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Hi @carley, your symptoms seem similar to mine when I was first diagnosed with PMR. I...
#39;t quite sure on the dosages of prednisone ... diagnosed with PMR and they give you prednisone ... off of the drug until you can stop ... I would ask the doctor if tapering off ... It took me 3 years to taper off the
Posted: Nov 14, 2018
Hi Pauletta @rachelp, I'm able find a list of doctors in the Rheumatology Department for Mayo...
trying to find research on medical papers ... disease and the treatment goal of tapering ... off of the prednisone gradually until ... remission took a year and a half to taper ... off of prednisone.
Posted: Nov 13, 2018
Hello @woolfklynn , Welcome to Connect. What's wrong with me - is I'm guessing, a question...
I was also put on prednisone and it ... It took me three years to taper off ... of prednisone and the PMR went into ... aware of the weight gain effect of prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Aug 18, 2018
Hi Glenn @glenner075, I see that you are new to Connect so I would like to...
thank you for sharing about taking prednisone ... I've been on prednisone twice for ... I recently was able to taper off this ... think most of the side effects from prednisone
Posted: Jun 28, 2018
Hello @lily2013 -- welcome to Mayo Connect. I'm glad you found us and I'm hoping another...
rheumatica (PMR) and the drug of choice is prednisone ... off of prednisone, the last six months ... mg and 1/2 mg dose until I could be off ... then I reduced the tapering amount ... swelling goes away when you go on prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 22, 2018
Hello @spice, I'm also not real happy about taking prednisone for the second time around with...
I'm also not real happy about taking prednisone ... round with PMR took me 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone.
Posted: Nov 27, 2017
Hi Dave (@dmarano2000), I have found something that I've had some success with. It's a protocol...
companies and products making money off ... my second occurrence and trying to taper ... off of prednisone.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 17, 2017
I have a few of your symptoms but I'm not sure they are related or have...
when my PMR is active and I'm not on prednisone ... or I'm trying to taper off of prednisone ... in August and I was put on 20 mg of prednisone ... fighting a running battle trying to taper ... off the prednisone to see if the PMR
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 19, 2017
Hello Barbara Rene’ (@barbararene) - I've heard of moonface being one of the side effects of...
one of the side effects of being on prednisone ... I was on prednisone for 3 years starting ... rheumatica and was finally able to taper ... off in 2010. ... Good luck on tapering off of the prednisone
Posted: Aug 7, 2017
Hi Barbara, What I've discovered is that each person is different on how their body reacts...
different on how their body reacts to prednisone ... good the rheumatologist had me start tapering ... off by cutting the dosage by half each ... I finally was able to get off of prednisone
Posted: Jul 20, 2017
It is frustrating and I'm sure it's different for each of us which makes it really...
which makes it really difficult to taper ... off of prednisone. ... Kind of like the guy that jumped off
That's great news @mach92! I would keep trying to taper the dosage of prednisone if possible....
I would keep trying to taper the dosage ... of prednisone if possible. 20 mg is ... of polymyalgia rheumatica and was off ... year I also started with 20 mg of prednisone
Hi Colleen, I am pleased to report that my GI Appt. went very well yesterday. I...
I will continue to take prednisone and ... start to taper off next week taking ... of thing managing "flare ups" with prednisone
Martin - Thanks so much for sharing your history with LV. It seems we have a...
I have been on prednisone of various ... doses and tapers for nearly 2 years ... Colchicine and a low maintenance dose of Prednisone ... As you point out, Prednisone is bad ... enough and I've tried to wean off of
Support Group: Skin Health
Posted: Jan 27, 2016