Now that my daughter has been maintained on Rituxin for many series, if she is towards the end of effectiveness (meaning B cells are starting to repopulate, and it looks like she might be headed for a flare) her doc treats her with a short, high blast of pred (almost like a dose pack...40mg's for 4 days, then none...with no taper) and gets her in fairly quickly for another RTX infusion. She has gone for as long as 12 months between infusions.
I also think/hope you will feel better once off pred and the mtx. Best wishes LW
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