@pmrnew

I don't want anyone to be afraid to take prednisone. I probably would not have survived without prednisone because of all the pain. I thought my death certificate would say my cause of death was pain!

I just don't believe it anymore when people say it is about "quality of life." Prednisone for the rest of my life was not a good option. I took Prednisone for a third of my life and there was not that much quality.

I was getting conflicting advice from my doctor who always encouraged me to keep trying to taper off as soon as possible and another person on the internet who said I should take prednisone for the rest of my life if necessary.

My rheumatologist has more credibility than the latter person who minimized Prednisone side effects. I only wish that my rheumatologist could have found a way to get me off Prednisone sooner.

I'm currently on a biologic instead of Prednisone. My quality of life has improved immensely since I tapered off Prednisone. By the way ... I tried fasting to reverse the weight gain that I experienced on Prednisone. I think fasting made me malnourished and I still gained weight.