Prednisone not working
Hi guys. I’ve been in a bad flare up for over a month now. In March I was on methotrexate which greatly improved my symptoms but the side effects were really awful for me so in April I started on Azathioprine. It isn’t helped at all and a week ago I went to my rheumatologist who recommended getting on prednisone. I started on 20 mg for 4 days, and then moved to 3 mg for 7 days and am slowly tapering down. My rheumatologist promised immediate relief but I have been in the same amount of pain if not more. Everything hurts and on top of that I feel absolutely psychotic. I’ve been having horrible mood swings and right now am in one of those lows. I feel like nothing provides relief - advil and Tylenol don’t touch my pain. It hurts to even type this out and I feel so defeated. I’m open to any and all advice, someone please tell me this gets better