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I have had pmr and sjo for over 3 years and have been up and down on the prednisone.

Right now I'm taking 15 mg a day and my dr. is not happy about it.  I also have a lung disease so rxing for me has been a problem.  I have very painful swollen ankles and painful arms.  He rxd Arava and to start decreasing that pred.   Have any of you taken Arava I would really like to hear about it.   I'm very sensitive to drugs.
Thanks for any help.
 
Jule
What is Arava? I've never heard of it, but I'm interested in finding out --is it for your pmr or your lung disease?   Maybe it's a UK drug name--I'm in the U.S. 

I hope you will feel better soon.

freesia
I've not heard of Arava before either, but searched and found this write-up:

Arava (Leflunomide)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000005

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