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I tried methotrexate and have been off it for several months. I couldn't tell any difference. My rheumatologist wants me back on it although she agrees tests show it didn't help my combination of PMR and RA. I am tired of so much medication. Have other people been helped with methotrexate? I am on 5 mg of Prednisone and want to get off that too. She doesn't seem to have any other suggestions except more medication most of which is experimental.

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ferret911 | @ferret911 | May 25 2:29am

My daughter feels just like you. She’s been so sick for so long, it’s hard to think she’s signing up for a crap shoot to get maybe sicker, or lose precious improvement time with no results. We still don’t understand why the doc gave her a month of weaning off this giant huge new steroid rx she wants her on, then next will start her on the scary meth. You guys in this group are so kind and useful! I find RA research reports and articles on every aspect do verge on incomprehensible (I flunked pre-med in 1968, but it’s like Klingon to me). I feel like i need to pay a pharmacological consultant (if there IS such a thing) to do a walkthrough of the medication strategies on RA. I have plenty of money to pay for that-does anybody know of such a specialty? I’ll hire somebody if you have any sources…

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