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Thank you for suggesting an alternative to prednisone - I will ask RA Dr. but as...
you for suggesting an alternative to prednisone ... without pain - unless I had big doses of Prednisone ... and then tapering down again was a big
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Nov 15 6:32pm
I think that your nasty rheumy has moved here to Minnesota. Ha. same situation. I have...
dismissively and that I just needed to taper ... (I went up to 4 and tapered quickly ... happiness is more beneficial than 2 mg of Prednisone
Posted: Nov 12 7:36am
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: Nov 11 9:15am
My previous rheumatologist had me taper down 1 mg per month…slowly. If I had a flare,...
My previous rheumatologist had me taper ... The ultimate goal is to be off the prednisone
Posted: Nov 11 10:59pm
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 ... off Prednisone. ... I shouldn't say "slow taper& ... #34; because I quickly tapered to 3
Posted: Nov 13 10:21am
This is such an interesting discussion for me. I was tapering, was at 5 mg of...
I was tapering, was at 5 mg of prednisone ... Twenty months after getting off prednisone
Discussion: Back pain
Posted: Nov 5 4:32pm
My prednisone dose is beginning to taper from 20 mg down to 12 1/2. I tapered...
My prednisone dose is beginning to taper ... I tapered down a year ago, but I have ... I’m hoping that the prednisone will
Discussion: Back pain
Posted: Nov 7 8:56am
Thanks for your response. I have been on prednisone for 3 years. My last dose was...
I have been on prednisone for 3 years ... ACTEMRA for 3 months and gradually tapered ... my prednisone to zero as of two days ... definitely feel worse than when I was on prednisone ... feel that if I have to stay on ( mg prednisone
No meant unable. Not preaching here but only explaining. Generally after about 2 weeks your body...
Cortisol is being supplied by the prednisone ... can no longer function without the prednisone ... Dr's attempt to taper you off the ... prednisone to allow your body time ... longer be able to just stop taking prednisone
Posted: Sep 24 12:19pm
Is there anyone that is newly off of prednisone (within the last month) that has experienced...
there anyone that is newly off of prednisone ... I'm only off Prednisone for two ... was wondering if this is part of the tapering
Posted: Oct 7 7:32pm
Thank you so much. I took only 25mg of Lyrica at bedtime last night and did...
group during the 13 months I was on prednisone ... and advice that people gave me about tapering ... off prednisone was so helpful.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 7 8:38am
I like to share my personal experience. I was on Prednisone for more than 12 years...
high dose bursts followed by a fast taper ... no matter how slowly I tapered. ... it was more complicated than a slow taper ... use, there was no tapering method that ... was more effective than any other tapering
I wouldn't listen to everything you read on PMRGCAuk. The forum with all the people sharing...
I mostly stayed on 3 mg of prednisone ... She said I could simply stop prednisone ... without tapering as long as my cortisol ... I did a fast taper from 3 mg to zero ... I have been off Prednisone for almost
Thank you for your comments. During my 13 months of prednisone I had absolutely no negative...
During my 13 months of prednisone I ... Even as I slowly tapered there was no ... appear about 3 week after I stopped prednisone
Posted: Oct 9 7:04am
There is no tapering strategy that has been researched that will allow you to taper off...
There is no tapering strategy that has ... researched that will allow you to taper ... off Prednisone successfully if your ... because I was on Prednisone for 12 ... shocker was I didn't even need to taper
Full stop and I stayed on 3 mg until my endocrinologist determined that "it might be...
rheumatologist said I shouldn't attempt to taper ... my prednisone dose any lower than 3 ... I'm off Prednisone but I might need ... The biologic only got me off prednisone ... I was on prednisone for more than 12
Was your prescription written 5 mg of Prednisone 2-3 times per day as needed? Is your...
A slow tapering of the prednisone, less ... Once prednisone is tapered to 10 mg/ ... day, a further slow taper by 1 mg every ... exercise as well as how you should taper ... single best way or correct way to taper
Posted: Sep 19 4:52am