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The lowest effective dose, how is it defined?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (79)
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@jennyjune

Thank you, and yes will keep you updated. Just starting a lower dose of the prednisone today for a mth, was 10 now 7.5 (I think I mentioned this ) will keep this dose for another month, and have increased the sulfasalazine to 4 a day , we can only try can’t we. I saw a post re a Dr Megan who has a supplement for people on prednisone, have you heard of this? I’m in Australia so will see if they ship to here 🤔

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megz | @megz | 3 days ago

I'm in Australia too. Those supplements are expensive, $126 Australian dollars plus postage for 30 days supply. They seem like a con to me. For example, there's only 40mg of potassium in it which is miniscule - half an avocado has 350mg potassium and a wedge of rockmelon is 500mg. Her promotion of the pills says potassium can help the body decrease blood pressure. Yes it can, but definitely not with that tiny amount. We're better off getting what we need from food in its natural state and without the pill's additives.

There's a disclaimer on her website:
"These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease."
She's a chemist, not a doctor. I get cranky with people who overstate benefits of their overpriced supplements with no proof that they do what they claim they do. All about the $$$.

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