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My first time with PMR took me 3 and half years before I was able to...
and half years before I was able to taper ... off. ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg of prednisone ... until I could finally be off with a
Posted: May 25, 2024
I didn't know anything about PMR when I was newly diagnosed ... in a way, I...
I knew quite a lot about taking prednisone ... was personal experience with taking Prednisone ... happening at the beginning of PMR so I got off ... that didn't increase as I slowly tapered ... my prednisone dose lower.
Yes there is an a.m. cortisol level test that should be done in the morning. Because...
Because of the interaction with Prednisone ... If you are on a higher dose of Prednisone ... this test until a person is ready to taper ... off Prednisone. ... Since I was on Prednisone for 12 years
No relapse?? I had some unplanned "interruptions" of Actemra but I relapsed. My symptoms went away...
Actemra was restarted but I needed some Prednisone ... I was able to quickly taper off Prednisone
Posted: May 15, 2024
I feel for you I have struggled on 2mg but just gritting my teeth as I...
gritting my teeth as I want to be off ... what I have found so very hard about prednisone ... that if you have a hard time with tapering
Seems like this is a common issue. I had mild osteoarthritis in one joint of one...
one joint of one hand before PMR and Prednisone ... wrists about a month after starting Prednisone ... was wearing off. ... pain, begging someone to cut my hands off ... and tapering successfully at 0.25mg
Posted: May 8, 2024
Hydrocortisone was the suggestion I received when I got to 3 mg. It was just a...
endocrinologist said it would be okay to stay on prednisone ... I was so tempted to increase my prednisone ... That allowed me to taper off prednisone
There is an abundance of 'trial and error' when treating any medical condition. No two people...
I then taper off prednisone again in ... medications) AND "inability to taper ... off prednisone." My rheumaologist ... and the second goal was to get me off ... prednisone.
MYH13: Good news and then basmd: after tapering down from 20 mg prednisone and depending on...
: Good news and then basmd: after tapering ... down from 20 mg prednisone and depending ... I went down weekly by 2-1/2 mg and off ... weakness and went back on 3-1/2 mg prednisone ... I will taper down much slower and hope
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: May 4, 2024
@dadcue I'm not sure if I've responded to this before but in case I haven't. Thank...
long you've had this and been on Prednisone ... for a long time who can't get off ... Prednisone should be given a chance ... He's able to taper (down from 80 ... Fingers crossed that as he tapers the
I had swollen hands and pain in joints. My blood work was and is normal. My...
My RA doc put me on prednisone. ... My doc said I had to get off prednisone ... , methetrixate and folic acid as I tapered ... off the prednisone.
Discussion: Remission, maybe.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 20, 2024
I was diagnosed with PMR in December 2023 but the symptoms began in late August. The...
rheumatologist prescribed 10 mg of prednisone ... & she suggested I begin slowly tapering ... off to see how low a doseage I could ... I have tapered down to 4mgs (for 3 days
Before I got PMR, I had a lot of orthopedic surgery (shoulder, knee, ankle, wrist), a...
Once I started taking prednisone for ... When my tapering got below 6-7 mg of ... prednisone, my old aches and pains ... 3s) for it, but I’ve continued to taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Apr 16, 2024
I can relate to much of it ... I was diagnosed with ax-SpA about 35 years...
I tapered off Prednisone in one year ... I tapered off prednisone for the first ... off prednisone sooner. ... When I was finally able to get off Prednisone ... I tapered off Prednisone in 3 months
The problem with testing for adrenal insufficiency is because cortisol levels can't be tested reliably until...
Many people on long term prednisone ... lost all hope that I would be able to taper ... off Prednisone until a person who had ... I wondered why I couldn't taper ... off prednisone quickly after PMR was
Posted: Apr 11, 2024