Prednisone

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I see my rheumy today and she increased my MTX dosage to 12.5 mg as well as adding prednisone of 10mg daily . Anyone knows what are the side effects I'm expecting ? I'm worried and hate this horrible disease.

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    hi sia!! theres a ton of good info online, all of the possible side effects are listed throughout different links, i only got a few of them. im currently on prednisone and today would be my second week. so far i have experienced a lot of mucus, and changes in my mood and energy level. a lot of hunger. how is it going for you with both pred and mtx?
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      Hi icab.. How many mg are you on? I'm on 12.5mg MTX and 5 mg prednisolone. After taking my MTX I feel so tired and sleep most of the time. I think I hv a bit of hair loss too. For the prednisolone. It does help a bit with the pain. I'm on it for two weeks too haven't feel any side effects thou . I wish I could stop taking it soon. As many ppl says don't stsy on it for too

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