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The longer you stay on prednisone, the longer it takes to get off. It mostly depends...
The longer you stay on prednisone, the ... endocrinologist said from 3 mg to zero no tapering ... 3 mg - 2 mg - 1 mg -zero countdown taper ... I have now been off prednisone for more ... I was prepared to take Prednisone for
Posted: Aug 26, 2024
My liver enzymes, AST and ALT have both been elevated at various times since I was...
medications used to treat PMR and/or Prednisone ... when atorvastatin was stopped after I tapered ... off prednisone. ... Syndrome was likely caused by long term prednisone ... have lost 35 lbs since getting off Prednisone
Discussion: Elevated alk phos
Posted: Aug 16, 2024
Hi, I'm a 72 yo female first diagnosed 6/23 was on predisone (varying dosages) for 9...
female first diagnosed 6/23 was on predisone ... side effects) 3/24 and was able to taper ... off of predisone within 4 mos. ... I have been tapering down to every three ... My Dr convinced me that Predisone long
Posted: Mar 12 6:22pm
Hi, I was unable to get below 40 mg prednisone daily (CRP kept rising, was up...
Hi, I was unable to get below 40 mg prednisone ... December 2024) but said to stay at 40 mg prednisone ... down to 15, so I'm still on the prednisone ... Once CRP is 5, then I can start tapering ... May I ask your current prednisone dose
Posted: Feb 6 2:04pm
Sorry, you have joined the PMR club. This is a good group to ask questions and...
What dose prednisone are you on? ... Once I started tapering, my sleep pattern ... That's all good, but the Prednisone ... following my rheumatologist's taper ... Now, I know, that I need to taper at
Posted: Feb 7 3:42pm
Actemra (tocilizumab) works for me. It was still a slow breakup process with Prednisone. My first...
still a slow breakup process with Prednisone ... My first breakup with Prednisone took ... I tapered off Prednisone quickly the ... I haven't needed to go back on Prednisone ... I have now been free of Prednisone for
Posted: Feb 7 6:14am
For several years, I've only needed prednisone two or three times a year, which would be...
several years, I've only needed prednisone ... three times a year, which would be the taper
Support Group: Asthma & Allergy
Posted: Feb 7 2:33pm
Thank you so much! I will look him up and send to my Rheumatologist. I’m now...
I’m now beginning to taper from my increase ... to 10mg on prednisone and I’m currently ... I’ve barely started my taper, less than
Posted: Feb 13 7:01pm
I think its great that you concerned about long term use. Most are just glad to...
feeling alive again after starting prednisone ... Then started to taper. ... I was off prednisone in 6 months. ... If you can treat PMR and prednisone ... Nothing like prednisone.
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 14 7:20pm
"I'll get them every 4 weeks. I'm down to 11 mg. a day. I already feel...
I am hopeful that it will help me taper ... Prednisone doesn't do that very ... Prednisone only reduces the inflammation ... Those prednisone side effects aren&#39 ... surgical risk because of my long term Prednisone
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 15 10:10am
I am so so sorry you and /have to go through all that! Out of the...
two months after my husband finally tapered ... of fate now I am on high doses of prednisone ... loved ones know my 10 commandments of prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 16 2:43pm
I now have Adrenal Insufficiency from being on Prednisone for a year. My Endocrinologist says there...
Adrenal Insufficiency from being on Prednisone ... says there is no proven safe way to taper ... with the instructions she gives me to taper ... opinion and I desperately want off of prednisone
According to this source, it is "unlikely" for PMR to "convert" to RA. "Can polymyalgia rheumatica...
disorders responded well to high dose prednisone ... followed by a fast taper. ... A fast response to Prednisone isn&#39 ... However, PMR should respond quickly to Prednisone
Discussion: PMR to RA?
Posted: Sep 24, 2024
The first time I attempted this taper I alternated 4 and 3 for 2 weeks and...
The first time I attempted this taper ... elevated so I quit the Tylenol, stopped tapering ... and increased my prednisone a little