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Speaking of the annoying side effects of prednisone, the most annoying side effect to me is...
Speaking of the annoying side effects of prednisone ... that's the taste and smell of prednisone ... sense of smell being affected by the prednisone ... the amount of time I had been taking prednisone ... , or maybe the cumulative dose.
DadCue, what a tumultuous health history you have! Glad to hear side effects improved with the...
effects improved with the cessation of prednisone ... despite your “massive “ cumulative ... doses.
Posted: 16 hours ago
My first experience with an autoimmune disorder wasn't PMR or GCA. It was triggered by an...
ophthalmologist who gave me my very first dose ... years but I took incredibly high doses ... My cumulative dose of Prednisone was ... diagnosed nearly 20 years after my first dose ... 12 years starting out with a 40 mg dose
The medical mob now says the physiological dose is around 5mg (4-6) rather than the previous...
medical mob now says the physiological dose ... I intend to reduce the cumulative dose ... of prednisone by going more slowly ... amp; inflammation which requires a dose ... the low rates of success in reducing prednisone
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Those who said the lowest effective dose was a moving target are right. My only flare...
Those who said the lowest effective dose ... pain started has given me a higher cumulative ... dose of prednisone, not something I ... So the earlier lowest effective dose
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
It would be safe to say that my cumulative dose over my 13 years of PMR...
It would be safe to say that my cumulative ... dose over my 13 years of PMR treatment ... with daily Prednisone was "massive ... prior 20 years of intermittent high doses ... infusion of the biologic and much lower doses
Posted: 23 hours ago
Maye, I was diagnosed with GCA at the end of June of 2024. I had undiagnosed...
Calculating the cumulative dose of prednisone ... involved daily IV infusions of high dose ... steroids (prednisone?). ... dose got down to around 40 mg. ... and low dose aspirin recommended for
Posted: 1 day ago
Hi Was diagnosed with pmr a year ago . I was well , my symptoms were...
damaging medications starting with prednisone ... absolutely no choice but start high dose ... at least I’ve avoided an additional prednisone ... last year that would have added to my cumulative ... dose .
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
Actemra doesn't work as quickly as prednisone works to relieve pain. Once Actemra starts to work,...
Actemra doesn't work as quickly as prednisone ... a year in total to finally get off prednisone ... very far for finding alternatives to Prednisone ... I was on daily Prednisone for more than ... My cumulative dose of prednisone over
Posted: Nov 26, 2024
Yes ... there are 1 mg tablets of prednisone. I didn't need the 1 mg tablets...
Yes ... there are 1 mg tablets of prednisone ... Duration of Prednisone use and cumulative ... dose are important. ... relative to being on a moderately high dose ... In my case, after 12 years of prednisone
The medical literature says PMR lasts 1-2 years for most people. This means approximately 50% or...
The 10 mg dose or more of prednisone ... If you have been on prednisone since ... to manage symptoms and reduce the cumulative ... glucocorticoid dose." Having ... personally taken prednisone for 12
Will 3 mg be the lowest dose you have been on since the start of PMR?...
Will 3 mg be the lowest dose you have ... What was your average dose during this ... dose again. ... When we taper our prednisone dose lower ... use and the cumulative dose of prednisone
Posted: Dec 5, 2023
I certainly understand how you feel. The real debate about the pros and cons of Prednisone...
debate about the pros and cons of Prednisone ... Prednisone is great in the short term ... It was neuropathic pain but prednisone ... them, I could always take a high dose ... After 35 years, my cumulative dose of
Posted: Jun 10, 2024
Methotrexate and Kevzara both have low success rates in controlling PMR while reducing prednisone. KEVZARA "At...
in controlling PMR while reducing prednisone ... sustained remission and reducing the cumulative ... glucocorticoid dose" by Sanofi ... Also, patients were still taking prednisone ... helped by Kevzara were at a reduced dose
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
Most of the problems people have with prednisone and methylprednisolone are because of higher doses taken...
Most of the problems people have with prednisone ... methylprednisolone are because of higher doses ... type of situation because the "cumulative ... dose" is relatively small since ... of prednisone daily for 12 years for
Here are a few articles discussing the reasoning for tapering schedules. "How to taper GC: The...
occur more frequently when a rapid dose ... flares can occur independently of GC dose ... The general view is that 10 mg prednisone ... of relapses, corresponds to a lower cumulative ... Some typical recommendations for prednisone
I can definitely relate to the stress of seeing doctors, especially new providers. The cumulative effect...
The cumulative effect of medical appointments ... But to your practical question about predinsone ... than a few days after dropping the dose ... either needed to go back on the higher dose ... As I understand it, the prednisone is
Discussion: Breakthrough Pain?
Posted: Jun 15, 2023
I have my own theory based on the many comments I have read and from my...
School when they were all told that Prednisone ... Next, since you will be on Prednisone ... approach which has a higher initial dose ... flares which actually means lower cumulative ... totals for Prednisone plus the added
Posted: Aug 28, 2021
"Conclusions: Sarilumab showed significant efficacy in achieving sustained remission and reducing the cumulative glucocorticoid dose in...
sustained remission and reducing the cumulative ... glucocorticoid dose in patients with ... significantly more cases than with prednisone ... are sometimes able to discontinue Prednisone ... If you have osteoporosis then prednisone
Posted: Apr 27, 2024