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You should discuss this with your rheumatologist. Many rheumatologists will refuse to write for prednisone prescriptions...
diagnosis but she still encouraged me to taper ... off prednisone. ... for PMR, the medical advice was to taper ... off slowly. ... Good luck with whatever tapering method
Posted: Dec 20, 2022
Hi Paul, For most people, on the appropriate dosage of prednisone, PMR symptoms will disappear -...
PMR symptoms increase while you are tapering ... , the prednisone will be increased, ... then tapering will be attempted again ... After taking prednisone for about a ... and a half for PMR and GCA, I'm off
Hi ldingwall88, like you fellow member @dinym was originally diagnosed with PMR, but later discovered she...
discovered she has rheumatoid arthritis and tapered ... off prednisone. ... @ldingwall88, are you currently tapering ... off prednisone?
I’m now up to eight 2.5 methotrexate tabs once a week from six. My head is...
My head is a bit off or dizzy with the ... Still at 13mg prednisone. ... Going to try 12 in a week to taper.
Posted: Dec 4, 2022
Hi @jerseyjames, Am I reading correctly that you tapered from 24mg down to 4mg prednisone in...
jerseyjames, Am I reading correctly that you tapered ... from 24mg down to 4mg prednisone in ... That seems like an incredibly fast taper ... around with PMR took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off with the last 6 months going back
Posted: Dec 4, 2022
How long were you on 20 mg of prednisone? Having been on 15 mg for I...
How long were you on 20 mg of prednisone ... #39;t recall for how long) but now tapering ... off every 30 days from 4 mg to 3 and
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Dec 4, 2022
I have been taking Actemra (tocilizumab) for almost 4 years. I have been mostly off prednisone...
I have been mostly off prednisone for ... I was treated with prednisone for nearly ... 13 years and never could taper off. ... weeks which initially allowed me to taper ... off prednisone in 7 months.
@macadoo I developed PMR in February 2021, starting at 40 mg of prednisone and tapering to...
and tapering to 15 within the first ... for another month and then hopefully off ... prednisone. ... starting me on Methodextrate once I’m off ... Pednisone, for RA In my hands, (RA,
I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan 2022; started on 20 mg, and went on a...
2022; started on 20 mg, and went on a taper ... back up to 10 mg and started a new taper ... you stay on it indefiniely or is it tapered ... off ideally as well? ... Methotrexate worse than long -term Prednisone
Posted: Oct 18, 2022
From what I have read, few have troubles taporing from gabapentin. The taper schedules seem brief....
what I have read, few have troubles taporing ... The taper schedules seem brief. ... I tapored off in 6 weeks. ... I am only on 3 med now, Ill go off of ... prednisone then be on two.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 22, 2022
Hello @nancybee, Welcome to Connect. You mentioned tapering from 10 mg down to 2.5 mg over...
You mentioned tapering from 10 mg down ... off of the prednisone. ... and I was not supposed to taper if ... off of prednisone faster the second ... Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone
Posted: Sep 18, 2022
Hello @naezzo, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear the COVID vaccine caused your PMR. Since you...
doctor/rheumatologist suggested a tapering ... schedule to hopefully taper off of ... the prednisone when your pain decreases
The one thing I learned from my rheumy was that you have to listen to your...
listen to your body when you start tapering ... , slow and easy wins the race when tapering ... Took me 3 and half years to taper off ... I was finally able to stop taking prednisone
Posted: Aug 17, 2022
Hi, njtodctode, If I had to say anything about your tapering history, it would probably be...
If I had to say anything about your tapering ... At two weeks, the prednisone hasn&#39 ... Then, you would start tapering down ... ;s how you eventually get yourself off ... the prednisone.
I’ve been lowering my prednisone and am down to 1 mg. Next week I go “cold...
I’ve been lowering my prednisone and ... I would never have been able to taper ... off without them.
Hi @sandiw77, Welcome to Connect. There are different conditions that can mimic PMR with similar symptoms...
PMR, after taking the first dose of prednisone ... moving around and took the next dose of prednisone ... daily pain log with the amount of prednisone ... ;t taper if my pain scale was above ... off sooner that the first time with
Posted: Jul 30, 2022
I had COVID with mild symptoms in late December and soon after began having symptoms of...
I was given 60 mg of Prednisone in the ... I went home on 30 mg of Prednisone and ... seems to think everyone responds to Prednisone ... I want to get off Prednisone more than ... he wants me to get off.
Posted: Jul 30, 2022