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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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