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"Being that you dealt with PMR for a longer period, is it debilitating over time or...
I was very happy when prednisone relieved ... still needed to go to work so I took prednisone ... I was still taking a lot of prednisone ... I would try to taper my dose lower but ... My tapering progress was incredibly
Posted: Aug 5, 2024
Frustration again!! Rheumatologist finally got back to me after I sent a second message today. She...
get the things I wanted to say on paper ... you on the other med to get you off prednisone ... schedule it is for using other meds over prednisone
Posted: Aug 5, 2024
@sandra1983 Yes, some people continue to take prednisone because tapering off is too problematic for them....
Yes, some people continue to take prednisone ... because tapering off is too problematic ... But prednisone also comes with major ... And the continued use of steroids(prednisone ... My neurologist won’t let me stay on prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Aug 4, 2024
There are risks to taking Actemra but I hope it works well for you too. Just...
it wasn't that easy for me to taper ... off prednisone even with Actemra. ... However, it was easier getting off prednisone ... suppress my adrenal function like prednisone ... given to me between Actemra or more prednisone
Posted: Jul 26, 2024
I've also had trouble getting below 10 mg. I've been on prednisone for a year now...
I've been on prednisone for a year ... yesterday and he told me to keep trying to taper ... Either way, taping down the prednisone ... when it comes to how fast or slow to taper
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Hello @amycmoore50mc, I was diagnosed with GCA after a temporal artery biopsy and put on 40...
temporal artery biopsy and put on 40 mg prednisone ... My taper was to reduce prednisone by ... 5mg every two weeks so your taper sounds ... inflammation) pretty closely and prescribes prednisone ... some who had GCA who were given IV prednisone
@floridalinda - hello - I found that you wrote earlier "I was diagnosed with PMR October...
you saying that it took two years to taper ... when was at a sub- optimal dose of Prednisone ... taking a split dose of 15 or 20 mg Prednisone
Posted: Jul 20, 2024
Hello, I've been on prednisone for around 3 months, I'm about to taper to 8mg down...
Hello, I've been on prednisone ... around 3 months, I'm about to taper ... may be for reasons other than the prednisone
Discussion: Anxiety
Posted: Jul 20, 2024
The only advantage of taking the entire dose in the morning is supposedly the risk of...
The artificial cortisol from Prednisone ... Taking Prednisone in the early morning ... If you take prednisone daily, for ... Prednisone has long-lasting effects ... makes it difficult to taper off Prednisone
Yes, my vision has definitely been affected by my PMR. I have bags under both eyes,...
issues are from PMR and some from Prednisone ... I've tapered from 10 mg down to ... 5, 1/2 mg taper every month.
Posted: Jul 14, 2024