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Tapering is a complex issue. I’ve been down to 8mg of prednisone three times now. Bad...
Tapering is a complex issue. ... I’ve been down to 8mg of prednisone ... The taper has to be very slow especially ... once you get under 10mg of prednisone ... said well just go back up to 8.5mg of prednisone
Posted: Jun 11 5:31am
I've not met someone who started on methotrexate instead of prednisone, although it makes sense. Let...
started on methotrexate instead of prednisone ... have been on methotrexate and while prednisone ... #34;Well we could use it to help you taper ... off prednisone, but that will present ... insurance will approve it to help you taper
Posted: Jun 11 2:29pm
@bunnybear There is definitely a "continuity of care" problem when people move or change doctors frequently....
#34;give up" and stop trying to taper ... people off Prednisone for a variety ... might happen to me when I couldn't taper ... off prednisone. ... #39;t my fault that I couldn't taper
Posted: Jun 18 7:08pm
I took Zoloft for 2 years, tapered last year with no problem. Got off of it...
I took Zoloft for 2 years, tapered last ... My doctor prescribed me Prednisone which
Discussion: Quitting Zoloft
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Jun 18 7:08pm
The 7 mg barrier is hard to get past. I had problems at that dose of...
I had problems at that dose of prednisone ... level improved before I allowed to taper ... off prednisone. ... After I got off prednisone there were ... side effects of long term prednisone
Posted: Jun 23 11:25am
@pargeo47 I can only speak from our experience - my husband is the one with PMR....
He got it May 2023, was on 30 mg prednisone ... , tapered to 12.5 mg by Feb 2024 when ... My husband says while prednisone has ... Prednisone offered him that and gave ... 80 mg per day starting in Feb 2024 tapering
Posted: Jun 16 10:07am
well thats the thing. just like what started the disease everyone is different. I think there...
I started my taper at 4 months and was ... is not enough time to start your taper ... was also on an equivalent of 10mg prednisone ... If Dadcue responds he was on prednisone ... markers before agreeing to try to taper
Posted: Jun 25 1:05pm
I don't know how to control "all other factors being equal." I don't think it exists...
---- I don't know if a faster taper ... The need for a slower prednisone taper ... off Prednisone quickly. ... tapers for uveitis. ... I was terrible at tapering off prednisone
Posted: Jun 25 5:56pm
My family's had a similar experience to @tuckerp. (My dad has PMR.) He experienced some predisone...
He experienced some predisone side effects ... Flare-ups occurred during the taper, ... but became fewer when we slowed the taper ... a lot of people start having more prednisone ... tapering issues around that time, but
Discussion: PMR or PREDNISONE
Posted: Jun 24 6:24pm
I was diagnosed exactly 6 months ago. 20mg of prednisone and then 8mg of Medrol were...
diagnosed exactly 6 months ago. 20mg of prednisone ... was bumped up to 48 mg of Medrol, tapering ... all the steroid weight (12 lbs), had tapered ... crazy challenging weeks, dosing up and tapering ... How many are due to the steroids vs tapering
Posted: Jun 27 9:54am
Keep up the good work. Assuming PMR symptoms are controlled, taking the lowest possible dose of...
taking the lowest possible dose of prednisone ... Being on no prednisone is the best thing ... Hydrocortisone is given instead of Prednisone ... for a long time and can't taper ... off or have recently tapered off Prednisone
Posted: 5 days ago
"PMR starts because your body is not producing enough cortisol." -------------------------------------------------- My understanding is cortisol levels...
of cortisol and people are able to taper ... off Prednisone quickly. ... All is well except for Prednisone side ... we taper our prednisone dose lower. ... We take more Prednisone and the cycle
Posted: Jun 28 10:00am
My mother was on 5 mg of prednisone for over 10 years. Her skin got so...
My mother was on 5 mg of prednisone ... All those years of prednisone left her ... trying very hard to get off of the prednisone ... had a couple flares but am trying to taper
Posted: Jun 7 11:07am
Thanks for both comments above. I will look at the Mayo link you supplied with comments...
To clarify my taper, my rheumatologist ... prescribed prednisone beginning in ... people say, after only two days on prednisone ... Since that time, I have been tapering ... When the taper hit the 3 mg mark, she
Posted: Jun 10 8:54am
I think most of us cannot do it without Corticosteroids. That is the drug of choice....
Those are RA type drugs to help with prednisone ... induced flares when trying to taper ... to stop those after stopping your prednisone
Hi. As @dadcue mentioned above, I have had RA for 12 years. My onset was very...
sometimes severe enough my Rheumy gives me Prednisone ... - usually starting at 15-20 mg and tapering
Posted: Jun 11 11:27am