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I was listening to my body when prednisone was started. I knew almost immediately that something...
I was listening to my body when prednisone ... My problem was that I was unable to taper ... off prednisone for more than 12 years ... I remember being told that prednisone ... If going back on prednisone is the best
I am sorry for all you are going through. Don't give up. Remember 3's the charm!...
, you are back up to 20 mg. on the Prednisone ... At 20 mg I was tapered off by 2.5 mg ... with a meal (you may choose to start tapering ... off by 1 mg once you hit 10 mg) 7.5 ... the Prednisone for the past two weeks
Posted: Oct 5, 2024
Had I listened to the folks that promote dead slow I would still be on prednisone....
They encouraged me to stay on Prednisone ... The side effects from Prednisone were ... The Prednisone side effects were not ... additional medications after I was able to taper ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Oct 3, 2024
Last time I lowered my prednisone too fast I got severe itching I had to go...
Last time I lowered my prednisone too ... back to a higher dose and do a slow taper ... I am now tapering at 1/2 per month. ... be the actemra just too fast going off ... the prednisone
Yes I had bouts of diarrhoea with every taper alongside of nausea and headaches Stopped finally...
had bouts of diarrhoea with every taper ... gradually building it up I know prednisone ... threatening illness that requires it Tapering ... off it and now recovering is a journey ... all good wishes to you as you taper
Posted: Sep 21, 2024
Well, what is this I'm being given 20 mg. For 5 days then 10 mg. For...
For 5 days, then off? ... given 40 mg.. for five days...then no taper ... else suffered severe diarrea will on Prednisone ... or while tapering?
Posted: Sep 19, 2024
Thanks @redboat! I am believing for good things! ❤️My inflammatory markers and pain seem to go...
go right back up with the slightest Prednisone ... taper so hopefully Actemra is the ... and I will finally be able to get off ... of Prednisone after 2.5 years.
Posted: Sep 10, 2024
I'm not your Dad but the same thing happened to me. I needed an endocrinologist to...
needed an endocrinologist to help me taper ... off Prednisone. ... controlled my PMR symptoms while I tapered ... there is a risk of a PMR flare if we taper ... insufficiency makes it impossible to get off
Posted: Sep 4, 2024
I’m ready to take the chance. I’ve been on between 10&20 mgs of prednisone for the...
ve been on between 10&20 mgs of prednisone ... for the better part of a year but tapered ... people like us there’s always a trade off
Discussion: CellCept
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 3, 2024
For what it's worth my neurologist is Dr. Alexander at Scripps here in San Diego. He's...
When Jim was tapered off the prednisone ... should be receiving, if he's been tapered ... off Prednisone completely. ... This is not ideal, as he will have to taper ... off the pred again, but if his symptoms
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Aug 28, 2024
My husband spent 54 days in MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and was diagnosed with...
seconds They started him on 1000 mg of prednisone ... a day for 7 days then started tapering ... off weekly every 7 days. ... He had been completly off of predinsone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Aug 26, 2024
"Pain is a symptom, not a disease, and all pain is not PMR pain." Isn't that...
Pain is also a symptom of tapering off ... prednisone which makes it even harder ... to taper off prednisone.
Posted: Aug 21, 2024
@tobeybaby, I've had PMR twice and was able to taper off of prednisone both time without...
off of prednisone both time without ... off and it stayed in remission for ... I was again started on 20 mg prednisone ... and was able to taper off of prednisone ... I think it was easier tapering off the
The Prednisone tapering experience seems to be highly variable. I had quite severe disease symptoms but...
The Prednisone tapering experience seems ... I responded to Prednisone but initial ... tapering was very difficult with lots ... the end of a month was like jumping off ... Is this what successful tapering looks
Posted: Aug 16, 2024
I've been on Kevzara for 3 months now so thought I would offer a report. Methotrexate...
I was at 6 mg prednisone and felt like ... stayed on the Kev for 6 weeks without tapering ... I then tapered down to 5 mg pred at ... slightly but has come down since I got off ... the prednisone .5 mg/month.
My experience was the same. Tapering off Prednisone is uncomfortable and painful even when PMR isn't...
Tapering off Prednisone is uncomfortable ... It is very easy to mistake Prednisone ... dose so tapering gets slower and slower ... It took me almost a year to taper from ... said I shouldn't even attempt to taper
Posted: Aug 8, 2024
Sorry to read about your experience. Luckily, I'm 2 days from my prednisone dosage going to...
Luckily, I'm 2 days from my prednisone ... dosage with a more gradual taper, and ... As I've tapered closer to 0 prednisone ... my work environment is worse, or if tapering ... off is making it seem worse.
Posted: Aug 8, 2024
What doses of Prednisone did you take for asthma? My first dose of Prednisone was at...
What doses of Prednisone did you take ... and I could always taper off quickly ... followed by a fast taper many times ... Prednisone. ... to tapered off in a month or two.
Posted: Aug 6, 2024