Ever hear of a rebound flare?
Nope. Never heard of it. Where did you read about it?
A publication called Guidelines for the Management of Rheumatiod Arthritis.The majority of patients with active RA receive an NSAID and at least 1 DMARD, with or without low-dose oral glucocorticoids. If disease remission is observed, regular NSAID or systemic glucocorticoid treatment may no longer be needed. DMARDs control RA but usually do not cure the disease. For that reason, if remission or optimal control of RA is achieved with a DMARD, it should be continued at a maintenance dosage. Discontinuing a DMARD may reactivate disease or cause a ``rebound flare,'' with no assurance that disease control will be reestablished upon resumption of the medication.