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Reducing predisone side effects
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 8 hours ago | Replies (43)Comment receiving replies
@mp71
Supposedly our adrenals produce the cortisol equivalent of taking between 5 and 7.5mg prednisone. I'll be at 5mg when I see my rheumatologist next. That is the magic number that satisfies both my rheumatologist and my hematologist-oncologist in the tapering process. I'm awaiting blood work results to submit to my insurer for kevzara. Everything should be available by tomorrow and hopefully I will get approved sometime next week. When I reach 5mg prednisone, we'll see how I feel before testing adrenal function. I also got a prescription renewal for 90 days of 3mg LDN to relieve some of the tapering pain. How was your appointment?
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@kjoed53 It was ok....my CRP went down some more; the sed rate went up a bit... but both markers are in the normal range. And I got approved for Kevzara,but I'm not sure I wanna get on that. I asked if I could do Kevzara for only a few months to help me step off prednisone quicker .She said that is a do-able plan,so I'm considering that. Pick your poison! It'll be great to get those adrenals active again though,at some point.