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My 14 year old daughter has been diagnosed with juvenile arthritis. what can i do to ease the pain until the meds kick in? she is on methotrexate
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Prednisone: Call the rheumatologist. A small dose of prednisone is often very helpful until long term therapies start to be effective.
Answered 1/31/2018
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