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I am learning so much from this blog. I will be starting my 4th month on...
I will be starting my 4th month on prednisone ... tapering from 15 to 10 to 9 and tomorrow ... tapering 1 mg each month. ... experienced better glucose control as they taper ... off the prednisone?
"I think that was wise advice since tapering is counter productive when you are in active...
I think that was wise advice since tapering ... endocrinologist told me not to consider tapering ... more than 12 years I tried to slowly taper ... off prednisone without Actemra and ... I feel infinitely better being off Prednisone
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 13 1:31pm
I can sympathize. My forearms and tops of my hands stay badly bruised and loaded with...
Mine started when I went on Prednisone ... improve if and when I'm able to taper ... off the pred.
Support Group: Aging Well
Posted: Mar 12 10:56am
I started on 15 mg of prednisone but that didn’t help so she upped me to...
I started on 15 mg of prednisone but ... so she upped me to 20 mg and then tapered ... I’m figuring I still have to taper off ... the prednisone and then adding one
Posted: Mar 14 11:35am
Welcome Terri @rocksology, You are not alone and from reading your story I'm thinking you may...
comprehensive-overview-of-pmr/ -- How to Slowly and Safely Taper ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules ... pain in the mornings and my dose of prednisone
Posted: Mar 13 12:24pm
What city are you located in Oregon? I will try to help you find someone the...
find that once you start come down off ... Then I was able to taper down without ... the Prednisone fast. ... This was my taper: 20 mg to 17.5 to ... This will help you come down off it
Posted: Mar 14 9:35am
@elisyahmaritz Welcome to Mayo Connect. I personally do not take prednisone, but did a little research....
off slowly. ... /discussion/tapering-prednisone-1/ ... Prednisone Taper https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone-taper-1/ Have ... off prednisone with your provider?
Support Group: Addiction & Recovery
Posted: Mar 17 5:35am
Both videos come from a rheumatologist's perspective and are based on the medical "guidelines" for treating...
Successfully tapering off prednisone ... off prednisone ... not exactly a fast ... off prednisone. ... I finally got off Prednisone after Actemra ... off Prednisone.
I was never pain free before PMR was diagnosed. I didn't expect to be pain free...
pain being "tolerable" when I tapered ... off prednisone. ... After I completely tapered off Prednisone ... but it isn't being treated with prednisone
Posted: Apr 5 12:44pm
I was taken off Keytruda when a tumor recurred in the same spot as before (next...
I was taken off Keytruda when a tumor ... to get rid of the pneumonia using prednisone ... over 2 years by the time I can fully taper ... off of the steroid, but the cancer ... The slow taper from 20mg down to 2.5
Support Group: Gynecologic Cancers
Posted: Apr 6 11:54am
"The pace you've reduced successfully in the past will tell you how to do it this...
off Prednisone from my usual 60 mg ... I taught myself how to taper Prednisone ... I was able to successfully taper off ... I never could taper off Prednisone successfully ... off Prednisone for treating PMR because
Hi Debbie @debbiebas216, When I woke up with a pain level above 2 on my scale...
was a no go for whatever level of prednisone ... down on my previous taper or went all ... be a little too aggressive on your tapering ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules
Posted: Mar 7 2:12pm
Hi @debbiebas216, I totally understand your desire to get off of Prednisone as quickly as possible....
totally understand your desire to get off ... of Prednisone as quickly as possible ... with PMR”, the consequences of a fast taper ... A slow taper is what most medical professionals
Posted: Mar 8 8:51am
Anytime you can wean yourself off Prednisone is a good experience. The process of tapering off...
Anytime you can wean yourself off Prednisone ... The process of tapering off Prednisone ... off Prednisone, it doesn't matter ... It took me 12 years to get off Prednisone ... off prednisone.
Discussion: Working with PMR
Posted: Mar 13 8:12am
I was diagnosed with PMR in November, 2023. On prednisone 20 mg until December, 2024 (tried...
On prednisone 20 mg until December, ... 2024 (tried tapering off every 4 weeks ... Went up to 10 mg and started weaning off ... a month for 12 months….helped wean off ... (every 2 weeks) prednisone faster.
Posted: Feb 24 9:54am
I have several comments about your post. 10 mg is a low starting dose for PMR....
longer, and some people never get off ... of prednisone. 2 weeks seems like a ... period of time before starting to taper ... for 6 weeks before starting to taper ... me it seems pretty risky to start tapering
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 24 7:30am
I think Kevzara is worth a try after a year or two of Prednisone with relapsing...
worth a try after a year or two of Prednisone ... NEJMoa2303452 -------------------- I was on Prednisone ... than 12 years until I was able to taper ... off Prednisone within a year after ... Twelve years of Prednisone was way too
Posted: Mar 13 8:40am
Part of the reason is that PMR and GCA have a long history of being treated...
being treated with corticosteroids (prednisone ... The rapid response to prednisone was ... Unfortunately, prednisone was called ... problem is that patients are unable to taper ... off prednisone quickly.
Posted: Mar 13 2:41pm