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a very rare inflammatory disease called Multicentric Reticulohistiocyt

Posted by midniteangelcloudjum @midniteangelcloudjum, 3 days ago

Need info on the med my Rheum wants to give me to wean me off 30mgs of Prednisone. It is Methotrexate. I don't want to take it. I am a 79 year old female. I need help making up my mind.

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midniteangelcloudjum | @midniteangelcloudjum | 23 hours ago
In reply to @savitchcrew "I have been on 15 mg MTX per week for almost a year to provide relief..." + (show)
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I have been on 15 mg MTX per week for almost a year to provide relief while easing off prednisone. No side effects and I am finally down to 2mg Pred a day. It truly helped me. I am 74 with PMR

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@savitchcrew That is wonderful. Hopefully i will have no side effects as well.

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gmdb | @gmdb | 17 hours ago
In reply to @midniteangelcloudjum "@savitchcrew That is wonderful. Hopefully i will have no side effects as well." + (show)
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@savitchcrew That is wonderful. Hopefully i will have no side effects as well.

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@midniteangelcloudjum yes, it works for some. Best of luck.

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reets70 | @reets70 | 5 hours ago
In reply to @savitchcrew "I have been on 15 mg MTX per week for almost a year to provide relief..." + (show)
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I have been on 15 mg MTX per week for almost a year to provide relief while easing off prednisone. No side effects and I am finally down to 2mg Pred a day. It truly helped me. I am 74 with PMR

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@savitchcrew I took methotrexate for more than five years and never had an issue. I was taking it along with Plaquenel and neither drug caused any problems at all. I believe prednisone is the cause of a lot of my ailments today though.

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midniteangelcloudjum | @midniteangelcloudjum | 51 minutes ago
In reply to @reets70 "@savitchcrew I took methotrexate for more than five years and never had an issue. I was..." + (show)
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@savitchcrew I took methotrexate for more than five years and never had an issue. I was taking it along with Plaquenel and neither drug caused any problems at all. I believe prednisone is the cause of a lot of my ailments today though.

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@reets70 I have to take Folic Acid with the Metho.

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