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I am to bring down now, like you I also feel like I have a very...
I started prednisone at 4 mg in dec ... I have begun my taper gradually dropping ... I’m anxious to get off of it completely ... I just was curious how your taper went ... and how long it took you to end prednisone
Posted: Jun 10 2:48pm
Your experience was better than mine when I was diagnosed with PMR. My first rheumatologist was...
else that wasn't treated with prednisone ... months while I insisted that I needed prednisone ... That was when prednisone was formally ... things that went wrong after taking prednisone ... I finally tapered off prednisone about
Posted: Jul 20 5:40pm
The prednisone fixed me up in a day or two but it was, what Ives learned,...
The prednisone fixed me up in a day ... Even taking time off. ... dose made me high as a kite, so I tapered ... I also tapered by 5 mg instead of by
Posted: Aug 1 9:42pm
Higher doses of prednisone caused a dramatic increase in my blood pressure. I didn't have any...
Higher doses of prednisone caused a ... When I was on a lower dose of prednisone ... After I tapered off prednisone ... one ... mostly disappeared after I discontinued prednisone
I took Prednisone for 12 years too. I was able to get off prednisone. The full...
I took Prednisone for 12 years too. ... I was able to get off prednisone. ... I was able to taper down to 3 mg but ... cortisol level improved and after I tapered ... off Prednisone, my quality of life
Posted: Jul 25 9:38am
There are many approaches for tapering off Prednisone. Learning which approach works the best for every...
There are many approaches for tapering ... off Prednisone. ... off Prednisone. ... off prednisone that will work for everyone ... I have been off Prednisone for almost
Discussion: Tapering pain
Posted: Jun 17 5:20am
This post is to help validate what John VM posted. I too thought i would be...
thought i would be able To wean quickly off ... the prednisone and be off in 6 months ... Into my 7th month and now hope to be prednisone ... that I kept daily log of pain while tapering ... knees wouldn’t have flared up.,The prednisone
Posted: Jun 21 7:28pm
I had exercise intolerance when I was on Prednisone and more Prednisone didn't help. Prednisone saturated...
exercise intolerance when I was on Prednisone ... and more Prednisone didn't help ... Prednisone saturated my cortisol receptors ... When I tapered off Prednisone there
I haven't read through all of the comments, so please forgive me if I'm repeating any...
tried a number of meds to try to get off ... of the prednisone. ... three months of that and had to get off ... I am beginning to taper from 2.5mg of ... prednisone to 2mg tomorrow.
Had a relapse after three years off meds. Been on 10mg prednisone for a little over...
Had a relapse after three years off ... Been on 10mg prednisone for a little ... Now starting my taper plan - 7.5 ... pain comes back will start over then taper
Posted: Jun 18 10:33am
I agree with @jeff97 that it does seem a little to fast, especially if you have...
rheumatologist worked with me on my tapering ... the morning as a guide as whether to taper ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg prednisone ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules
Posted: Jul 2 3:42pm
Chronic inflammation is bad but so is chronic Prednisone use. There are other ways to treat...
The belief that Prednisone is the only ... scenario where it is extremely hard to taper ... off prednisone. ... perpetual PMR symptoms when we attempt to taper ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Jul 3 4:57pm
I followed your taper plan. had a flare at 6 that sent me back to 8...
I followed your taper plan. ... end my rheum put me on my final 1mg taper ... ago and feel better now that I am off ... the prednisone .
Posted: Jun 30 8:44am
I was referred to an endocrinologist who took control of my Prednisone dose. The endocrinologist was...
Tapering from 30 mg to 10 mg of prednisone ... I tapered Prednisone from 3 mg at a ... So much for slow tapers! ... Now that I have been off Prednisone ... say it took about a year after being off
Posted: Jul 4 1:42pm
I let PMR, it's management and the lifestyle/holistic interventions take over my life..that was ok when...
it's obvious that Kevzara and Prednisone ... (am tapering but now at 3 mg/day) are ... discussed my decision to take PMR off
Discussion: Diet & PMR.
Posted: Jun 17 7:09am
You should not be in significant pain like this. Your prednisone dose is almost certainly too...
Your prednisone dose is almost certainly ... The prednisone dose must be adequate ... Actemra (tocilizumab), and I began tapering ... off prednisone over 6 months. ... don't want, so it is good to get off
Posted: Jun 26 10:08am
I've been on Kevzara for 8 weeks now (every 2 weeks). Was diagnosed with PMR on...
Started out on 15 mg Prednisone after ... Of course Prednisone was like a miracle ... , but due to heart issue needed to taper ... I've tapered to 4 mg. of Prednisone ... Hope to be off prednisone within 2 months
Posted: Jun 26 9:09pm
Kevzara……Lucky me, no side effects, except a minor rash where I place injection occasionally. Note: I...
understand that it would allow me to “get off ... of prednisone”. ... I had been stuck at 7-9 prednisone for ... I have self tapered. ... GREAT NEWS, took my LAST prednisone
I have found the the tiredness and fatigue are a result of coming off prednisone too...
and fatigue are a result of coming off ... prednisone too fast. ... I was diagnosed with PMR, put on prednisone ... 15mg tapered down to 0 in 16 months ... Now back on prednisone starting at 10
Posted: Aug 1 12:08pm