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I have been tapering from 20mg since my initial diagnosis in July. I have just dropped...
I have been tapering from 20mg since ... Am I correct that you still take predisone ... while on Kezvara but can taper more ... What is the typical dosage of predisone
@vanns, @charlotte61, @johnbishop, and all... I've been on varying lengths and dosages of prednisone since I...
on varying lengths and dosages of prednisone ... bone and other issues of longterm prednisone ... 're sure and I'm beginning prednisone ... stay on it longer and do a slower taper ... but I can't wait to begin the prednisone
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 13, 2023
@johnbishop and all...Well, POOH! I took the last Prednisone yesterday. Tapered and began increased pain for...
I took the last Prednisone yesterday ... Tapered and began increased pain for ... a.m. got message I'm starting prednisone
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 13, 2023
Hi Elizabeth @ess77, There are a couple of other discussions you might find helpful if you...
connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages/ The prednisone ... a lot of us have had is trying to taper ... off of prednisone too quickly when ... symptom log along with your dosage of prednisone
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 12, 2023
I agree with vanns -- I was diagnosed with PMR in late July of this year...
of this year and have so far only tapered ... My doctor wanted me to taper by 2.5 ... about the side effects of long-term prednisone ... about the side effects too, but if prednisone
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 12, 2023
We're all so different! 80-year-old female. I've always had a sweet tooth, and for the last...
When prednisone was prescribed in June ... Surprisingly, on the same day as I started prednisone ... said that the first time she was on prednisone ... Oh, yes - my response to prednisone ... in upper arms and shoulders while tapering
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 12, 2023
It hit me a year ago July. (2022) 10 mg Prednisone was like magic! But as...
hit me a year ago July. (2022) 10 mg Prednisone ... But as I tried to taper, once all the ... When tapering, you need to slow down ... the rate at which you taper when you ... under, you need to do a “dead slow taper
just read your situation and I'm considering Actemra infusion... There are so many risks that are...
(when possible) I've been on Prednisone ... for 3 yrs and tapering to 3 mg. ... He suggested Actemra Infusion and taper
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Dec 9, 2023
Yes ... I'm off prednisone and PMR is in remission according to my rheumatologist's notes. Now...
I'm off prednisone and PMR is in ... That's how long it took me to taper ... off prednisone. ... Something else popped up after I tapered ... off prednisone but PMR stayed in remission
A recent painful lesson. Flares are complicated. With a drop from 8mg to 7mg of prednisone...
With a drop from 8mg to 7mg of prednisone ... The extra slow taper under 10mg of prednisone ... caused the flare besides the drop in prednisone
Posted: Dec 6, 2023
Has anyone encountered this RA/PMR symptom mixture? You aren't alone @pb50. I was diagnosed with a...
I can say with some certainty, tapering ... my prednisone too quickly had nothing ... I took prednisone for a very long time ... so the idea that I tapered too quickly ... flares might have happened when my prednisone
Posted: Dec 5, 2023
I have previously posted about wrist/hand/finger pain. About 8 months into pmr I had horrible left...
left hand pain, no swelling while tapering ... I was down to 1 or 2 mg prednisone. ... Went back to 10 mg prednisone, hands
Posted: Dec 5, 2023
Just be aware of the symptoms of secondary adrenal insufficiency from long term prednisone use. Interestingly,...
adrenal insufficiency from long term prednisone ... Many people are able to successfully taper ... off prednisone slowly without adrenal ... my doctors look at how long I took prednisone ... Unlike prednisone, it is relatively
Posted: Dec 5, 2023
This PMR had me debilitated for weeks before my doctor decided to up my prednisone from...
before my doctor decided to up my prednisone ... did my doctor said we had to start tapering ... what l hear here there are people on prednisone ... I can and I don’t really know how prednisone ... gets down to that 1-3 mg a day of prednisone
Posted: Dec 3, 2023
I have PMR and GCA diagnosed Jan. 2023. Having been on high doses of prednisone since...
Having been on high doses of prednisone ... since then I have been able to taper ... my prednisone to 9mg daily due to Actemra
Discussion: Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Nov 28, 2023