Confused: Tapering vs cold turkey stopping prednisone

I have some of supplements your husband is on. I am seeing an acupuncturist, however my primary doctor who wants to stop me cold turkey after ten days on 20 says I shouldn’t takebthem because I am on blood thinner . Don’t know what I will do about stopping prednisone….can’t get into new doctor for a few weeks.Thank you for info…..I also want to try that low dose LDN drug. Inthink my primary doctor knows so little about heart and prednisone. Gotta get outta there

It’s really hard to find confident doctors when you don’t live near a big city. I wish you the very best of luck. Try to educate yourself through medical articles about stopping prednisone quickly.😉😍 if he was only on them for 10 days that might be a different story I just don’t know.

Which one of the supplements that I listed are you guys on?

Vitamin d, magnesium, and omega 3……..have been told by a friend that Serrapeptase is Ann important one too.

Sadly, I was with a well thought of rheumatologist for 4 years and PMR was never even mentioned as a possibility. I finally switched docs and the new one took 15 minutes. I have been with him 2 years and he is such a poor comunicator I am going to try another one near by. At least I know what to ask now.

I also have stopped talking about it for the same reasons as you. People respond with things like, "oh I have pain like that, too." No one thinks I have any issues because I look alright. I only talk to my family about PMR and where I am. A good reminder that we never know what another person is going through. Just be kind.

i understand what you have gone through martiesowers. But with me it wasn't the doctors but my own stubbornness that I had to fight. I kept insisting that I could fight through the pain. I agree, doctors don't seem to know much about what is becoming a more frequent illness in the older generation. I have been given everything from "don't take your self so seriously' to "get a hobby". Until the pain was so bad it couldn't be ignored any longer. It was the slow, exceptionally heavy heart beats that sent me to the doctor in the end. But, it was a Physicians Assistant that eventually diagnosed it and sent me to the rheumatologist. I have helped myself by doing all the research I can get my hands on. Which is how I came across this forum. The best aid I found was good quality Magnesium. One that has three ingredients and D3. I was already coming out of PMR but the Mag capsules was a turning point for me.

Autoimmune illnesses have earned the name "the invisible illness" for the way it brings you down on your knees but leaves you looking almost healthy. No one believes what you are going through.

I have had a recent inspirational experience I would like to share- and an educational one as well. My old dog had a stroke and for several days she looked really bad. But by the 3rd day she stood up (!) and seem to say "I'm ready to get to work now". You've heard the expression "dogged determination"? Well, now I know where that comes from. Her progress is exceptional. The educational part was the discovery of the Green Lipped Mussel extract. We are having to find an substitute for the doggy NSAID we have had her on for her hips and the vet gave us this. The science is excellent so I ordered some for my husband and me. I will let you know if it helps. Look it up.

I am interested and have heard about it, but am on eliquis. So many of these supplements seem to cause bloody thinning . Does anyone take supplements and is on blood thinner?

The vet wants to put our dog on a blood thinner after the NSAID has cleared her system. Since the vet provided the green lipped mussle suppliment I will ask this question if the two are a good match. I am not on a blood thinner myself, so don't worry about it. But for my dog, I want to know. So I will share when I find out.