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Sangye
I've seen people kept on low doses even after the intro period. There's probably a time and place for it for certain people, but as a whole I don't think it's a good plan. Docs do it to avoid using larger doses, but the person winds up staying on it longer and with disease that is only partially-controlled. Then they use occasional spikes in pred to control flares instead of using the immunosuppressant as the main engine. I've never seen a Wegs specialist do this. It's common with docs who don't see much Wegs.
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