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Adia, Like you I have had tapering problems, though I have had PMR longer, over 2...
Adia, Like you I have had tapering problems ... Below 8 mg prednisone I kept having ... that was not the case I followed the taper ... I have dropped from 8 to 5 mgs prednisone
Discussion: Tapering angst
Posted: Jul 28, 2023
It can take a few days, but if you're not experiencing full relief and are on...
stable for a while and then start a taper ... #39;t work for my dad, because the prednisone
Posted: Jul 27, 2023
It must be difficult having been on prednisone for such a long time @gaylerenee. You might...
It must be difficult having been on prednisone ... the risks of suddenly stopping the prednisone ... without slowly tapering off before ... you stop taking the prednisone. ... aches and lightheadedness." --- Prednisone
Posted: Jul 18, 2023
Hi there- So sorry to hear about your pain, and the hair loss. I'm not a...
been on either a high enough dose of prednisone ... resolved, and only then did he start tapering ... stable again, before continuing the taper
My doctor started me on 15mg prednisone for 14 days with a prescription to fill of...
My doctor started me on 15mg prednisone ... will be for 2mg pills in order to taper ... I would look into tapering soon to be
@vellen and @emo, It definitely makes sense and puts the emphasis on listening to your body...
emphasis on listening to your body when tapering ... off of prednisone. ... I've posted this tapering plan before ... slow and nearly stop reduction plan (Tapering
I have fibromyalgia and a different inflammatory arthritis (not PMR), and the medication I take for...
Usually, prednisone wouldn’t work for ... the symptoms returned because you tapered ... It can take 2 years to taper from prednisone ... a year—he was at highest on 30 mg prednisone
Having multiple conditions isn't ideal under any circumstance. When Actemra worked so well for PMR, I...
worked so well for PMR, I was able to taper ... As I tapered my prednisone dose back ... for the second time, I was able to taper ... Actemra, It took me about 9 months to taper ... off prednisone.
I have been on prednisone for over 5 years for fibromyalgia. Several times I have tapered...
I have been on prednisone for over 5 ... Several times I have tapered down and ... side effects and I have none with prednisone
Oh gosh; forcing myself to eat breakfast while on prednisone makes me uncomfortable all day. Never...
forcing myself to eat breakfast while on prednisone ... But I was told prednisone would rot ... I’m tapering my prednisone and will ... Also tapering the amount of food I force ... 😂 I’ve been on prednisone
@paulagcl, Did the symptoms reappear after lowering the dosage of prednisone you were taking? If so,...
reappear after lowering the dosage of prednisone ... the dosage was too big of a drop or tapering ... work with your rheumatologist on a tapering
Posted: Jul 11, 2023
Hello @misery3, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @vellen and others....
the morning along with my dose of prednisone ... This helped when I was struggling to taper ... off of prednisone. ... Do you mind sharing what dosage of prednisone ... started you on and if you have a plan to taper
My experience with member benefits with KPNC is that they know less than medical specialists when...
This is being treated with prednisone ... I’m approaching 5mg of prednisone hoping ... function and I can smoothly finish taper
I was diagnosed with PMR 3 years ago. I started at 40mg of prednisone. Then slowly...
I started at 40mg of prednisone. ... Then slowly tapered down to 5mg. ... rheumatologist wants me to slowly taper ... the towel and swallow a handful of prednisone
About tapering: I am now down to 12.5mg, having started at 20, then 30, then 25,...
About tapering: I am now down to 12.5mg ... When I got to 20 (weekly tapering) I ... began a 2.5 taper per week. ... when I reach 10mg (next week) I will taper ... take a very low maintenance dose of prednisone
Posted: Jul 4, 2023
Hi, I have been dealing with PMR for a while. Started on Prednisone 15 mg last...
Started on Prednisone 15 mg last July ... I am tapering off the prednisone as ... my diet, those types of things) The prednisone ... Tapering more than that can cause other ... issues so you must taper SLOWLY and
Posted: Jun 28, 2023
This is very important information! Many types of autoimmune flares respond with a burst of high...
respond with a burst of high dose of prednisone ... followed by a fast taper. ... PMR doesn't mean that long term prednisone ... I would say the longer you take prednisone ... , slowly tapering off prednisone is
Jennifer, thank you for the reply. As you can tell from my post, my particular circumstances...
I was put on 60mg of prednisone for ... a week with a week taper. ... Also, the prednisone was being coupled ... Nasonex, which I tried after the prednisone
Posted: Jun 24, 2023