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Hopefully you’ll hear from others, but it sounds unusual to start with methotrexate at the beginning....
not come up until months into his taper ... considered if it might be best for him to taper ... off prednisone more quickly. ... boat and were able to continue the prednisone ... taper.
I forgot to say that Actemra worked extremely well for PMR. I tapered off prednisone in...
I tapered off prednisone in one year ... after being on prednisone for 12 years ... another autoimmune disorder soon after I tapered ... off prednisone the first time. ... I was able to taper off prednisone a
Posted: Mar 2, 2024
Someone posted this link about a week ago. I am recommending it to everyone here as...
educational source of the issues related to prednisone ... tapering that I have seen recently. ... Baker-Is-there-a-safe-and-effective-way-to-wean-patients-off-long
Posted: Feb 26, 2024
Thank you so much for your feedback. It is greatly appreciated! I will definitely be mentioning...
had, and inquire/recommending about tapering ... can wait another 1/2 year or more to taper ... slowly off the Prednisone, especially
Posted: Feb 25, 2024
I was diagnosed with reactive arthritis with recurrent uveitis at least 20 years before PMR was...
It took me 12 years to get off prednisone ... Actemra was tried when I was able to taper ... off prednisone. ... It took less than a year for me to taper ... off prednisone the first time after
I am down to 3 mg for the third or fourth time in my 6th year...
taking at least 2 weeks for a .5 mg taper ... " Prednisone could set off a chain ... reaction in your body setting off symptoms ... are from increasing/decreasing your prednisone ... back to your pcp you're better off
Psoriatic arthritis is a seronegative inflammatory disease. It is more likely if you have or ever...
As soon as I tapered off prednisone, ... Prednisone will help almost any type ... rheumatologists will want to avoid long term prednisone
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
I was on a moderately high dose of prednisone for 13 years for PMR. When I...
When I was able to taper down to 3 mg ... okay to go from 3 mg to zero without tapering ... However, she allowed me to taper off ... I was able to taper off prednisone a ... I have been off prednisone for more
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
@654321, @beaver, and all...It sounds like you've made some decisions about your treatments and are moving...
I've been taking 10mg of Prednisone ... Tried to taper off but the PMR and GCA ... hydroxychloroquine in addition to Prednisone ... to help taper off the Prednisone or
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 28, 2024
@srsmith3820, and all...I had the 1st of 2 covid infections last July 2023, 2nd covid in...
still experiencing and treating with Prednisone ... I got better quickly, but for the tapering ... off the steroid. ... it symptomatically with continued Prednisone ... That seems to be the cut-off for Covid
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Posted: Jan 25, 2024
I took methotrexate as an adjunct to prednisone. In my case, it was used as a...
took methotrexate as an adjunct to prednisone ... It worked for lowering my prednisone ... effects from Actemra and got completely off ... prednisone. ... Fortunately, I was able to taper off
Posted: Jan 24, 2024
"rheumy says we are therefore finished treating PMR, and the task is to get off prednisone...
Tapering prednisone slowly is recommended ... off prednisone after more than 12 years ... off prednisone after that long. ... Tapering off prednisone can be done ... off prednisone.
Posted: Jan 18, 2024
I recently started Kevzara 11/23 I was diagnosed with PMR 7/22 my Pred dose was 20mg...
I have tapered to 5mg which is the lowest ... I keep to this dose to ward off more ... that lasted a month+ I was at 5mg prednisone ... going to see my Rheumatologist for my taper ... I am a bit concerned about the taper
"The pathway forward is to get pred down below 10 and then off ..." That sounds...
to get pred down below 10 and then off ... Tapering from 10 mg to zero was easy ... soon as that happened I discontinued prednisone
Hi Gang! Tapering from 25 mgs of predisone about five months ago down to 10 now...
Tapering from 25 mgs of predisone about ... inclined to tough it out and keep tapering ... with a goal to get off it in ten months ... bad must it get before you up your predisone
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 6, 2024
jds2123 Are you planning on tapering down off the prednisone soon? This is something that I...
jds2123 Are you planning on tapering ... down off the prednisone soon? ... that I hope would be a goal since prednisone ... Prednisone is playing with my immune ... more side effects - I personally want off
I had difficulty coming off prednisone after starting Actemra. It took me an entire year to...
I had difficulty coming off prednisone ... I have now been off prednisone for 3 ... off prednisone. ... off prednisone without Actemra. ... The first time I tapered off prednisone
Welcome @pmragain, I enjoyed a six year remission after my first time with PMR. The first...
took me three and a half years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... diet and exercise and was able to taper ... off in one and a half years.