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Hi @sirmac, I'm still not sure how much prednisone you started taking when diagnosed with PMR....
sirmac, I'm still not sure how much prednisone ... You said - "He started me on prednisone ... I was started at 20 mg prednisone for ... average starting dose is 15 to 20 mg but tapering ... symptoms can be difficult which is why tapering
Posted: Jun 4, 2023
Diagnosed Feb 3 with PMR/GCA. started on 40 mg prednisone.. tapering slowly tomorrows going to 25!!...
Feb 3 with PMR/GCA. started on 40 mg prednisone ... .. tapering slowly tomorrows going to ... from prednisone but so grateful no flare
Welcome! I'm sorry your have been diagnosed with PMR. I hope your journey with PMR goes...
. "Long term" prednisone is ... physicians is to tell their patients to taper ... off prednisone as soon as possible. ... PMR if it takes more than 2 years to taper ... off prednisone.
Hi, I am very new to PMR and have only been taking Prednisone for 3 weeks....
new to PMR and have only been taking Prednisone ... certain what will happen as I begin more tapering
Posted: May 31, 2023
I find your post very interesting since I was first diagnosed with PMR and then diagnosis...
I am down to 3.5 mg of prednisone and ... don't feel functional until the prednisone ... changed, but I still find help with the tapering
Posted: May 30, 2023
@alissahe --- "12 years on prednisone! Wow! How’s your bone density? What side effects did you...
@alissahe --- "12 years on prednisone ... Not all of the side effects from prednisone ... Prednisone couldn't be easily stopped ... I had to take 10 mg of prednisone again ... After Actemra was restarted, I tapered
Posted: May 30, 2023
@johnbishop maybe title of this thread should be changed to "trials" in general - 2023 Are...
in Combination With Glucocorticoid Taper ... Combination With a Glucocorticoid Taper ... ) for 52 weeks in combination with prednisone ... tapered over 24 weeks in adult participants
Posted: May 29, 2023
Short version of a very long story: I took prednisone for more than 12 years for...
I wanted to taper myself off prednisone ... I was able to taper off prednisone after ... I was able to taper by 1 mg per month ... I felt well so I then tapered by 1 ... was surprised that I was able to taper
Posted: May 29, 2023
Thanks for weighing in. I too have been loosing weight which I definitely don’t need to...
I know that prednisone can cause this ... glucose which can translate into (prednisone ... I am beginning to taper so maybe that
Posted: May 29, 2023
Hi @sirmac, I'll chime in with @johnbishop below that the dosage of prednisone seems low for...
johnbishop below that the dosage of prednisone ... patients usually start with 15 - 20 mg of prednisone ... , then taper. ... diagnosed with that and put on 40 mg of prednisone ... small in stature and low weight, then tapered
It might be a good time to suggest to your doctor that having your cortisol level...
insufficiency caused by long term prednisone ... I got off prednisone after 12 years ... I never would have been able to taper ... off prednisone except that a biologic ... allowed me to stay on a low dose of prednisone