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MemberII am also on Rituximab (500 mg every 5 months), and in my case it seems to work fine. But I am still on prednisone (15-20 mg), and obviously mestinon (6-8 x 60 mg), that combination makes me almost symptom-free (I am able to walk 10-12 km and do moderate hiking and also piloting gliders). Every time I try to reduce prednisone, below 15 mg, the symptoms return, especially double vision. I think that being on 1 mg of prednisone, as in your case, is virtually useless, unless you have a cronic condition. From what I understand, long term use of prednisone below 5 mg is unlikely to improve one’s MG condition, it is only for weaning off that smaller dosages maybe useful.