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I don't think statins can cause or trigger PMR. I needed atorvastatin after Prednisone was started...
I needed atorvastatin after Prednisone ... I'm off Prednisone now and I&#39 ... atorvastatin anymore after 12 years of Prednisone ... After I tapered off Prednisone, my clinical ... side effects were contributing to many
Posted: Jun 18 12:30pm
Alternate day dosing is often tried so 2.5 mg every other day might be worth a...
endocrinologist said it was too low to taper prednisone ... expecially true for people who have taken prednisone ... How long have you taken prednisone? ... have no other medical conditions --- prednisone ... side effects will likely create some
Posted: Oct 21, 2024
I am 63, male, 5ft 8, 140 lbs, a former medical lab tech, and I self-diagnosed...
periodic pain in the outer hip of both sides ... I have had right side sciatica in the ... I take 10 mg of prednisone a day and ... The prednisone never cures the POLY, ... side effects, but primary care docs
Posted: Jun 7, 2023
"Ozempic is a medicine for adults with type 2 diabetes that, along with diet and exercise,...
the weight gain caused by long term prednisone ... knows how hard I have tried to lose my prednisone ... medications that I was on to treat these prednisone ... side effects. ... I've had some side effects but nothing
Discussion: Ozempic for PMR?
Posted: Mar 2, 2024
I can only speak from personal experience with Actemra (tocilizumab) which was offered to me 13...
no side effects from being on Actemra ... side effects resolved after Actemra ... effects from Actemra. ... If I develop side effects or if Actemra ... side effects from Actemra with those
I was never diagnosed with GCA but Actemra was offered to me almost 5 years ago...
I have not experienced any serious side ... effects from Actemra. ... However, there are potential side effects ... side effects. ... effects from Actemra.
Posted: Sep 6, 2023
"I'll get them every 4 weeks. I'm down to 11 mg. a day. I already feel...
Prednisone doesn't do that very ... Prednisone only reduces the inflammation ... Those prednisone side effects aren&#39 ... surgical risk because of my long term Prednisone
Posted: Feb 15 10:10am
"I read the other day that someone received Actemra for PMR. According to our rheumatologist, it's...
rheumatologist, it's safer, less side-effects ... My prednisone doses for refractory PMR ... I haven't had any serious side effects ... Besides being off Prednisone, I' ... side effects.
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
No ... uveitis is not the same as GCA. The visual disturbances and potential for vision...
Plenty of problems related to Prednisone ... side effects but no evidence of GCA ... has far reaching effects on the body ... The effects are both positive and negative ... Arteritis (GCA) can significantly affect
Posted: Mar 1 2:12pm
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
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.
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
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
"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.
"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
Posted: Sep 15, 2024
"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.