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My PMR story is long and rather sad since I took prednisone for more than 12...
I can't honestly say that Prednisone ... side effects or preventing side effects ... Actemra but I have minimal if any side ... effects from Actemra so far. ... I still worry about the long term effects
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Dec 14, 2024
The longer you stay on prednisone, the longer it takes to get off. It mostly depends...
The longer you stay on prednisone, the ... My side effects from the biologic are ... I had terrible side effects from Prednisone ... for me without all the Prednisone side ... effects.
Posted: Aug 26, 2024
Based on my personal experience, I disagree with your statement that "Prednisone side effects going away...
side effects going away as soon as ... prednisone is discontinued is a myth ... ." I think recovery from prednisone ... I started prednisone at 60 mg per day ... It was like "Prednisone has left
Posted: Jul 17 6:32am
I'm just coming up on my 7th anniversary of my PMR diagnosis. The early years were...
You can control the prednisone side ... effects but need to pay attention to ... The golden rule with prednisone is to ... The dose is so minimal that side effects ... What matters is being at the lowest EFFECTIVE
Diagnosed with biopsy end of September following 2 weeks of headache, jaw claudification and finally visual...
very next day I was receiving 1000 IV prednisone ... effects. ... effects to keep it. ... Some of these side effects have disappeared ... My Prednisone Side Effects: Insomnia
Posted: Mar 15, 2021
"Perhaps if we had tapered much more slowly at the beginning things would have gone better."...
me more than 12 years to taper off prednisone ... I have been off Prednisone for nearly ... I feel infinitely better being off prednisone ... endocrinologist who is helping me overcome my Prednisone ... side effects.
Be patient and hopefully Kevzara works for you. I didn't really know Actemra was working until...
I found myself on 3 mg of prednisone ... Adrenal suppression is a side effect ... of long term prednisone use. ... I took prednisone for more than 12 ... side effects.
My first dose of Actemra was January 1st, 2019. I started with injections every 2 weeks....
Secondary adrenal insufficiency is a side ... effect of long term prednisone use. ... My side effects from Actemra are minimal ... I had many side effect from long term ... side effects.
"I wonder if I’m supposed to feel completely fine if and when I get to zero?...
during the peak of PMR and taking prednisone ... medications that were mainly treating Prednisone ... side effects. ... conditions but I'm happy to be off Prednisone ... surgical risk because of my decades of Prednisone
Posted: Feb 8 8:48pm
I have no experience with Kevzara but I have over 15 years of experience with PMR....
in medical literature to cause many side ... effects. ... Some of these Prednisone side effects ... I don't have anywhere near the side ... effects from Actemra as I did from
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Sep 15, 2024
I hope you get to try Actemra. I also hope Actemra works for you. Actemra was...
However, I give prednisone credit for ... I mostly took Prednisone for all my ... I haven't needed any Prednisone ... side effects. ... don't seem to have any adverse effects
Posted: Aug 7, 2024
You can probably find a rheumatologist that would be happy to prescribe low dose Prednisone to...
would be happy to prescribe low dose Prednisone ... Since I was on Prednisone doses in excess ... When I read all the obvious Prednisone ... side effects people have on forums ... My personal belief is Prednisone is
Posted: Aug 21, 2024
You seem to be having a good response to Actemra too! I hope things continue to...
still recovering from the long term side ... effects from prednisone. ... I'm not sure I can blame prednisone ... side effects. ... I have mild side effects from Actemra
Posted: Jan 20 7:33am
"Prednisone is incredibly effective in reining in inflammation but can also quickly and sometimes dramatically raise...
"Prednisone is incredibly effective ... Studies suggest that high-dose prednisone ... I was on moderately high doses of prednisone ... side effects. ... Prednisone made me the opposite.
The following link spells it out. However, there is considerable controversy about what the "best way"...
side effects. ... unless you experience considerable side ... effects from prednisone earlier than ... However, the side effects from long ... side effect acquired from long term
Posted: Feb 25, 2024
That is another story. I took the plunge. I stopped Prednisone but did a "countdown taper."...
I stopped Prednisone but did a " ... I haven't needed Prednisone for ... Actema can come with side effects too ... but my side effects on Actemra are ... mild compared to Prednisone side effects
Greetings All! Ame here. I have been steadily continuing to improve over the past 5 months...
powerful because of the systems it affects ... symptoms that I believe are lingering Prednisone ... side effects but nothing unmanageable
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 26, 2023
"PMR starts because your body is not producing enough cortisol." -------------------------------------------------- My understanding is cortisol levels...
All is well except for Prednisone side ... effects from too much Prednisone until ... we taper our prednisone dose lower. ... Somewhere in single digits of prednisone ... We take more Prednisone and the cycle
Posted: Jun 28, 2024
It would be safe to say that my cumulative dose over my 13 years of PMR...
I didn't have too many side effects ... I don't know how many side effects ... were caused by Prednisone. ... side effects. ... I'm working on that side effect
Posted: Jan 14 8:55am