Ra meds

Posted by lh17 @lh17, Mar 31 12:04pm

I have recently been diagnosed with RA. I was shocked to hear this as I have always been active and felt good. Im 61. Doc prescribed 10mg of pred and 400 mg of hydroxyquine. I have only started the pred and cannot get myself to take the hydroxy. I am so anti-meds but also I have researched and realize it is a progressive disease. Do I have to take the hydrox or can I just stay on low dose of pred? Will the disease continue to progress? I would like to ween off pred to 2mg eventually and take it from there. The pred has made me feel great, as others have stated. But I do not want the weight gain and feel some palpatations and broken sleep just now into 20 days. Im so scared of the meds. I greatly appreciate any advice.

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captinal | @captinal | 3 days ago

I was on prednisone for 13 years with Actemera as a *minimizing agent....now I am off it completely for 146 days....any one have experience with the side effects continuing afterwards.
Capt Al
* five flare ups in 13 years requiring 60mg per day then reduction at 5mg per week.