Tappering off Prednisone
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My doctor had me reducing my prednisone by 5mg every month. Doing that caused me to have a big flare the first month I tried to reduce. I want to get off the prednisone. This time I have also started methotrexate. Is there any different ways to tapper off the prednisone without going into a flare? Will the methotrexate help stop the flare while I am tappering off the prednisone? |
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Prednisone should be tapered slowly and the addition of other medications such as MTX should help to reduce the prednisone. |
Last update: 03:26 PM Friday, March 30, 2007
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