pretty black:

prednisone is a steroid, i would c another dr. cuz i dont c how it helps or would help arthritis

matador89:

The main categories of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, which is an inflammatory arthritis, are the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), slow-acting drugs, corticosteroids, and methotrexate and rehumatrex or other immunosuppressive drugs, including the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. A newer biologic therapy, involving the use of interleukin-1 receptor antagonists, is available. Generally, the stronger drugs have vital side effects that must be looked for during treatment. Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, deltasone and meticorten are the most dramatically effective drugs for reducing inflammation anywhere in the body. Although corticosteroids are effective for small-term use, they tend to become less effective over time, and rheumatoid arthritis is usually active for many years.
Prednisolone belongs to the group of medicines known as glucocorticoids and can be used to help control inflammatory and allergic disorders such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and colitis by suppressing inflammation.

I add a link which discusses the shape up of rheumatoid arthritis in length

years.http://arthritis.about.com/od/
rheumatoidarthritis/Rheumatoid_Arthritis_
Cause_Diagnosis_Symptoms_Treatment.htm

Hope this helps
Matador 89