and my numbers are 👌🏼 and my doctor also recommended Folic Acid and I take biotin to get my hair strong. I do get really tired in the days I take methotrexate but I just listen to my body and take it easy in any way I can. My best advice in this regards is to be gentle with yourself and if you need to take it slow for a day, it’s okay. Your body is healing/ being treated from/ for a lot of internal distress. Hope this helped a little bit!

Since the methotrexate alone wasn't relieving my pain entirely they put me on a low dose of prednisone along with it. Which helps very much but it also wipes out your immune system so I got sick 4 days ago. None I know is sick so musta just picked it up somewhere. So that's a downside. Spent mother's day home alone sick.

Methotrexate was the first drug prescribed to me, when I developed RA as a child. I had no side effects. As someone who has been med free and medicated, life is barely manageable during a flare. Not taking medication, does more physical and emotional harm than any prescribed drug.

I’ve been on methotrexate since getting COVID in April 2020 which led to pericarditis and now RA. I really haven’t had any problems with methotrexate. Although I was taking 2.5 mg 8 tablets once a week but they just reduced it to 7 pills because my blood work came back a little off on my kidneys

I really didn't have any problems taking it, however, everyone is different. Express your concerns with your doctor and or your pharmacist.