The doc feels my illness is more like psoriatic arthritis at this time.  I'm on plaquenil and sulfasalazine besides the methotrexate.

Let me add a caveat to one of my earlier articles: don't use herbs unless your physician okays it.  I tried a variety which really helped my feelings, but my liver enzymes went way up.  Be careful! 

Am I still working? Yes.  Some days are harder than others.  Maybe you've had this experience--the pain sneaks up on me.  I'll put on a few pounds, lay around a lot, and suddenly realize. I've become less active because of the pain.  I'm eating more comfort foods, reading books, going to bed early to ignore the pain.

Once I go to the doc, try something new, become active again, the weight comes off.  We're really going to watch the liver counts. I guess the meth can do bad things.