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There are many examples on this blog of people who were successful with taking prednisone and...
people who were successful with taking prednisone ... and then tapering off. ... even if you have to increase your prednisone ... in the midst of tapering of you will ... The difference in terms of tapering
Posted: Jan 15 8:25am
Hello @rnm my heart goes out to you. Last June I too was diagnosed with PMR...
;t rush the process of weaning off prednisone ... So now I am at 13mg and tapering 1mg
Posted: Feb 17 11:16am
Thought it might help to add that I’m currently on 20mg prednisone. Whenever I try to...
to add that I’m currently on 20mg prednisone ... step may be adding Actemra to help taper ... down on prednisone.
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Posted: Feb 17 10:59am
I am taking both Azathioprine 100mg per day and Prednizone 30 mg per day. I am...
both Azathioprine 100mg per day and Prednizone ... I am in the process of tapering off ... prednizone and eventually hope to stop
Hello, 2 plus years of PMR and Prednisone. I tapered to zero and lasted 10 days...
Hello, 2 plus years of PMR and Prednisone ... I tapered to zero and lasted 10 days ... before going back to 5 mg Prednisone ... and started a rapid taper of 1 mg reduction ... for sure it’s the LDN that helped me taper
Posted: Feb 19 11:32am
Dear mehow: I started out with head pain while lying down to sleep. One a.m. I...
ED and they did labs and put me on Prednisone ... One week I was on 100 mg of Prednisone ... Tapered off Pred at end of August on
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 21 12:56pm
While I agree with getting off Prednisone as fast as possible --- it doesn't seem like...
While I agree with getting off Prednisone ... Initial tapering: Taper dose to an oral ... dose of 10 mg/day prednisone equivalent ... Relapse therapy: Increase oral prednisone ... daily oral prednisone by 1 mg every
Posted: Feb 14 8:40am
Love your profile photo @npostusa! You've had quite a struggle and it sounds like you are...
PMC8226943/ What helped me when tapering ... down on prednisone was keeping a daily ... my doctor or rheumatologist on any tapering
Hello @entelechysail, Welcome to Connect. My PMR is in remission and none of my flu, COVID...
Since you are tapering, I thought you ... learn what others have shared. -- Prednisone ... tapering and remission: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission ... pain log along with the dosage of prednisone
Yes. First vaccine May 4/21. Neck sore all summer but just thought it was a very...
Started Prenisone 20mg next day. ... Hoping to start a slow taper soon. ... Good luck with your tapering and progress
Welcome @barbwhitmore, Sorry to hear that the flu vaccine may have caused the polymyalgia rheumatica as...
Prednisone is the magic sauce that makes ... but it can take awhile for you to taper ... and it took 3 and a half years to taper ... discussions you might find helpful. -- Prednisone ... /discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission
The first time I got PMR, symptoms started shortly after getting the Shingrex vaccine and the...
Back on prednisone. ... reaction (but then I was taking 8 mg of prednisone ... inflammation had doubled, so I’ve increased prednisone ... Will start a very slow taper from there
Hi @suebep, Welcome to Connect. I think most of us affected by PMR can agree with...
and it took me 3 and half years to taper ... It took me a year and half to taper ... polymyalgia-rheumatica-pmr-meet-others-share-your-story/ — Tapering ... my rheumatologist encouraged me to taper ... to listen to your body, don't taper