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Hi @dadcue! You asked "Did anyone ever tell you that your taper was too fast?" The...
Did anyone ever tell you that your taper ... UK, and when I posted the six month tapering ... and it turned out that I was able to taper ... introduced about a month later and to start tapering ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Sep 19 12:45pm
Hi.... I would like to get your insight on Actemra. I was diagnosed with GCA in...
Started with 60mg Prednisone and after ... Actemra injections (while still on 10mg Prednisone ... I am off Prednisone since end of July ... Have you heard anything about tapering ... off or discontinuing Actemra ?
Posted: Sep 20 9:54am
I forgot to mention that the first time my PMR was active it took me 3...
active it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone and the last six ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg prednisone
Posted: Oct 20 7:35am
For about 20 years, all I knew was to start with 60 mg of Prednisone and...
I knew was to start with 60 mg of Prednisone ... and do a fast taper for 30+ flares ... I didn't have any difficulty tapering ... off Prednisone -- 60 mg to zero in ... I wasn't able to taper off Prednisone
Discussion: PMR to RA?
Posted: Oct 12 11:47am
Welcome Cyn @cyninaustria, I think a lot of us have had similar thoughts and wanting to...
similar thoughts and wanting to avoid prednisone ... twice and started both times with 20mg prednisone ... fairly well but took me awhile to taper ... off both times.
Posted: Sep 22 7:40am
My experience with Prednisone is that it works quite quickly - in hours or at most...
My experience with Prednisone is that ... multiple broken bones, and 20 mg/day of Prednisone ... Later, while tapering off Prednisone
I've been on Actemra for about a year after tapering off Prednisone, which I was on...
on Actemra for about a year after tapering ... off Prednisone, which I was on at 60 ... and has been a HUGE improvement over Prednisone
Posted: Sep 10 11:56am
I agree with Dadcue. Its great that Kevzara works. I think it should be tried as...
off steroids. ... cortisol insufficiency created by the prednisone ... taper. ... discomfort but I think its worth it to be off ... the prednisone.
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Sep 15 10:23am
Thank you, as always for making such great points. We can ask about a biologic to...
We can ask about a biologic to get off ... the prednisone, but he has currently ... I don’t want him to be on prednisone ... As it is now, every time we try to taper ... the prednisone again.
Posted: Sep 6 5:59pm
I used Dexamethasone because I had it available to me for self diagnosis. I took it...
I took it for 4 months then tapered ... off in 6 months. ... your particulars but I would try to taper ... off without more drugs. ... You are right at the taper wall on 5
Posted: Aug 27 6:33pm
"I hate to say this - my endocrinologist said I didn't need to taper prednisone from...
endocrinologist said I didn't need to taper ... prednisone from 3 mg to zero as long ... So much for slow tapers ... ... After I tapered off Prednisone the first ... I was able to taper my Prednisone dose
Posted: Aug 30 10:54am
Sometimes I'm reluctant to say which biologic because tapering off prednisone wasn't simply a matter of...
off prednisone wasn't simply a ... I quickly tapered down to 3 mg of prednisone ... off prednisone because of adrenal suppression ... off prednisone. ... The fact that I got off prednisone at
Posted: Aug 27 2:19pm
I was only taking Prednisone. The dosage was 10 mg. initially and I tapered off by...
I was only taking Prednisone. ... dosage was 10 mg. initially and I tapered ... off by about .5 mg. every couple of
Discussion: Covid Shot and PMR
Posted: Sep 3 3:31pm
It’s my understanding this is pretty common. I’ve heard of others mentioning it but the same...
your stress hormones, and when you taper ... off, your body can have a harder time ... test for it is to wean all the way off ... of prednisone and then test (usually ... quality of life to switch medications to taper
Posted: Sep 3 4:09pm
I suffer from Polymyalgia Rheumatica. (PMR) an autoimmune disease. As with many autoimmunes steroids are used...
Prednisone is an anti inflammatory and ... Prednisone is supplying it. ... will have to slowly restart while you taper ... off prednisone. ... You will go into extreme pain if you taper
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Posted: Sep 28 8:20am
Hi Mike @domiha, My PMR was diagnosed by a Mayo Rochester rheumatologist. My primary care doctor...
lunch and the doctor had me pick up a prednisone ... It took me 3-1/2 years to taper off ... of the prednisone for my first time
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 30 1:32pm
I wonder if it's the side effects of coming down off the Prednisone. When I came...
;s the side effects of coming down off ... the Prednisone. ... then from 5 to 4mg, my doctor started tapering ... though it took a little longer, the tapering
Posted: Sep 29 2:52pm
I am now on Kevzara for 5 months after two years of being on prednisone and...
months after two years of being on prednisone ... and finally on July 1 ‘24I tapered ... off prednisone . 14 months ago my
Posted: Oct 3 11:05pm
Hi @jenb I have both PMR and GCA. Before I was diagnosed I had severe itching...
already, and get a new schedule for tapering ... prednisone. ... I took Prednisone for a year and a half ... , was off it a year , then relapsed. ... I'm back on Prednisone now.