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Hi @charlena, I recently was able to taper off of prednisone for my second occurrence of...
charlena, I recently was able to taper ... off of prednisone for my second occurrence ... mg for 3 years until I was able to taper ... off. ... I was able to get off prednisone after
Posted: Apr 17, 2018
Hello @barabarene -- I'm glad you are feeling better. Part of the battle with PMR is...
I've been off of prednisone since ... off then it went into remission for ... I was on prednisone for about a year ... Don't give up on tapering off of ... prednisone.
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Apr 5, 2018
Hello @celebrant — welcome to Mayo Connect. We are glad you found us. Connect is a...
in 2007 and I was started on 20 mg prednisone ... It took me 3 years to taper off of prednisone ... and again I was started on 20 mg of prednisone ... I've been off of prednisone for ... members who have discussed PMR and prednisone
Discussion: PMR
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 4, 2018
Hi @heatherh -- Welcome to Mayo Connect. You are right, it's not normal and while you...
for the second time and am almost off ... of prednisone since I'm tapering ... off and currently at 1 mg dosage. ... control the weight this time around with prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 16, 2018
Hello, my name is Kim and I was diagnosed with MP in 2014 after having numerous...
I was prescribed 40 mg. of Prednisone ... for about 3 months and then tapering ... medication for that, but once I was off ... of the Prednisone for some time, the ... MP and was put on a less aggressive Prednisone
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Dec 28, 2017
Hi Clay, I also take B12 along with my other supplements for my PN. I take...
take blood pressure pills and also on prednisone ... polymyalgia rheumatica but I'm trying to taper ... off of it now to see if the PMR pain
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 28, 2017
Hi Alan, Thank you for asking such a great question. It is always a good thing...
mg dose and it took me 3 years to taper ... off which happened in 2010. ... I started taking prednisone again at ... at 4-1/2 mg daily and hoping to get off ... As nasty as I think prednisone is, I
Posted: Oct 6, 2017
I am so sorry you are having these problems. I have been on prednisone in the...
I have been on prednisone in the past ... cases the only real problem I had with prednisone ... After being tapered off of the prednisone ... the weight started coming off, thank
Hello @barbararene, my first episode of PMR took almost 3 years to get off prednisone. I...
of PMR took almost 3 years to get off ... prednisone. ... started with the 20 mg and started tapering ... a little pain I may be able to get off ... prednisone sooner.
Posted: Mar 28, 2017
Hello @rinron, when I was first diagnosed with PMR and was put on prednisone for about...
diagnosed with PMR and was put on prednisone ... about 3 years before I was able to taper ... off, my main side effect was weight ... of last year so I was back on 20 mg prednisone ... I have been able to taper down to 10
I had PMR and was on prednisone for 18 months. The side effects were terrible, especially...
I had PMR and was on prednisone for ... did not experience any difficulty tampering ... off. ... off. ... the awful pain before I started on prednisone
Thanks for the reply. I'm wondering when you know you should start tapering off the prednisone....
wondering when you know you should start tapering ... off the prednisone. ... suffer through some pain when you taper ... I'd really like to get off this prednisone
Hello @barbararene - you are right, PMR is the Frankenstein disease. I've had the old man...
rheumatologist to discuss bumping up the prednisone ... I don't believe prednisone will help ... tingling and not any pain. 4 mg prednisone ... I was able to taper down the dosage ... and get off of the prednisone in 2010
Hi @obert22, So sorry about your diagnosis. This is a great place to get information. I...
I started on 40mg of Prednisone and ... was tapered off. ... thing that happened from taking the Prednisone
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Dec 9, 2016