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Ii have ra and my doctor has me on prednisone daily , how dangerous is this?
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RA: Prednisone certainly does have side effects. Sometimes inflammatory arthritis is significant enough that the Prednisone is necessary albeit not ideal. To help with your concerns i would discuss this with your rheumatologist and see if there are other medications you could explore as options but they will have their own side effect profile.
Answered 3/17/2019
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