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Well ... where should I begin? I was diagnosed with reactive arthritis with uveitis some 20...
From my experience, prednisone only ... I was able to taper off prednisone after ... uveitis flared up again as soon as I was off ... prednisone and I was right back on ... I'm not taking prednisone anymore
Posted: Mar 24, 2023
@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
Hello @rogernj67, I would like to welcome you to Connect along with @beryl and other members...
in 2007 and was prescribed 20 mg of prednisone ... I was able to taper off of prednisone ... came back in 2016 and I was back on prednisone ... and gradually tapered off in Feb of
Hi @woolfklynn -- That would be great if you can make an appointment at the Mayo...
Time, Monday through Friday Also, tapering ... off of the prednisone is standard treatment ... of prednisone. ... The goal is to taper off gradually until ... The second time I was able to taper
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Aug 18, 2018
Hello Edith @edithmiller, It sounds like your PMR has been a long and painful ordeal. I...
went into remission after 3 years of prednisone ... mg and 1/2 mg until I was able to taper ... off of the prednisone. ... less than 2 years and I was able to taper ... off at the end of February this year
Posted: May 16, 2018
@captainkenny - I feel the same way that I was lucky to be diagnosed after one...
I can’t wait to get off of the Prednisone ... but continue my slow tapering. ... dermatologist told me it would get worse as I taper
Hi @gemmax, my first occurrence of PMR was back in 2007. A Mayo rheumatologist diagnosed my...
the dosage of prednisone until you ... are able to get off of it with little ... My first occurrence took 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone and the last 6 months ... I was able to taper off this past February
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: May 6, 2018
Hi @charlena, I recently was able to taper off of prednisone for my second occurrence of...
charlena, I recently was able to taper ... off of prednisone for my second occurrence ... mg for 3 years until I was able to taper ... off. ... I was able to get off prednisone after
Posted: Apr 17, 2018