Here's a paper describing a randomized ... Compared to prednisone only, tocilizumab ... The best group received tapered prednisone ... The worst results were prednisone only ... were combined when compared with prednisone

about your experience with LDN and prednisone ... still taking the LDN with 20 mg of prednisone ... in your pain even with the 20 mg of prednisone ... Do you plan to taper down on prednisone

Put me on 40mg of prednisone for a month ... I had relief within an hour, tapered ... Two weeks for each dose as I tapered ... I would like to be off prednisone but

are except a couple of months ago, I tapered ... I then tapered down by 1/2 mg every ... find that taking two Tylenol with my Prednisone ... No one wants to stay on Prednisone long

’s some very helpful posts here on tapering ... off prednisone. ... or two on 7.5 mg to try very slow tapering ... and so on - see posts on very slow tapering ... news that you r getting relief with prednisone

I started prednisone treatment for PMR ... for a couple of weeks and then try tapering ... 7.5 mg daily and hope to continue tapering ... off the Prednisone. ... to check that this prolonged use of prednisone

taper worked well for inducing remission ... rheumatologist didn't want me to taper ... I wasn't able to taper off quickly ... taking 10 mg and still couldn't taper ... good which is why doctors want you to taper

are plenty of alternatives to taking prednisone ... methotrexate worked but I wasn't able to taper ... off prednisone. ... I got off prednisone for a couple of ... for me as evidenced by being able to taper

non medical vote would be that the taper ... is too soon or to big of a taper. ... for 3 and half years before I could taper ... around six years later, I was able to taper ... How big was your last taper of prednisone

I took prednisone for longer that I ... just glad my doctors encouraged me to taper ... off while prescribing prednisone when ... I have been off prednisone for the past ... I took prednisone daily for nearly 13

I had tapered off Prednisone when I ... Prednisone now.

Was on long term prednisone for autoimmune ... Tappering down but have constant pins

rheumatologist felt it was time to taper ... the prednisone meds. ... I was concerned that the tapering of ... So I started the taper once again. ... I have continued deceasing prednisone

for well over a year now and been on Prednisone ... Was tapering nicely when the jaw and ... Prednisone and after 2-3 days the pains ... inconclusive and started reducing the Prednisone ... much of the pain and I will not start tapering

Much of what I learned about prednisone ... Prednisone worked like the sun in the ... I would adjust my prednisone dose based ... I got so good at starting prednisone ... and tapering off to achieve remission

It is worrisome being on prednisone ... I am at 26 months on prednisone and ... feel much better at 3 mg and will try tapering

Prednisone is definitely the magic pill ... daily log can help you when you are tapering ... off of prednisone so that you can minimize ... Has your doctor discussed a tapering ... plan with prednisone?

Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone ... Tapering off of prednisone too quickly ... pay attention to pain levels when tapering ... with a rheumatologist on a plan to taper ... off of prednisone?

Will you be tapering off of prednisone

I was doing pretty well on 5 mg of prednisone ... a day tapering it down from 16 mg at ... and I suspect I need to increase my prednisone