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I'm on prednisone (10 mg) and Actemra for GCA and PMR. In a few days I'll...
I'm on prednisone (10 mg) and Actemra ... The Actemra allows a faster taper. ... I don't know what the taper plan
Been on prednisone for PMR for over 4 years now, tapered down to 8 mg daily....
Been on prednisone for PMR for over ... 4 years now, tapered down to 8 mg daily ... the symptoms of why one is taking Prednisone
Posted: Jan 14 6:30am
It would be safe to say that my cumulative dose over my 13 years of PMR...
years of PMR treatment with daily Prednisone ... I usually took 60-100 mg and tapered ... corrective surgeries enabled me to taper ... Treatment with a biologic followed and I tapered ... down to 3 mg of Prednisone.
Posted: Jan 14 8:55am
I have had a similar experience with my eyes after going on Prednisone. I was diagnosed...
experience with my eyes after going on Prednisone ... early Oct 2024 and put on 15 mg of Prednisone ... After a couple of weeks, I tapered down ... early November after about a month on Prednisone ... it would decrease as I go down in Prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 19 9:06am
HI There - you wrote : " I was started on 65mg of prednisone, which obliterated...
: " I was started on 65mg of prednisone ... I have now tapered down to 20, which ... started you on 65 mg Prednisone ? ... feeling like ( at a suboptimal dose of Prednisone ... #34; Take a look at this paper
Discussion: Feeling defeated
Posted: Jan 17 1:04pm
Yes . I was diagnosed in May 2021. It took me about 6 months to figure...
I tried prednisone and was better in ... I understood the pitfalls taking prednisone ... I had almost no pain on 10mg prednisone ... think from adrenal insufficiency while tapering
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 20 7:42pm
Hi @neztrop, I was also 63 when I was diagnosed with PMR and my plan to...
I started at 20 mg of Prednisone, which ... very effective, but when I started tapering
Discussion: PMR and Work
Posted: Jan 20 6:37am
I started Kevzara in November 2023. I was able to taper off Prednisone in about 3-4...
I was able to taper off Prednisone in ... So now back on 20 mg of prednisone again ... back in and probably will with the prednisone
Posted: Jan 26 11:59am
If you have PMR it can be problematic stopping treatment suddenly. Your eye doctor is concerned...
Your eye doctor is concerned about prednisone ... your rheumatologist for advice on tapering
Posted: Jan 29 10:44pm
I am on my second big trip since getting PMR in March 2024. It took doctors...
Started at 15mg prednisone and went ... Felt pretty good tapering slowly to ... Doctor said to taper by 1mg every 3
Discussion: Traveling with PMR
Posted: Jan 27 9:52am
@egayle187 , @windwalker ... Hi .. Thank you for your response ... it made me feel...
My autoimmune doctor was Tapering off ... my prednisone last feb 19 from 10 mg ... tapering in Mayo Connect Lung Diseases ... doctors will Find a better way to taper ... me off prednisone or to delay it for
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
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
Sometimes it doesn't matter how slowly you taper. If your adrenals don't want to produce more...
doesn't matter how slowly you taper ... lower you will just need to take more Prednisone ... produce more cortisol is to take less Prednisone
Posted: Jan 7 4:08pm
You might find it helpful to scan through the list of discussions on tapering off prednisone...
through the list of discussions on tapering ... off prednisone - https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... search=tapering%20off%20prednisone.
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 18 3:13pm
Hi @gee18, I'm wondering if a temporal artery biopsy confirmed your GCA. If so, then I...
My rheumatologist had me taper down ... At the lower dosages of prednisone, ... 10 mg, I tapered down by 1 mg every ... I was on prednisone about 17 months ... If the prednisone is not working for
Posted: Dec 13, 2023