Hi Donna,
The pred taper does seem a little slow, but the rule of thumb is a slow pred taper is better. I held at 3 mg for 7 months out of an abundance of caution to see how I would do on the minimum dose of methotrexate (15 mg/wk). I'm doing fine on the new mtx dose. I'm now tapering off pred at -0.5 mg/month.
I asked my rheumy about getting off mtx when I saw her last week. She said that her research showed that people who go off mtx have a 40% chance of a flare within 12 months. I'm not crazy about the side effects of mtx, but I don't want a flare either...
Pete
dx 1/11
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