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Initially I had added discomfort with each taper, not a lot but noticeable. My notes often...
Initially I had added discomfort with each taper ... I stopped Prednisone in early July. ... Since stopping Prednisone, there is ... withdrawal symptom despite my slow taper ... (See the forum topic Off Prednisone
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
Unfortunately you can't simply stop taking prednisone. Methotrexate might help you get off Prednisone sooner if...
but I wasn't able to taper completely ... methotrexate would have allowed me to taper ... tapers" before he handed me over ... I knew how to taper off Prednisone but ... I was unable to taper off Prednisone
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
Thanks so much for replying. I tapered down to 1mg. prednisone. Have felt absolutely terrible, So...
I tapered down to 1mg. ... prednisone. ... Now she wants me to go up to 3 mg of prednisone ... kicked in at such a small amount of prednisone
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
I would probably pick Kevzara if I had to do it over again. As Dadcue mentioned....
my choice would be this instead of prednisone ... You have already made the choice of prednisone ... will still have to fight through the taper ... keep you from restarting PMR while tapering ... can be stopped once you finish the prednisone
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
"At what point should you be measuring cortisol levels. And what is an acceptable level" Testing...
That is because prednisone replaces ... Supposedly 3 mg of prednisone is low ... mechanism functioning again is to taper ... prednisone slowly so as to allow the ... tapering scheme that works well enough
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
I am on a slower taper plan, and am currently tapering 1 mg every 30 days....
I am on a slower taper plan, and am ... currently tapering 1 mg every 30 days ... I am stiff and sore 6 days into my taper ... thrilled about taking so long to get off prednisone ... that you probably should try a slower taper
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
I agree completely. Your advice is much better than how I did it or how I...
example that the pain you feel when tapering ... Many confuse this prednisone taper with ... I understand you can let prednisone
Yes, I ended six weeks ago (July 6). PMR had started in mid-May of the previous...
of the previous year, started 15mg Prednisone ... Initially my tapering journey had decreases ... discomfort for the first days after a taper ... #34; and for now, to continue with Prednisone ... At 10mg, I was told to taper by 1mg
@70infl, I'm with @megz on going from 5mg to 2.5mg can be too big of a...
great in working with me while I was tapering ... off of prednisone. ... what others have experienced when tapering ... off of prednisone, there is a wealth ... search=tapering%20off%20of%20prednisone
Posted: Aug 18, 2024
I was diagnosed with PMR in May, 2023 and began with 25 mg of prednisone. My...
May, 2023 and began with 25 mg of prednisone ... My taper was very slow, started at 2.5 ... All during the taper I had no adverse ... is my body adjusting to being off prednisone ... use a biologic in order to wean off prednisone
My Rheumatologist recommended either Fosamax or a Reclast (zoledronic acid) infusion when I was diagnosed in...
was initially started on 60 mg of Prednisone ... I am currently down to 11 mg of Prednisone ... and doing a slow taper of 1 mg a month ... Reclast infusion if I have to stay on Prednisone
Posted: Aug 16, 2024
The following link is a good place to start. https://www.pmrandil6.com/il-6-and-pmr/ --------------------------------------------- IL-6 is a cytokine (protein...
decrease the inflammation so that you can taper ... off Prednisone. ... However, you still need to taper slowly ... off prednisone to give your adrenals ... I have been completely off Prednisone
Posted: Aug 12, 2024
Hi G, I was diagnosed with PMR in 2016 after knee replacement and possible GCA. Was...
Was on 60 mg prednisone for weeks, then ... tapered to 4mg over many months. ... Went back up on prednisone, rheumatologist ... morning stiffness from Kevzara and taper ... down/off prednisone.
Posted: Aug 11, 2024
I sympathize on the fatigue. I've had a lot of that, too. But I turned 72...
lol I'm hoping that when I can taper ... completely off Prednisone---if I can ... hair was always very thick until the Prednsone
Posted: Aug 8, 2024
@jamie72 Any idea why your doctor is doing a fast taper? Hopefully you will be able...
idea why your doctor is doing a fast taper ... told my doctors that I didn’t want to taper ... Tomorrow, start a journal with dosage of prednisone ... can demonstrate how You react to the prednisone
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Posted: Aug 7, 2024
To DadCue, When being treated for my asthma the doctors would normally give me an injection...
next day I would do either a 1 week tapered ... dose pack of prednisone, or start me ... on 60 or 40 mg prednisone to taper
Posted: Aug 7, 2024