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The lowest effective dose, how is it defined?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 26 7:29am | Replies (147)Comment receiving replies
@kare1 Everyone is on a different schedule. Some people need treatment for a really long time. My brother-in-law is at about 15 years of methotrexate for his PMR. I'm at more than 2 years of treatment for GCA and PMR, and it looks like it will last another year. I didn't expect treatment to last that long.
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@jeff97 thanks for your response! When I saw how long I had to get to the 1.5 I was shocked & a little sad! I too thought I’d be off this sh*t in a year (totally underestimated PMR). I asked Rheumy when I could kick methotrexate out of my life after dumping prednisone & he said 6 mo after. Ug. I do have bilateral hip pain every morning but it’s not awful (sitting too long does annoy it more). But the mild pain calms down through the day. Typical PMR. Next week I’ll drop to the alternating 1 & 1.5 schedule. Here goes…
Good luck to you & your bro-in-law!!