I'm interested in hearing people's experiences with methotrexate as a steroid-sparing medication. My rheumatologist has pushed me to add methotrexate because I have been on prednisone over a year and a half and failed to successfully taper below 8 mg 4 times. Were you able to get off prednisone completely or just go to a lower dose by adding the methotrexate? Did you get off prednisone and remain on methotrexate? If so, how well did it control symptoms of PMR? Did you have any serious side effects? At my next MD visit in 2 months I agreed to add the methotrexate if my labs are OK and allow me to do it.