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Anyone taken Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) to reduce prednisone?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 28 5:39pm | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for this info, I tried both of these drugs at the beginning of my PMR journey and both caused pain in my right side. So, we stayed with Pred. I am currently on 1 mg of pred every other day. Best I have been in 3 years. Should I expect very adverse effects from this low dose? Highest dose I ever took was 10 mgs about a week, with some small infections occurring ( eye and nose). Went to 5 mgs for a long time and then started the descent. Been on 1 mg for a while now. 1/2 appears inadequate after a few days. Appears 1 mg every other day is the lowest dose with the least pain. Thoughts?
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Hi - did they ever say what the pain in the right side was? E.g. for example, did the drugs effect the organs or was it muscular or nerve pain unrelated to the organs. Curious because I also get some pain in my right side and I know that methotrexate toxicity caused inflammation in pancreas and also possibly the spleen. The liver however seemed to have been unaffected. Now off the methotrexate and it looks like the right side pain has gone or at least calmed right down.
I have had right side abdomen pain for many years. I have Chron's and had endometriosis which is also now considered an autoimmune disease. I think Dr call it stacked autoimmune. Point is I always have abdominal pain so I would not know.
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You are blessed that 1mg works. Stay with it.
I have several autoimmune diseases..many specialists..at one time I had 40 mg shot...then 20mg then stop down.
I am blessed by God to be as active as I am.
Prayers to you.