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My Rheum tells me that the inflammation and pain from PMR is NOT a sign of...
damage occuring in the body and that Prednisone ... immunosuppressive medication to replace Prednisone ... inflammation in order to get you to take Methotrexate
If both you and your rheumatologist have reservations about higher doses of prednisone you might discus...
reservations about higher doses of prednisone ... Actemra or disease modifying med like methotrexate
Posted: Sep 19 2:38pm
Yes,my rheumy started me on Methotrexate soon after she started me on Prednisone. I was on...
Yes,my rheumy started me on Methotrexate ... soon after she started me on Prednisone ... I was on Prednisone for five months. ... I am still on Methotrexate which I&#39
I have been on prednisone for 3 years. After the first year at higher doses, from...
I have been on prednisone for 3 years ... being overly cautious considering the prednisone ... cholesterol have stayed good while on prednisone ... Methotrexate caused some bad changes
Posted: Sep 6 10:58am
Thank you, as always for making such great points. We can ask about a biologic to...
ask about a biologic to get off the prednisone ... feeling his rheumatologist would suggest methotrexate ... I don’t want him to be on prednisone ... decide if we should try tapering the prednisone
Posted: Sep 6 5:59pm
It isn't really a choice between two medications because nobody will know what will work the...
you want to move away from taking Prednisone ... progress to a conventional DMARD (methotrexate ... It is more of a progression from Prednisone ... and Methotrexate and go directly to ... and/or insurance you may need to try methotrexate
Posted: Aug 27 4:01pm
"I had been able to reduce to 5mg a day and still have reasonable comfort, trying...
several steroid-sparing medications like methotrexate ... However, it took 12 years on prednisone ... resistant" given that I took prednisone ... The 20 years of intermittent Prednisone ... addition to the 12 years of daily Prednisone
Posted: Aug 18 7:37pm
My liver enzymes, AST and ALT have both been elevated at various times since I was...
medications used to treat PMR and/or Prednisone ... Methotrexate - very likely --- liver ... enzymes normalized when methotrexate ... Syndrome was likely caused by long term prednisone ... have lost 35 lbs since getting off Prednisone
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Posted: Aug 16 11:31am
Things that have helped me: 3 weeks of prednisone. Kenalog shot (very good for itchies!) Topicals:...
Things that have helped me: 3 weeks of prednisone ... flares severe enough for a burst of prednisone ... Methotrexate is out of the question
Support Group: Skin Health
Posted: Sep 3 7:47pm
I have been on prednisone for 3 years now. At one point I was up to...
I have been on prednisone for 3 years ... down to 3 mg again as I transition to methotrexate ... He said they were caused by all the prednisone
Posted: Sep 6 6:06pm
Methotrexate and Kevzara both have low success rates in controlling PMR while reducing prednisone. KEVZARA "At...
Methotrexate and Kevzara both have low ... in controlling PMR while reducing prednisone ... Also, patients were still taking prednisone
Posted: Aug 27 7:50pm
I was diagnosed with PMR three months ago. Prednisone alone did not help me, so now...
Prednisone alone did not help me, so ... now I am on 10 mg of Prednisone and ... Methotrexate (6 pills, once a week)
Posted: Oct 9 12:02pm
I think methotrexate (MTX) is a good medication to try. It is probably the most widely...
I think methotrexate (MTX) is a good ... admit MTX was helping me reduce my Prednisone ... It took me 12 years to get off Prednisone ... with you that " long term use of methotrexate ... health choice" than long term prednisone
Posted: Aug 22 2:09pm
Sounds VERY similar to my experience. Prednisone was my lifeline for quite a while until the...
Prednisone was my lifeline for quite ... a while until the methotrexate started ... that worked for me in tandem with the methotrexate
I am 75 yo male. I was diagnosed with PMR about a year ago . I...
had several flairs untill I started methotrexate ... been able to reduce from 20 mg of Prednisone