PMR and Methotrexate
I have been on prednisone for about a year and am finally down to a daily 7 mg dose. However, still feeling some stiffness and my rheumatologist has suggested a couple of times that I could could also go on Methotrexate. I'm reluctant to take yet another medication though so am wondering if anyone else has tried Methotrexate and if it helped lessen the PMR symptoms.
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RheumNow experts online stated that it takes 6 months for MTX to begin helping, and there is little proof that it's effective in PMR.
I listen on YouTube to some top rheums talking about PMR, which they rarely do. One lately, a real pro, said that he recommended splitting the dose, even though many believe it's best not to. I could not get through the night on 20mg and would have had to increase it. Splitting the dose made all the difference, still splitting on 3.5 mg.