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If you continue to have more than minor stiffness and discomfort in the morning while on...
discomfort in the morning while on Prednisone ... difference within 3 days of starting Prednisone ... I had some challenges when I was tapering ... off, but was fairly comfortable and
@dadcue You asked "Have you ever been diagnosed with anything more specific or is it still...
Actemra shots and simultaneously started tapering ... the Prednisone. ... continues to go well, I'll be off ... Prednisone in 3 weeks. ... I'm down to 1.5 mg/day of Prednisone
I don't know all the details but it was 28% of people who were not doing...
were not doing particularly well with tapering ... off prednisone. "The approval ... active PMR who flared on ≥7.5 mg/day prednisone ... or equivalent during taper." ... Prednisone is very difficult to stop
Posted: Sep 26, 2023
Welcome to Mayo Connect. I see that you have been following for a while, but recently...
in the meantime, I can agree that prednisone ... asked your doctor about trying to taper ... off a little to reduce the side effects
Great! I am so glad that is working for you. Like I said, everyone is different,...
I do not like Prednisone because of ... the side effects and hope I can get off ... I am trying to learn other peoples tapering
I won't pretend to know anything about thyroid function. However, the thyroid, the adrenals, cortisol levels...
sounds like you are having difficulty tapering ... off prednisone. ... When people take prednisone for a long ... time and have difficulty tapering off ... prednisone, the chances of an endocrine
A couple of comments: 1- Interesting about the sciatica. I had off and on "mild" leg/back...
I had off and on "mild" leg/ ... that my pain is under control with prednisone ... 2- Prednisone taper - I was started ... with rheumatologist, did my first taper ... at least two weeks before the next taper
Hi @fam8284, I understand your reluctance to take Prednisone, but most people who suffer from PMR...
understand your reluctance to take Prednisone ... artery biopsy and put on 40 mg, with tapering ... it a year and a half, and have been off ... prednisone now for nearly a year. ... She took the Prednisone and was cured
Welcome @wilmingtonemperor, You are not alone. Nobody wants to take prednisone but it is the defining...
Nobody wants to take prednisone but ... I was started at 20mg prednisone for ... Fortunately I was able to taper off ... pain when I woke up along with my prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 2, 2023
Okay, just about ready to give up. On 17.5 Prednisone down from 20 started in April....
On 17.5 Prednisone down from 20 started ... I wanted to try Prednisone and for two ... I tapered to 15 and had to start again ... Maybe I was better off when I got cortisone ... How can I ever get off it?
Posted: Aug 29, 2023
Exact same thing happened to me after weaning off prednisone (my post is in this thread)....
thing happened to me after weaning off ... /8/23 for a month, and then I will taper ... off and see what happens. ... Are you still tapering off or are you ... finished with prednisone?
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Posted: Aug 14, 2023
Hello @chzuck, I see that you have already met another new member @kipster and I would...
I was started at 20 mg prednisone for ... off and I stayed in remission until ... off the second time around which I ... but I'm not sure it's the prednisone ... off of prednisone?
I had 2 different eras of prednisone use. The first 20 years were characterized by 60-100...
rapidly tapered to zero in a 1-2 months ... I never had any problems tapering off ... Then I could never taper off prednisone ... I tried but I just couldn't taper ... off.
I've posted to this thread before, but I happen to be a registered dietitian who eats...
I started with 10 mg. of Prednisone ... and it took over a year to wean off ... again, so I went back on 2 mg. and tapered ... off in about 6 months.
Posted: Aug 3, 2023
I'm 79 with "extreme risk" osteoporosis and really didn't want to use prednisone, but the pain...
and really didn't want to use prednisone ... Then I was given 15mg Prednisone, and ... other than morning stiffness, and tapering ... She wants me tapering off as quickly ... larger dose now, you might be done with prednisone
Posted: Jul 30, 2023
@bren2023, Diet and lifestyle changes certainly helped with my second time around with PMR and made...
around with PMR and made it easier to taper ... off of prednisone in a shorter period ... None of us like taking prednisone but ... Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone
New to this site….four months of pain in the the buttocks area and right arm in...
and on March 3rd began with 10 mg of prednisone ... Now we are in July, Tried to taper ... off but left arm is difficult to raise