I knew that was not the way to treat it. I currently take prednisone with OSCAL tablets and One-A-Day vitamin (prednisone is notorious for bone density problems, especially if you're already at risk for osteoporosis). Side affects for both need to be understood by both you and your partner for any chance of success. Polymyalgia Rheumatica :: Methotrexate To Help Reduce Prednisone Dosage. Within a week I felt like a totally different person. I also have multimple skin granulomas.I took 40 mg of Prednisone for months, am now down to 20mg. She simply wants me to do whatever we can to reduce my Prednisone because of her real grave health concerns about my being on it long term. Close Arthritis Community 3.05k Members Prednisone vs methotrexate/ worse tansyr. Some comment that one should never take these two pain killers because 1) they don't help or 2) they don't interact well. Alas! Hi everyone. Again the same results and I went back to 15 for another month then dropped again. To help optimize early RA treatment, the team analyzed post-trial follow-up data on 218 participants (60% women, mean age 55) in the CAMERA-II trial, in which patients received methotrexate plus 10 mg prednisone or placebo daily. (the need for the pic line and then the central was that the prednisone made her veins so bad if they even tried to tap one it would collapse immediately. I start PT, and do a pain education class. After the trial, prednisone was tapered and stopped, if possible. To start a new discussion in this community, I want off the Prednisone as well having had many of the lovely side affects that come with taking it so even though my pain is growing I try to stick with it. I also have reallly bad liver enzymes - but I am willing to do both meds simply to get the sarc under control . I'm wondering, which is worse for me long term, letting this arthritis inflammation go on or going back on the prednisone and staying on it for a long time until I can find something that works. I have both prednisone and methotrexate. Today the RA Dr says she still wonders if I could actually have RA even though I am not manifesting the swelling in the joints that accompanies that. The side effects for ME were awful. It was not optional for her to take prednisone or not as it was the only thing keeping her alive. When I was pregnant with my son, I went into liver failure. I thought the whole idea was that you take the minimum dose to control the symptoms. Manage your drugs with real-world data: Clinical trials are run among a selected group of people. I was diagnosed with severe Sarcoidosis in Oct. of '07. In three months the Dr wanted me to reduce to a 12.5 daily dose which I did. Good morning. My blood work is showing elevated C reactive protein but my RA Dr seems to think it's an acceptable level. We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Prednisone and Methotrexate. Hello all, I have been taking Methotrexate & Prednisone since May 2007 and since then I have only felt better for 2 months. Aa. My lover has recently been diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis and we have been to see two different doctors. If she got bumped in the slightest bit, her skin would literally spit open to the point that there was no skin left to stitch. Could have been a coincidence but sitting here with known cardiac involvement, my doctors took me off it immediately. ( i did 20mg weekly for 3 years) and weekly then bi-weekly, triweekly then monthly blood workWendy, You say you have been on both prednisone and methotrexate.I have had not personally taken prednisone for my Sarcoidosis, Right now I manage with just advil and an occasional breathing treatment at the hosp, but My mother had COPD for years before she succumbed to the disease. A. I have had Non-Hodkins Lymphoma and I nervous about the side effects of this medication. My pulmonary specialist will not give me prednisone because he saw what it did to my mom. I'm running, biking, and actually took my kayak out to see if it would bother my shoulders, and it didn't. I thought I had my life back. I was diagnosed in 2008. I went to two pulmonologists one put me on prednisone and plaquenil, the other sugested prednisone and imuran. 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