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I didn't really feel any different for 3 months when I started Actemra injections every 2...
I did my usual 1 mg per month taper ... I decided to taper by 1 mg per week ... I waited six months on 3 mg of prednisone ... me the green light to discontinue prednisone ... adrenal issue on those lower doses of prednisone
Posted: Jun 4, 2024
Remember Kevzara is trying to control the PMR restart or flare caused by the taper of...
PMR restart or flare caused by the taper ... of the prednisone. ... your feeling is most likely from the taper
Posted: Jun 4, 2024
Your probably still on Prednisone? I didnt read through all the threads. My take is if...
Your probably still on Prednisone? ... The adrenal startup when you taper is ... You can probably taper these back as ... soon as you get off prednisone. ... If your not on prednisone then I am
Dadcue, interested in your thoughts with a true PMR flare. By true flare I mean you...
you get it once your not cured with prednisone ... that appears married to PMR I felt a prednisone ... they were) I started at 20mg equiv. prednisone ... and tapered back over 5 days.
Same for Reactive Arthritis ... Pain was more confined to my lumbar spine but I also...
followed by a fast taper. ... I could taper from 100 mg to zero in ... He said Prednisone was probably helping ... Both responded rapidly to Prednisone ... PMR was diagnosed, I couldn't taper
I last posted on this forum March 6th and have been waiting a while to post...
- since our last 7 day trial with Prednisone ... step was to place her on a 27 day predisone ... taper with the following schedule; ... had never had any side effects from prednisone
I took DEX. for my PMR. My wife has GBM they prescribe dex for inflammation. Its...
Its about 5 times stronger than prednisone ... administer. so 2mg of dex is 10mg of prednisone ... life of 24hrs vs the 12hrs or so of prednisone ... I hit the cortisol wall at 1mg.(5 prednisone ... I finally tapered to .5mg.
My husband is the one with PMR and GCA. Diagnosed with PMR May 2023, GCA Feb...
For PMR took 30 mg prednisone, tapered ... methylprednisolone followed by daily 80 mg prednisone ... Then tapering about 10 mg each 2 weeks ... had a lot of side-effects from the prednisone
My rheumatologist did a bit of a test before starting Actemra. I was asked to taper...
I was asked to taper my Prednisone dose ... I tapered by 1 mg per week after blowing ... My rheumatologist ordered me not to taper
Posted: May 25, 2024
@dadcue Wow!! You have been through it all!! That sounds awful! I will make sure that...
this is getting better the more we taper ... Also, his high doses of prednisone messed ... He's now up to 5 to 6 as we taper ... So now you're off the prednisone ... Actemra, down from 80 mg to 30 mg prednisone
You are not alone with having trouble tapering off of prednisone. It can be difficult for...
are not alone with having trouble tapering ... off of prednisone. ... There are many discussions on tapering ... search=Tapering%20off%20of%20Prednisone ... You might find the following tapering
Posted: May 25, 2024
@windyshores This is very helpful information and something I was wondering about. We're so new to...
when giving him such high doses of prednisone ... today that a person taking 7.5 mg of prednisone ... 1200 mg steroids followed by 80 mg prednisone ... We've been tapering every two weeks
I have been tapering at 1 per month from 10 in January, now at 5. I...
I have been tapering at 1 per month ... At 5, my taper was reduced to 0.5 per ... therefore you should avoid increasing prednisone ... or stopping the taper if possible. ... only be used if you are way down on prednisone
Posted: May 20, 2024
The way I understand it is the following: Only after 10 mg do you need to...
you need to slow down the pace of prednisone ... tapering. ... A prednisone dose of 7 mg is roughly ... don't pick up the slack, more prednisone ... was started was to stay on 3 mg of prednisone
How long were you taking prednisone? Some people have resilient adrenals. My adrenals weren't so resilient...
How long were you taking prednisone? ... 't so resilient after being on prednisone ... After being on 3 mg of Prednisone for ... endocrinologist said I didn't need to taper ... Fortunately, I was able to taper off
hello @virginiaj and @sherylp good morning --Virginia's plan is pretty much my routine as well ;...
I have tapered from 30mg to now 2 mg ... The Prednisone withdrawal created some ... say this - at suboptimal doses of Prednisone
Posted: May 17, 2024
Hi @sherylp, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club. You asked a...
occurrences of PMR and was started on 20 mg prednisone ... kept a daily log to help with the tapering ... off of prednisone and logged my level ... Does the 10 mg daily dose of prednisone
Posted: May 16, 2024
I was on Prednisone for more than 12 years. I wasn't able to get much below...
't make any difference how you taper ... When I tapered off Prednisone, my endocrinologist ... I was told not to attempt to taper any ... I had an easier time tapering off Prednisone ... ... no tapering was needed.