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I have been taking MTX for 3 weeks and I keep having days when I am really bloated and seem to swell up. Then next day goes down. Is this me or the medication. Really getting me down. Can't seem to focus on any diet at the moment and it's driving me mad. Only had RA since July.

Ok, I confess I'm having a moan; but I am feeling rather rubbish at the moment and therefore a bit sorry for myself.

On Tuesday evening whilst standing in the kitchen I got a sudden and sharp pain in my stomach, this carried on, getting worse and more often. It was not ...

I have been taking methotrexate at different doses for a couple of years now without too much problem apart from 24 hours of "uncomfortable" tummy. However after increasing the dose to 25mg I have had a few issues and now reduced to 15mg. Firstly I had a swollen and cracked toungue ...

Can anyone tell me anything about Diclofenac?
As an anti-inflammatory I found it very helpful for my back problems.
When I got RA I was taken off of Diclofenac and given something else which did nothing. During my eight months without appointment, my GP put me back on it twice daily ...