@tweetypie13

Discontinuing medications was the most remarkable result of me being on Actemra which allowed me to taper off Prednisone. I would need to evaluate all the medications that I used to take when I was on Prednisone. Conditions that were a problem when I was on Prednisone gradually subsided, My PCP deprescribed 3 blood pressure medications, atorvastatin, warfarin, famotidine and my opthalmologist stopped Cosopt for high intraocular pressures all within 2-3 years of me tapering off prednisone. Counting prednisone, that is at least 8 medications that I no longer need.

When I was still working as a nurse, I was very aware of the problem polypharmacy of geriatric patients. My awareness was mostly because I needed to give geriatric patients a boatload of medications. I vowed that I would never take more than 5 medications. Unfortunately, prednisone ushered in more and more medications and I was soon taking more than 10.

Take a look at the case study in the following link.
https://www.meded101.com/polypharmacy-case-study-prednisone-nsaids-and-more/
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I don't know what led to what but at the bottom of this guy's medication list is Prednisone 20 mg every day.