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Methotrexate to wean off long term Prednisone for PMR

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 18 6:31am | Replies (26)
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@stevieb

Hydroxychloroquine:
I was on it for over a year, it was expensive even with the insurance, .. and I got off of it because there was a warning of how it potentially affected vision ... And I perceived just on my own, that my vision was degrading a bit.
I didn't notice any difference without it.

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chzuck | @chzuck | Jun 1 9:19am

One question I have, Is there a time frame for Methotrexate to work? I started it in November 2023, should I have seen results by now? In the beginning of the year I started weaning off Prednisone by 1 mg/month. I got down to 4mg and just could not function due to the pain. I went back to 7 mg/day, but that did not make me pain free during the day to comfortably do the things I wanted to do. Two weeks ago I went to 8 mg/day and started hydroxychloroquine. Currently I feel pretty good.

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