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Hi, Just discovered this group. I am starting my 3rd bout with PMR. The first bout...
weeks, but it took 2 years to get off ... I think I weaned off too soon. ... In October, I saw an ortho who took off ... The main side effect from prednisone ... how long folks are on Pred, how they taper
Hello @apr39, Welcome to Connect. I also have PMR but it is currently in remission so...
relief from the pain and what kind of a tapering ... schedule are you using to get off of ... the prednisone? ... occurrence of PMR it took me 3 years to get off ... of prednisone and the last six months
Posted: Dec 11, 2019
Hi, I have been on Kevzara about a year. I think it is working but tappering...
I think it is working but tappering ... off Predisone has proved difficult. ... Ideally I should not need Predisone ... When I think about it, the tapering ... most of us we should be able to get off
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Sep 15, 2024
"The Dr may have different plans but you call the shots. You're the one going through...
off prednisone. ... I successfully tapered off prednisone ... tapers to treat uveitis. ... off Prednisone. ... slowly off Prednisone.
Thanks for the info about alternatives to prednisone. Hopefully, my tapering will go as planned because...
for the info about alternatives to prednisone ... Hopefully, my tapering will go as planned ... because I, too, want very badly to get off ... the prednisone.
@ckomis, It sounds like your transplanted kidney is doing well, but your quality of living has...
I had been taking prednisone along with ... However after I was tapered off the ... prednisone, I began to experience sob ... asthma that became active after getting off ... prednisone.
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Jan 25 8:03am
Prednisone also made me feel worse the longer I took it. For me, feeling worse on...
t start to feel better until I got off ... Prednisone. ... dose I need to take and how slow my taper ... else that works so you so can get off ... Prednisone someday.
Posted: Jan 28 11:16am
I take the advice of a naturopathic MD as well as my PCP (haven't found a...
I am tapering off prednisone (from 20 ... I hope to taper off more quickly this ... My naturopath took me off vitamin D, ... turmeric-cucumin (which counter prednisone
Posted: Jan 28 10:14pm
@mamag, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Congratulations to your son on his recent transplant surgery and...
I was taking prescribed prednisone, ... and within a matter of weeks, I was tapered ... condition for 5 years, I was able to taper ... off my prednisone because the research
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Aug 31, 2019
Thanks so much for your quick reply. My rheumatologist did discuss tapering off prednisone to a...
My rheumatologist did discuss tapering ... off prednisone to a maintenance level ... such a dire outlook for long term prednisone
@suziropiequet I’m glad you asked about a prednisone discussion group. That’s exactly what I was going...
suziropiequet I’m glad you asked about a prednisone ... I just started to taper off prednisone ... Have you been on prednisone a long time
Posted: Jul 14, 2019
@jhinia - I agree with Charann about not having another biopsy. I have permanent numbness from...
Also, I was told to take my Prednisone ... Be very careful on your taper. ... This really slowed the taper down but ... in the end I did get off of it in October
Hi @sammiesarah, welcome to Connect. My PMR is currently in remission and I've had 2 occurrences...
A 20 mg dosage of prednisone made my ... pain go away but I struggled tapering ... What type of tapering schedule were ... about six months before I was able to taper ... off of prednisone.
Hello, I am a 33 year old female with health issues beginning in November of 2016....
as every time i went lower on the prednisone ... lower) From there I had a very slow taper ... , finally coming off them in December ... However docs also shrugged this off.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 9, 2019
I was fascinated with your post. I am 73 and was diagnosed with PMR in 1999....
period of tapering, ended up with a ... He started a tapering program (roughly ... early Feb. 2019, I was completely off ... Prednisone. ... However now, 3 weeks after being off