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My doc is starting me on methotrexate in addition to plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine). will the methotrexate help to prevent flares or only help to keep my prednisone doses lower? or both?

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Both.: Mtx is a Prednisone sparing drug in the sense that it controls the disease sufficiently to let you lower the predinisone dose, hopefully to 0.

Answered 6/30/2014

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A member asked:

My doc is starting me on methotrexate in addition to plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine). will the methotrexate help to prevent flares or only help to keep my prednisone doses lower? or both?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Martin Rubenstein answered

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