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In the first week after PMR diagnosis, I have needed to increase prednisone from 10 to...
diagnosis, I have needed to increase prednisone ... rheumatologist I have no alternative to prednisone ... until I am in remission, then can try methotrexate
Posted: Feb 1, 2024
@pkh3381, @beaver, @astaingegerdm, @pb50, @johnbishop, and all...I developed GCA and PMR following a Covid infection in...
I'm currently taking 10mg of Prednisone ... I also took Methotrexate and a penicillin ... Prednisone helped relieve pain dramatically ... rheumatologist whom I respect, I will take Methotrexate ... , Prednisone, other steroids, and whatever
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 26, 2024
I was diagnosed with Pemphigus Foliaceus when I was 10 yrs old in 1975 , I...
Would titrate prednisone down to 20 ... Then they added methotrexate to the ... prednisone regimen. ... After 5 yrs of prednisone and methotrexate ... issues due to long-term steroid use and methotrexate
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 20, 2024
Getting PMR into remission is the goal. Just about everybody starts with the prednisone because, as...
Just about everybody starts with the prednisone ... Doc added methotrexate to the pred and ... I still take the methotrexate as well ... as prednisone but now I feel good. ... and then off, then start decreasing methotrexate
I am so afraid of all these drugs and the side effects they cause. I was...
with bleeding, now I have developed prednisone ... Rheumy is concerned and wants me off Prednisone ... She started me on MTX (methotrexate) ... I am now down to 7.5 mg of Prednisone
Posted: Jan 9, 2024
Welcome @onions68, I don't have any experience with Methotrexate but hopefully other members with a similar...
don't have any experience with Methotrexate ... --- Chronic Fatigue while tapering Prednisone ... discussion/chronic-fatiguewhile-tapering-prednisone-for-pmr ... and @nancy334 have shared posts on Methotrexate
I have just started Kevzara along with the methotrexate. It is a biologic which targets Il-...
just started Kevzara along with the methotrexate ... Even on 30mg then 20 to 10mg of prednisone
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 7, 2024
It is interesting that you are off prednisone and your doctor is considering starting Actemra. I...
It is interesting that you are off prednisone ... for me was an inability to taper off prednisone ... failure of suitable alternatives such as Methotrexate ... Taking prednisone for the rest of my ... negative experience with Actemra because Methotrexate
Posted: Jan 1, 2024
Hello I was diagnosed with PMR 7 yrs ago. I started with 10 mg and always...
knee replacement and I stopped the prednisone ... was back and he wanted me to go on Methotrexate ... Anyone else have experience with Methotrexate
I am at 28 months on prednisone, started at 20 mg and down to 5. As...
I am at 28 months on prednisone, started ... It could be that the prednisone masked ... PMR and/or the drugs I take for it (prednisone ... and methotrexate) cause damage in the
Almost 9 years of PMR. After several flares, I’m on 5 mg prednisone and 12.5 methotrexate....
After several flares, I’m on 5 mg prednisone ... and 12.5 methotrexate. ... At first, the methotrexate brought my
Posted: Nov 26, 2023
The original diagnosis was several years ago, starting with PMR. I was put on the original...
I was put on the original dose of prednisone ... After titrating off Prednisone I was ... prescribed the Methotrexate Jan. of
I am on methotrexate as I try to taper down the prednisone. 25mg meth right now...
I am on methotrexate as I try to taper ... down the prednisone. 25mg meth right ... now a week and down to 7mg prednisone ... Now at 8 months on methotrexate and ... Worth it to get off prednisone.
Posted: Oct 30, 2023
Hello @ekolodziej. I'd like to invite @pkalkstein @suetex to share their experiences with low dose naltrexone....
experiences in the Low Dose Naltrexone and Prednisone ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ldn-and-prednisone ... these treatments in addition to your prednisone ... your concern with long term use of prednisone ... and methotrexate?
Posted: Oct 25, 2023
A year or more ago -- PMR victim here - Over a year ago I was...
slowly to find the lowest dosage of Prednisone ... I am down to 2 mg's of Prednisone ... a day and 6 Methotrexate every Monday ... Is there something other than Prednisone
@gigi4 I know it doesn’t make sense. What is an autoimmune disease? It’s a disease that...
That’s why we are given drugs like prednisone ... or methotrexate. ... There’s no point in taking a drug like prednisone ... , methotrexate etc. if we are also going
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Aug 20, 2023