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Experience with Methotrexate?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 31, 2023 | Replies (91)
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@judyjh

I'm on the methotrexate 2.5= 8 tablets a week with prednisone 5.5 mg. I felt pretty good, and when I went up to the max methotrexate at 10 tabs, I felt 20 years younger (I am 69). WOW! Unfortunately I ended up with thrush (candida) and a tongue ulcer, so I took the medication for thrush and backed down to the 8 tabs. I won't forget how good I felt, though. I am doing pretty well with the 8 tabs and backed down to 5mg prednisone. Hoping to slowly back off the prednisone, and then the methotrexate. Who knows. Judy

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tillysam | @tillysam | Feb 16, 2022

Exactly right! Who knows?

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abbeyc | @abbeyc | Feb 16, 2022

Wow! that's interesting! How long have you been on the methotrexate? and how soon after your original PMR diagnosis did you start and how many mg Prednisone were you on when you added the Methotrexate? I am 2 months with PMR and on 20 mg Prednisone. Did you experience any hair loss from the Methotrexate?

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