Thank you

[sussiewong22]

Thank you to all of you who answered my concerns about taking Methotrexate and Prednisolone together. You’ve all put my mind at rest.

Take care x

[Jesnaskah]

At least now, you have one less thing to think about 😉

[nomoreheels]

I'm pleased. I hope they do their good work until MTX takes over.

[Sunflower1921]

Hi Susie, sorry for the late reply, I have taken prednisone for a, long time, but a year ago I managed to taper the dose to 2.5 mg daily, as I ve fractured toes in the last year, and taking this drug makes your bones brittle. There are many alternatives for arthritis treatment. I also rub on voltarol twice a day on all my joints that hurt. Hope this helps, let me know how you go on.

[sussiewong22 in reply to Sunflower1921]

Hi Sunflower, I’m already experience side effects of Prednisone, I’ve taken 20mg per day for 7days and I feel awful, stomach troubles, I have another 3weeks of taking this tapering off. I wish I could just stop taking them, have you experienced stomach problems? I didn’t know that it causes brittle bone, I wish there was something else that could help us all to come off medication, you could only hope. I’ve heard about Voltarol but never used it but I shall give it a go.

Wish you well

[Sunflower1921]

Hi Susie, prednisone is, a good drug for arthritis but very hard to come off it, I tapered mine over 12 months, so I didn't experience any side effects. I did it by 0.5 mg reduction over 8 weeks, a, long taper but worth it. My rheumatologist wanted me to do it quickly in over a, month I said no way. You have to listen to your own body. Keep well.