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I don't think you failed and don't let the flare crush you! I understand your feeling...
In my opinion the treatment with prednisone ... I fully anticipated another tapering ... After tapering by 1 mg per month, I ... I tapered by 1 mg per week and suddenly ... off prednisone.
Posted: Apr 10, 2024
But for biologics - a Series of them in my case - my quality of life...
how you have managed either to take Prednisone ... for 12 years - or to taper to zero. ... Prednisone was a recent miracle for
Welcome @tinmanneedsoil, Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club. It can be tricky tapering down...
It can be tricky tapering down on prednisone ... listen to my body when it comes to tapering ... my prednisone dose. ... length of time for getting off of prednisone ... second time took 1 and half years to taper
Posted: Apr 8, 2024
I'm not sure how many people are interested or how many people who have GCA are...
Actemra enabled me to taper off prednisone ... after being on prednisone for 12 years ... direction for me compared to long term prednisone
Love to hear that you have gotten off of Predisone. Sounds like Kevzara helped with your...
to hear that you have gotten off of Predisone ... Sounds like Kevzara helped with your taper ... How much and how often did you taper
I had a hip replacement 4 years ago but I had bone on bone. It's great...
I just increase my Prednisone from my ... current level of 5mg to 20 and then taper ... come out OK but if higher levels of Prednisone
Yeah for you! I was also able to taper down at about the same rate. I...
I was also able to taper down at about ... body was ready to be off it…and kept tapering ... it, but my body had become used to prednisone ... experience suggests go slow on final taper
Posted: Mar 30, 2024
@sb4ca My adrenal glands are not expected to recover. The pituitary is not secreting any ACTH...
whether i could have received less prednisone ... have wondered if I was adequately tapered ... Endo think that it wasn't the taper
It has taken me eight months to taper from 15 mg to 11 mg. I'm now...
It has taken me eight months to taper ... I'm now working at tapering by 1 ... My doctor originally wanted me to taper ... The "textbook" tapering schedule ... the prednisone the way our bodies need
Posted: Mar 28, 2024
I didn't know I had it the first time either. I sure did the second time....
I am taking 7.5 of prednisone now. ... I will taper to 5mg next week.
Discussion: Thrush
Posted: Mar 21, 2024
To dj13: Your timeline, dosages, and remaining symptoms closely mimic my own experiences, including playing soccer...
I started tapering after 30 days at ... The goal is therefore to get off the prednisone ... therefore continue the 1mg monthly taper ... NSAID due to the conflict with the prednisone ... main one being that it might make tapering
Posted: Mar 18, 2024
Hello! I've been gaining so much information and insight from this group and I'm so grateful....
suspected PMR and prescribed 20MG of prednisone ... He said I was likely "prednisone ... My dose was increased to 48MG and I tapered ... pretty well on 8MG and started to taper ... Unsuccessfully tapered from 8mg to 6mg
Posted: Mar 14, 2024
Hello @bren0718 do you live in USA ? I ask because you us the term family...
that my PCP would NOT increase my prednisone ... the attached papers helped me understand
Discussion: Rheumatoid Drs
Posted: Mar 10, 2024
Were you on Actemra for GCA? Did Actemra help with getting GCA into remission? I was...
I got completely off Prednisone. ... 50% of patients who are unable to taper ... off Prednisone in a reasonable period
That's all pretty frightening. I didn't realize all the consequences of Prednisone. We're still fairly new...
;t realize all the consequences of Prednisone ... He's been on Prednisone since May ... 2023 but had tapered down to 12.5 mg ... With all this prednisone he's still ... He says the prednisone makes him feel
Welcome! Glad to meet you, though so sorry you're now joining the PMR club as well......
exactly, but I believe he started tapering ... One thing to know about the tapering ... causes you to either have to pause the taper ... #34;When and why would you want to taper ... doctor/rheumatologist about when to taper
Posted: Mar 6, 2024
PMR has been a real pain to manage for me. I started at 20 mg pred....
I have tried 4 times to taper and got ... I am now down to .5 mg of prednisone ... new exercise) I "bump" my prednisone
Posted: Mar 6, 2024
@fam8284. You are welcome! When I joined this forum I didn’t read any accounts of people...
of people who had transitioned off prednisone ... give encouragement to those who are tapering—that
Discussion: Post prednisone
Posted: Mar 3, 2024