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Hello @anncoco57, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @nyxygirl and others....
around with PMR and I was able to taper ... off of prednisone in 1-1/2 years vs ... helped me lose 40+ pounds and keep it off
Discussion: newly diagnosed
Posted: Aug 30 7:17am
I took the advice of never reducing by more than 10% at a time from my...
I had been tapering at the rate of .5mg ... to 5mg for one day, then starting tapering ... also stopped having any reaction to tapers ... I've been off Prednisone for eight ... and most discomfort can be shrugged off
Posted: Aug 27 5:05pm
I am on a slower taper plan, and am currently tapering 1 mg every 30 days....
I am on a slower taper plan, and am ... currently tapering 1 mg every 30 days ... I am stiff and sore 6 days into my taper ... thrilled about taking so long to get off ... prednisone, but I don't think trying
Posted: Aug 27 10:49am
Supposedly that was what happened before the Prednisone era of treating PMR. I pity the people...
suppression so people need to taper ... off slowly and have to take Prednisone ... Many people are never able to taper ... off Prednisone no matter how slowly ... they taper.
Posted: Sep 15 1:27pm
There is no tapering strategy that has been researched that will allow you to taper off...
There is no tapering strategy that has ... researched that will allow you to taper ... off Prednisone successfully if your ... shocker was I didn't even need to taper ... hope that you might be able to get off
Full stop and I stayed on 3 mg until my endocrinologist determined that "it might be...
rheumatologist said I shouldn't attempt to taper ... my prednisone dose any lower than 3 ... I'm off Prednisone but I might need ... The biologic only got me off prednisone ... rheumatologist says I'm "better off
Was your prescription written 5 mg of Prednisone 2-3 times per day as needed? Is your...
A slow tapering of the prednisone, less ... Once prednisone is tapered to 10 mg/ ... day, a further slow taper by 1 mg every ... off Prednisone. ... off Prednisone no matter what you may
Posted: Sep 19 4:52am
No real insight except to say Actemra works well for me. I'm glad you were able...
I have been off Prednisone for close ... stopped easily so there is no need to taper ... off like we have to with Prednisone ... the primary reason for doing slow tapers ... If you feel well being off Prednisone
Posted: Sep 20 11:41am
Thank-you for saying that. I think I'm doing "reasonably well" but I wouldn't go so far...
adrenal insufficiency except for staying off ... I have been off Prednisone for more ... uveitis resurfaced almost as soon as I tapered ... off Prednisone the first time. ... Then PMR resurfaced when I was off Actemra
Posted: Sep 26 8:20am
Let me clarify. Once totally off the prednisone, there can be some pain. . At that...
Once totally off the prednisone, there ... to help relieve the pain from total prednisone ... weaned off, I suggested Ibuprofen over ... No, do not mix NSAID’s with prednisone ... while tapering..
Posted: Sep 26 3:09am
I don't have any experience with Kevzara. I have taken Actemra for PMR for a long...
that it took me about 6 months to taper ... how soon you may be able to taper off ... She said no tapering was necessary from ... I did a fast taper from 3 mg to zero ... I understand your reluctance to taper
Posted: Oct 2 11:27am
Sorry to hear the fingers are involved. Hoping you get some answers at your follow up...
awful and took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone with the last six ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg of prednisone
Discussion: PMR to RA?
Posted: Sep 24 7:58am
I was listening to my body when prednisone was started. I knew almost immediately that something...
I was listening to my body when prednisone ... My problem was that I was unable to taper ... off prednisone for more than 12 years ... I remember being told that prednisone ... If going back on prednisone is the best
I’m ready to take the chance. I’ve been on between 10&20 mgs of prednisone for the...
ve been on between 10&20 mgs of prednisone ... for the better part of a year but tapered ... people like us there’s always a trade off
Discussion: CellCept
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 3 8:56am
I'm not your Dad but the same thing happened to me. I needed an endocrinologist to...
needed an endocrinologist to help me taper ... off Prednisone. ... controlled my PMR symptoms while I tapered ... there is a risk of a PMR flare if we taper ... insufficiency makes it impossible to get off
Posted: Sep 4 3:56pm
Hi, I have been on Kevzara about a year. I think it is working but tappering...
I think it is working but tappering ... off Predisone has proved difficult. ... Ideally I should not need Predisone ... When I think about it, the tapering ... most of us we should be able to get off
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Sep 15 7:55am
Yes I had bouts of diarrhoea with every taper alongside of nausea and headaches Stopped finally...
had bouts of diarrhoea with every taper ... gradually building it up I know prednisone ... threatening illness that requires it Tapering ... off it and now recovering is a journey ... all good wishes to you as you taper
Posted: Sep 21 5:49pm
Well, what is this I'm being given 20 mg. For 5 days then 10 mg. For...
For 5 days, then off? ... given 40 mg.. for five days...then no taper ... else suffered severe diarrea will on Prednisone ... or while tapering?
Posted: Sep 19 7:10am