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Rheumatologist is leaning towards Giant Arteritis and/or PMR, but nothing has been ruled in or out...
I’ve already had to increase prednisone ... return or show-up as I continue to taper ... off prednisone that is a major concern
"People participate from other countries like Canada, UK and Australia. Those folks are given PREDNISOLONE, not...
folks are given PREDNISOLONE, not PREDNISONE ... Prednisone might be slightly cheaper ... adrenal glands which is why a slow taper ... off Prednisone is needed after long ... Short term use of prednisone is relatively
Discussion: Worried about GCA
Posted: Dec 26, 2024
bhb30602, Have your questions written down that you want to ask on paper....that way you will...
written down that you want to ask on paper ... that way you will not forget or get off ... Not trying to discourage you, but, prednisone
Posted: Dec 23, 2024
Don't expect immediate pain relief like when prednisone takes effect. You might not have any decrease...
Actemra was working until I was able to taper ... off Prednisone completely. ... I have now been completely off prednisone ... After I got off Prednisone, all my blood ... For me, being able to taper off Prednisone
Posted: Dec 22, 2024
Hello @nothatkaren, Welcome to Connect. Good question and PMR does seem to sneak up on you...
I was started on 20 mg prednisone and ... month ago sounds like you might be tapering ... There are many PMR discussions on tapering ... off of prednisone that you might find ... search=tapering%20prednisone.
"My doctor disagrees with this and thinks I need to keep trying but she has no...
If I continued to taper down to 3 mg ... off prednisone until I said I wasn& ... I tapered by 1 mg per month from 10 ... I was off Prednisone again 6 months ... I have now been completely off prednisone
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
You are a little ahead of me on taper, but I am doing it in a...
You are a little ahead of me on taper ... first bout with PMR, I did a slow taper ... On the second bout, I got off prednisone
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
Off prednisone since mid-September, slow taper for 18 months, PMR still in remission, but the fatigue...
Off prednisone since mid-September, ... slow taper for 18 months, PMR still ... and endurance has suffered since the taper
Posted: Nov 22, 2024
It’s been 8 months since my Feb 26th post. Here is the update I said I...
infusions to 8 mg/kg (up from 6 mg) and tapering ... prednisone, from 20 mg in March, now ... The plan is to continue prednisone taper ... (0.5 mg every 2 weeks) until off, then ... Then, hopefully off that too.
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
@labcoris I have given you the link to Mayo Clinic’s information on atopic dermatitis. I plan...
It sure beats taking prednisone forever ... I’m tapering the prednisone now and ... should be off of it by January 1. ... The stories of prednisone long term ... order to avoid skin cancer, which prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Nov 15, 2024
"It raises some questions though if you start taking prednisone again once you've stopped, or even...
There is no best way to taper off prednisone ... It was a miracle I got off Prednisone ... Taking Prednisone was an easy thing ... I needed tons of encouragement to taper ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Jan 7 7:02pm
Has Actemra helped you taper off Prednisone? Getting off Prednisone after Actemra was started has made...
Has Actemra helped you taper off Prednisone ... Getting off Prednisone after Actemra ... I was off Actemra during the Covid era ... exiting nerve roots, I resorted to Prednisone
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
"The reason I don't want to reply to the author just yet , is that I...
itself out" and then or me to taper ... off of prednisone. ... They encouraged me to taper off prednisone ... The notion that Prednisone is the &#34 ... I must have turned off all the the notifications
There are certainly challenges to the 10% recommendation once you get below 10 mg. If it...
; I was reluctant to discontinue Prednisone ... told that I could restart 3 mg of Prednisone ... I have stayed off Prednisone but now ... I have been off Prednisone for more ... Now I have to figure out how to get off
I’m just going to hop in here because I’m having a horrible time and I don’t...
I’ve been put on Prednisone for multiple ... time being more difficult to come off ... if they were “normal” I could stay off ... of the prednisone. ... the 5 for a few days then start a tapper
I agree that it would be nice to have PMR/GCA support groups in the USA. I...
entitled to know everything about PMR and tapering ... prednisone. ... and I'm happy that I was able to taper ... off Prednisone after 12 years of treatment ... with Prednisone for PMR.
Posted: Dec 29, 2024
I had COVID Dec 16, 2023. Tested negative Dec. 27, 2023. Woke up Jan 11, 2025...
Started prednisone that day@15 mg. ... Tapered of@ 2.5mg and off prednisone ... also had a relatively quick term of prednisone
Posted: Dec 29, 2024
I was diagnosed with spinal arthritis in June 2023, followed shortly thereafter by advanced OA in...
You are so right about prednisone masking ... Tylenol gets me through each taper. ... Earlier in my taper, I went up and down ... is daunting, but I know I MUST get off ... prednisone.
Discussion: Sciatic problems
Posted: Dec 28, 2024
Both Prednisone and Actemra can cause increased cholesterol levels. I took a atorvastatin for years when...
Both Prednisone and Actemra can cause ... Actemra was started, I was able to taper ... off Prednisone. ... Currently, I'm off prednisone, atorvastatin ... If you are able to taper off prednisone
Posted: Dec 28, 2024
I was prescribed pt before I was diagnosed. After the first week, I was much worse...
After prednisone gave me my life back ... it helps a lot now that I am almost tapered ... off prednisone.
Discussion: Physical therapy
Posted: Dec 27, 2024