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I can only speak from personal experience with Actemra (tocilizumab) which was offered to me 13...
I was able to taper completely off prednisone ... feel the same if I ended up needing prednisone ... Actemra --- if I only needed 3 mg of prednisone ... Vis-à-vis prednisone, I have practically ... Additionally, many of my prednisone
My uric acid level is elevated. I'm told to cut back on red meat and alcohol...
that helped tremendously was when I tapered ... off prednisone. ... The talk was mostly about my prednisone
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Sorry ... I didn't realize you were from the UK. Someone told me the rules in...
approved was because I was unable to taper ... off prednisone and my case of PMR was ... off prednisolone. ... said I was very lucky to be able to taper ... completely off prednisone after being
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
If you have intermittent flares of iritis, that generally isn't associated with PMR --- iritis is...
However PMR almost always responds to a Prednisone ... diagnosed with PMR and getting on Prednisone ... --- there isn't any tapering method ... I didn't finally get off Prednisone ... I'm just happy to be done with Prednisone
Posted: Dec 2, 2024
One thing about PMR seems to be that everyone is different with their pain, response to...
I responded well to 15 mg but the prednisone ... wore off overnight and I would wake ... I’ve been able to taper my dose regularly
Posted: Nov 24, 2024
Wow! 120 is amazing! Great news for you! Well done! I haven’t been under 200 in...
I’ve been trying to taper off prednisone ... been around 220 for decades before prednisone
Posted: Nov 24, 2024
My experience with methotrexate was horrible nausea at first but I was able to taper prednisone...
nausea at first but I was able to taper ... prednisone easily from 7.5 mg, where ... and stopped helping the PMR so I got off ... the end patients have to go back to prednisone
Posted: Nov 23, 2024
I initially contracted PMR with a week after my second Pfyzer vaccination. I had a very...
I managed to taper off of 10 mg. of ... prednisone in about a year, but it came ... when I had COVID and then I had to taper ... off 2 mg. for a couple of months.
Posted: Nov 21, 2024
Don't get your hopes up too much because there isn't that much that can be done...
seemed to explain why I couldn't taper ... off Prednisone for 12 years. ... Prednisone is truly a miracle medication ... control inflammation and an inability to taper ... off Prednisone.
I am a 6 year veteran. first couple of years had 2 courses of prednisone. Each...
first couple of years had 2 courses of prednisone ... Each time I tapered down and got off ... a flare and needed to get back on prednisone ... annoying symptoms, my gait is way off
Posted: Nov 17, 2024
I'm not Therese but I currently do Actemra infusions. I actually started out doing Actemra injections...
I was able to taper off prednisone but ... It took 3 months for me to taper off ... relapse occurred the second time I tapered ... off prednisone. ... I was able to stay off Prednisone for
Posted: Nov 17, 2024
@nyxygirl, @becsbuddy, @johnbishop and all... Another interesting new friend introduced to me! How lovely, and how...
I am still on 8 mg Prednisone daily, ... weekly for the last 8 months or so, tapering ... down on Prednisone from 20 mg at my ... in seeing if I need to increase the Prednisone ... I've been off the site for several
John, I listened to Dr. Wahl's story and was impressed. I do think that there is...
case to begin with and was able to taper ... off a low dose of Prednisone after
Discussion: Diet books
Posted: Jan 4 9:29am
Hello @ddr My situation sounds a bit similar to @54pontiac - I was doing PT for...
cancelled my appointment and went off ... You said you are tapering down, did ... pain and stiffness respond quickly to Prednisone ... then retired 9 months into my PMR /Prednisone ... tapering.
Discussion: Physical therapy
Posted: Jan 2 2:57pm
"Actemra is helping me to taper off of prednisone at a faster rate. I started Actemra...
"Actemra is helping me to taper ... off of prednisone at a faster rate. ... I hope you can continue to taper off ... now thinks I'm much better being off ... In any case, I have now been off prednisone
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Hi @staylorrn2000 So sorry the prednisone is still giving you hell. I don’t have a successful...
Hi @staylorrn2000 So sorry the prednisone ... I don’t have a successful taper yet ... for prednisone so every Dr does it ... in January - I’ll taper down a very ... s a horrible drug to be on and get off
Do Canadians have to pay for prednisone? Most medical insurance in the USA, private or government,...
Do Canadians have to pay for prednisone ... or government, will happily pay for prednisone ... associated with prolonged treatment with prednisone ... because of my long term (decades) of Prednisone ... use and my inability to taper off Prednisone
Discussion: Worried about GCA
Posted: Dec 26, 2024
Excellent question but I don't know what the best answer is! I attributed many things to...
the pain was relieved after I took Prednisone ... Prednisone is used to treat inflammation ... The common belief is that Prednisone ... or tell us how to taper off prednisone ... My ophthalmologist said Prednisone would
Hi @docmeehan, I haven't tried CBD when my PMR was active to see if it would...
There are also many discussions on tapering ... off of prednisone that might be helpful ... click the link above and type "tapering ... off of prednisone" in the search
Posted: Dec 25, 2024
If Prednisone works for you ... I wouldn't tell you not to take prednisone. I try...
If Prednisone works for you ... ... wouldn't tell you not to take prednisone ... She said prednisone was the best and ... works for me and I'm happy to have tapered ... off prednisone.
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Dec 14, 2024