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I am by nature rather an impatient person, however, I have had to force myself to...
I am now down to 5mg of prednisone and ... would like to gat off completely but ... I am very slowly tapering.
Hello @amom7, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You are definitely not alone. There are a lot...
PMR, both were treated with 20 mg prednisone ... until I was able to taper off - 3 years ... off. ... off? ... methotrexate are you taking with the prednisone
Posted: Mar 4, 2019
Hi John yes tapering off the pred. is tricky as you know. It all depends on...
Hi John yes tapering off the pred. is ... can stand will determine on how much prednisone
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Jan 30, 2019
Tapering off can be a struggle. The first occurrence of PMR I also tried to taper...
Tapering off can be a struggle. ... occurrence of PMR I also tried to taper ... off as quickly as possible and it came ... I finally was able to stop taking prednisone ... I tried to make my taper schedule weekly
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Jan 29, 2019
Hi @msvl1998, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Far be it for me to call prednisone the...
Far be it for me to call prednisone ... When my PMR was active, prednisone was ... My thoughts are that the prednisone ... Are you trying to taper off of prednisone
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Jan 29, 2019
Hello @jules11, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm glad you found us. My PMR is currently...
off of prednisone. ... off in about a year and a half. ... off. ... The biggest impact prednisone had on ... Prednisone really is the miracle drug
Posted: Dec 26, 2018
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