Sulfasalazine (SSX)

[Seal49]

Rhemy has me reducing prednisone by 25 every 2 weeks. Only symptoms I have is a.m. stiffness that goes away after a trip to the bathroom. Alittle rt leg thigh pain like after a charlie horse wears off. Suggests that I should try ssz. I just want to keep going with prednisone for now. Due to go down to 20 mg a day this week. Do sure if I should just slow it down

[piglette]

Do you really mean 25 reduction not 2.5mg or .25mg? Whatever the reduction I would slow down to every four weeks personally. Slowly but surely.

[Seal49 in reply to piglette]

I meant 2.5. Will call Remy this week and let him know I want to slow down alittle. Sounds like 2.5 a month may be safer.

[piglette in reply to Seal49]

Rule of thumb says don't reduce more than 10% at a time.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

I can’t help on Sulfasalazine -but guess you mean reducing by 2.5mg every 2 weeks..

The 2.5mg is okay, but really you need to be each dose longer than 2 weeks, it can sometimes take that long to know it’s enough. If it’s not, and you do another reduction you are likely to flare.

At what dose is your doctor intending to introduce SSX?

[Mayadill]

What's he said about diagnosis? I thought Sulfasalazine was standard for RA?

[piglette in reply to Mayadill]

I got the impression that the Sulfasalazine was being prescribed for Charlie’s Horse.

[Seal49 in reply to piglette]

Just said that to give an example of what the thigh opinion felt like.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

I'd want to know WHY sulphasalazine if your diagnosis is PMR. It has no proven effect in PMR.