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Any Tips For Tapering Off Prednisone?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: May 27 9:17am | Replies (145)Comment receiving replies
OMG, another person with teeth pain! My rheumatologist said bluntly, "go see a dentist". Blurry vision too...am tapering down prednisone, at 4 mg now from max 60 in 2018 and multiple flares.. Pain in shoulder muscles, buttocks and neck pains all increasing but will tough it out. 3 biological had side effects.
I'm curious what doctors say about your teeth pain?
Insidious is an understatement. Wish you luck! 15 to 12.5 seems too rapid. I'm doing 1mg per month.
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So, I went to the Rheumatologist and she wants me to go on methotrexate and actemra to wean me off of the prednisone. I am really leery of both and feel very discouraged and depressed. I feel trapped as there seems no easy way out of this. I don't know if I can do a slow taper on my own, or if I don't have a choice about using the chemo drugs. I will keep researching doing this without adding new drugs, as it seems the side effects are not worth it. Praying for a miracle!