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Hello @dsmith337, Welcome to Connect. You are mostly correct from what I've read. I was 64...
is a very short time to be able to taper ... off of prednisone for PMR. ... occurrence took me 3 and half years to taper ... off and the second time it took me
I feel very fortunate to deal with my rheumatologist and his PA. They helped me through...
They prescribed Actemra to help taper ... off prednisone more quickly, and gave ... me a taper plan that has worked well ... email their office, and they have an off-hours
Posted: Mar 1 7:37am
"I hate taking Pred, but it works great." --------------- In the short term, prednisone works great...
-------------- In the short term, prednisone ... Unfortunately long term prednisone use ... drawback for me was being unable to taper ... off Prednisone in a timely manner. ... %20tolerate%20a%20glucocorticoid%20taper
Posted: Mar 3 2:52pm
@blossomgirl, and all...Blossom, why are you considering Prednisone and Cellcept? Are you currently in a flare...
..Blossom, why are you considering Prednisone ... ever helped calm a flare for me was Prednisone ... ago, the only medication offered was Prednisone ... about 9 months, then slow, graual tapering ... worked with my doctor to wean myself off
@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
Hi @jump, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You mentioned you have to be on prednisone the...
You mentioned you have to be on prednisone ... were extremely painful and was on prednisone ... both times but was able to taper off
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 20, 2019