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I personally don't think Actemra will work if Kevzara didn't work. That doesn't mean you shouldn't...
They said prednisone was the "only ... resort" and because I was unable to taper ... off prednisone.
Discussion: Start Actemra?
Posted: Nov 27, 2024
I don't really blame prednisone for anything. I needed daily prednisone for a very long time....
I didn't ever have problems tapering ... off prednisone. ... but only a month or two before tapering ... off. ... off prednisone after 12 years of PMR
@daneymae75 First time I've heard of a Clippers diagnosis after a tetanus shot. Perhaps you had...
group defined by the helpfulness of prednisone ... Clippers, I would be cautious about tapering ... off it so quickly. ... year now, and several attempts to taper ... off with the usual 5, 6, or 7 week
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Nov 9, 2024
I have heard about everyone trying to get off prednisone. I have been on and off...
heard about everyone trying to get off ... prednisone. ... I have been on and off prednisone for ... mg of P and over 2 to three months taper ... Again, after been mainly on and off
I'm another person that worked up to a starting dose of 40 mg after being diagnosed...
very long so I quickly tapered down ... rest of that visit was about how to taper ... off Prednisone. ... started, then it only took me a year to taper ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Nov 7, 2024
Welcome @alancant, That's a good question which a lot of us have thought about. For me...
I only used prednisone for both of my ... flare up took 3 and half years to taper ... off and six years later when it reared ... head it took me 1 and half years to taper ... off.
Posted: Nov 7, 2024
"With testing, PMR was declared in remission at 10." ---------------------- How was this done? There is...
to me because she thought prednisone ... I did want prednisone for pain relief ... same was true whenever I tried to taper ... off Prednisone but I no longer need ... Prednisone.
Posted: Nov 6, 2024
Since you have been on the methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine for 2 1/2 months, you’re almost there....
medications to build up and level off ... the MTX and HCQ build up, you are tapering ... the prednisone which is a good plan ... your doctor may have you bump up the prednisone ... modified to get you to the minimum prednisone
I was lucky with methotrexate. My rheum got me onto it after inflammation returned when I...
returned when I was down to about 2-3 mg prednisone ... At the moment, I'm off prednisone ... (tapered completely off almost 3 months
Posted: Oct 29, 2024
People who can taper off prednisone quickly are my hero. I used to be able to...
People who can taper off prednisone ... I used to be able to taper off quickly ... Then I wasn't able to taper off ... off Prednisone. ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Apr 25 12:12pm
Hello, I am new to this website and lung problems. I had some lung damage from...
I am on microphone eight and tapering ... down off of steroids. ... was 13 years old four times and I’m off ... that their doctor uses instead of prednisone
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Apr 28 11:43am
I was 66 when I woke up one day with severe pain in my shoulders in...
I started 20mg prednisone but had terrible ... I tapered off after a month based on ... I stopped the prednisone on 12/31/24
I took Zoloft for 2 years, tapered last year with no problem. Got off of it...
I took Zoloft for 2 years, tapered last ... Got off of it in July 2023. ... My doctor prescribed me Prednisone which
Discussion: Quitting Zoloft
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Jun 18, 2024
Very interesting. That is almost the exact schedule that I successfully followed, but I was never...
There will be pain while tapering, but ... automatically treated with an increase in prednisone ... Note that one should NOT take both prednisone ... Then, from 5 to 0, I tapered at 0.5 ... Now I have been off prednisone for just
73 year old woman who started with PMR just about 1 year ago, worst pain I...
Reading all of your stories about tapering ... pain sx and decisions about getting off ... prednisone totally or increasing, I ... I want to get off steroids, tired of
Posted: Nov 22, 2024
I was diagnosed, finally, with PMR & GCA at about 64. Eventually I went through 15...
Eventually I went through 15 months of prednisone ... , slowly tapering off. ... Slowly trying to taper down on that
Hi @mpm, You definitely need to advocate for yourself. My Mayo rheumatologist started me on 20...
rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone ... first time took me 3 and half years to taper ... off and the second time around 6 years ... later took me 1 and a half years to taper ... off.
Posted: Aug 20, 2023