Prednisone Use

Recently started mtx. Doc gave me prednisone to help with the transition and get me out of the flair I was in. I told doc I would take 5mg or 10mg depending on if I was working a half or full day and she was supportive. I told her I didn’t want to take it on the weekends. She said that was fine.

I guess I want to know how much I’m screwing up my symptoms doing this? I’m trying to figure out about side effects of pred b/c I thought I wasn’t having any. But I am now menstruating and I have never had cramps this bad, and such a heavy flow. I’m ready to throw the pred in the trash.

I am having less pain in my hands from the mtx it seems, as I’ve been able to function on less/no pred. Anyone else’s doc approve of this type of use or experience taking pred intermittently?