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Ok so I have an RD apt on the 29th of this month so I will talk to him about what we can add so i can not have to continue taking pain meds.  But for now should I increase my prednisone to 15 mg or just stay at 10 mg and continue w/ the pain meds.... I am sooo sick of being on them but Im also not excited about the side affects that the added pred brings.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  I am thinking about asking him if we should increase the mtx or if there is something else we can add.  IBU/Tylenol/etc dont do much for me.  Does anyone take RX anti-inflammatories that they have found works really well for them?

Thanks bunches

For anti-inflammatories, I take Relafen.  When I flare, I have to up the dose to the maximum 2,000 mg or I might as well be taking candy.  I've tried Ibuprofen and Celebrex but neither did anything for me.

Hope you feel better soon.

I'm on 5mg of Pred a day (officially), but have got it down to 2.5mg.

I've also been told that the body produces up to 7.5 a day and that one should try and keep things under that limit.
Maybe a burst and taper would be they way to go to give you some relief, but I am no doctor.
I'm also on Relafen.  I'm off the pred at the moment and my preference is to stay with the pain meds and leave the pred bursts for flares of swelling and stiffness.  Can't say why that's any better than the other way around though.
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