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@bat1950 I switched from Prednisone to Hydroxychloroquine after 7 months of PMR. HCL worked very well...
@bat1950 I switched from Prednisone ... HCL worked very well (as well as the Prednisone ... Slowly tapered off of HCL over a year
Posted: Jan 18 3:04pm
Anything I am prescribed has to be kidney friendly as 3 months on 20 mg prednisone...
kidney friendly as 3 months on 20 mg prednisone ... and 5 months of tapering took my kidneys
Discussion: Is it PMR?
Posted: Jan 21 2:01pm
Your blood values are very high. My ESR was 54 and my CRP was 9 when...
stayed at my beginning dose of 60 mg of prednisone ... Tapering too fast can cause flares and
Posted: Jan 22 7:34am
@franklinlala Mine "burned out" in 6 months and I was able to taper off. I felt...
#34; in 6 months and I was able to taper ... Prednisone is a nasty drug longer term
Discussion: Newly diagnosed
Posted: Jan 28 6:29am
@alandy233 I'm sorry you are having such difficult problems with your vision. I was fortunate that...
you received and 6 weeks of 60 mg prednisone ... per day followed by a slow taper over ... helped me to eventually get off of prednisone ... Apparently last year your taper was ... starting you back at a high dose of prednisone
Posted: Jan 12 5:41pm
I was diagnosed in June 2025, as a complication from a medication. My highest prednisone does...
My highest prednisone does was 30 mg ... Kevzara injections in August and was off prednisone ... you had 1 year of treatment and then taper
Posted: Feb 4 11:05am
@dadcue yes I went off prednisone in May2025 and the onchologist assumed I had Addrenal insufficiency...
@dadcue yes I went off prednisone in ... was very slow and careful with my Prednisone ... taper to avoid adrenal issues.
@mech It doesn’t seem like your dosage has your pain under control. If you’ve been on...
If you’ve been on prednisone since October ... out with an adequate dose or you are tapering ... combination of treatments. as the prednisone
Posted: Feb 7 2:31pm
@cheraloha I too have taken 3 Kevzara injections, as of 2/3/26. I'm at 15 mg of...
I'm at 15 mg of Prednisone. ... I’ve been on Prednisone for 3 months ... I’m wondering how fast to taper now ... bloodwork and to update her on my daily Prednisone ... Do you have a new tapering plan?
Posted: Feb 8 9:47am
@dadcue I was nervous about tapering under the 10 mg mark ( as I was reading...
@dadcue I was nervous about tapering ... After 5 mg I tapered 1 mg per 15 days ... I have not been on prednisone for more ... treatment so as not to be dependent on prednisone
Posted: Feb 8 11:41am
@staylorrn2000 Hi there! I started on 20 mg of prednisone in Dec 2024. I think it...
I started on 20 mg of prednisone in ... I then asked to taper off the prednisone ... was given the okay to try being off prednisone ... entirely, so I have been prednisone ... withdrawal side effects throughout my tapering
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 9 7:46am
@stonewheel I learn stuff all the time and by no means am I qualified to give...
tapering either no matter what anyone ... very low dose so there was no need to taper ... without tapering with an adequate cortisol ... that way but I did a fast taper from ... So much for all the ultra slow tapering
Posted: Feb 9 8:17pm
I couldn't imagine ever being off Prednisone considering my first dose was about 35 years ago....
couldn't imagine ever being off Prednisone ... I became a daily Prednisone user after ... I have now been off Prednisone for the ... No more Prednisone tapering for me.
Posted: Feb 12 1:20pm
I got my diagnosis about a year ago. I was in so much pain and nothing...
get a diagnosis and relief through Prednisone ... I have tapered to 2 mg of prednisone ... I have the usual side effects of prednisone ... My hope now is to get off of prednisone
Discussion: Newly diagnosed
Posted: Feb 12 12:17pm
I have nothing to offer, but I will be following. I'm new to the PMR journey...
Prednisone daily prescribed by my PCP ... might be able to fast track on the taper ... Since the Prednisone really revs me ... up, I'm very anxious to taper to ... Good news - once the Prednisone kicks
Posted: Feb 12 8:43pm
I was diagnosed with GCA in April of 2025. Started tapering off of prednisone after four...
Started tapering off of prednisone after ... Took my last prednisone tablet on January ... year from the time you’ve completed prednisone
Posted: Feb 14 11:06am