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My experience is the pain you have during prednisone taper is less severe than what you...
experience is the pain you have during prednisone ... taper is less severe than what you ... Prednisone does an excellent job of ... contributes to pain and my ability to taper ... off of prednisone.
Posted: 4 days ago
There is no reason why a person can't do a "fast taper" if you have been...
a person can't do a "fast taper ... Then I would taper by 5 or 10 mg every ... When everything went well, I was off ... off Prednisone. ... I shouldn't say "slow taper&
Posted: 2 days ago
Thank you for suggesting an alternative to prednisone - I will ask RA Dr. but as...
you for suggesting an alternative to prednisone ... as much as we ALL wish I could get off ... without pain - unless I had big doses of Prednisone ... and then tapering down again was a big
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: 7 hours ago
There is an alternative to Prednisone now! It's Kevzara. Patients are initially put on Prednisone and...
There is an alternative to Prednisone ... Patients are initially put on Prednisone ... and a taper is attempted..if it fails ... , Kevzara ia added, the Pred is tapered ... off, and the patient can remain on
Posted: 6 days ago
My blood tests are never consistent with showing PMR. This has been going on for 7...
7 years and I still can't get off ... Prednisone. ... I also am on the 5 mg. trying to taper ... Methotrexate since August to help wean off ... the Prednisone but have been unsuccessful
Posted: 4 days ago
Kevzara is now an option for me since it was FDA approved for PMR in February...
20cannot%20tolerate%20corticosteroid%20taper ... for Actemra was my being unable to taper ... off Prednisone and that all other alternatives ... I have been off Prednisone for 4 years ... It feels good to be off Prednisone.
Posted: 4 days ago
I appreciate how you are feeling but am thankful they have identified EGPA which does require...
which does require higher doses of prednisone ... infusion clinic.The hardest part was tapering ... down very slowly from the prednisone ... when on both drugs til you can get off ... prednisone.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: 3 days ago
I never had a problem with a-fib but Prednisone can certainly cause a-fib or make it...
never had a problem with a-fib but Prednisone ... I was unable to taper off prednisone ... Actemra got me off Prednisone but it ... I have been off Prednisone for almost ... Not only was I able to stop Prednisone
I was lucky with methotrexate. My rheum got me onto it after inflammation returned when I...
returned when I was down to about 2-3 mg prednisone ... At the moment, I'm off prednisone ... (tapered completely off almost 3 months
Posted: Oct 29 1:13pm
Since you have been on the methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine for 2 1/2 months, you’re almost there....
medications to build up and level off ... the MTX and HCQ build up, you are tapering ... the prednisone which is a good plan ... your doctor may have you bump up the prednisone ... modified to get you to the minimum prednisone
I'm another person that worked up to a starting dose of 40 mg after being diagnosed...
very long so I quickly tapered down ... rest of that visit was about how to taper ... off Prednisone. ... started, then it only took me a year to taper ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Nov 7 1:07pm
"With testing, PMR was declared in remission at 10." ---------------------- How was this done? There is...
to me because she thought prednisone ... I did want prednisone for pain relief ... same was true whenever I tried to taper ... off Prednisone but I no longer need ... Prednisone.
Posted: Nov 6 10:07am
Welcome @alancant, That's a good question which a lot of us have thought about. For me...
I only used prednisone for both of my ... flare up took 3 and half years to taper ... off and six years later when it reared ... head it took me 1 and half years to taper ... off.
Posted: Nov 7 9:00am
I have heard about everyone trying to get off prednisone. I have been on and off...
heard about everyone trying to get off ... prednisone. ... I have been on and off prednisone for ... mg of P and over 2 to three months taper ... Again, after been mainly on and off
@daneymae75 First time I've heard of a Clippers diagnosis after a tetanus shot. Perhaps you had...
group defined by the helpfulness of prednisone ... Clippers, I would be cautious about tapering ... off it so quickly. ... year now, and several attempts to taper ... off with the usual 5, 6, or 7 week
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: 6 days ago
"I worry that I am becoming dependent on the weed, but it really helps me with...
" We get dependent on prednisone ... I didn't fully appreciate prednisone ... dependency is until you try to taper ... off prednisone. ... I didn't have a prednisone addiction
Posted: Oct 19 10:50am
My rheumy told me the adrenal gland starts making cortisol at around 8 to 10 in...
Im at 7mg prednisone after hitting a ... Started my prednisone at 15 mg in beginning ... Im guessing another 6 months to taper ... off the prednisone at 1mg reduction
Posted: Oct 19 7:35am
I’ve had RA for over 25 years and PMR for the last 3 years. Lots of...
of drugs,biologics,methotrexate and prednisone ... Kevzara which enabled me to finally get off ... prednisone which was very difficult ... for me to taper off of.
Discussion: Earthing/Grounding
Posted: Oct 22 8:53am
Hi @bunnykfl, I've had PMR twice and was able to taper off of prednisone both times...
#39;ve had PMR twice and was able to taper ... off of prednisone both times but I ... when searching for "Actemra and prednisone ... search=Actemra+and+prednisone+%2Bremission
Posted: Aug 16 5:24pm