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I've been injecting Actemra weekly for almost 10 months, and I also take prednisone. I have...
almost 10 months, and I also take prednisone ... I started at 60 mg prednisone a day, ... My rheumatologist wants me to taper
@yubigood You’re asking about proper etiquette when you receive an answer to a posting. There really...
Have you started this prednisone taper ... and your body so it can make more prednisone ... as you taper off. ... You have been on prednisone for 14 years
X-Rays have shown I have cppd arthropathy in my hands and knee. Calcium pyrophosphate crystals. Another...
;weather' through a flare when tapering ... effective dose and tried a slower taper ... night's rest and lowest dose of prednisone ... Still hoping to get to get to 0 prednisone
Posted: May 16 8:15am
I just started prednisone and am fine now. I am going to start to taper and...
I just started prednisone and am fine ... I am going to start to taper and start
Posted: May 17 2:55pm
age 71. I have tapered down from 20 mg to .5 mg and should be completely...
I have tapered down from 20 mg to .5 ... mg and should be completely off Prednisone
Posted: May 17 9:16am
The pain started in June of 2024, I was not diagnosed until November 2024 and my...
and my rheumatologist started me on prednisone ... I started tapering down from that the
Posted: May 20 6:21am
Thanks. I was diagnosed in December 2024 and my rheumatologist started me on a low dose...
started me on a low dose of 4 mg of prednisone ... I started tapering last month and i ... I’m hoping to be completely off prednisone
Posted: May 23 8:53pm
Prednisone isn't the only option anymore but it is still the least expensive. There are other...
Prednisone isn't the only option ... that worked for me and allowed me to taper ... off prednisone. ... to find alternatives to long term Prednisone
Posted: May 21 5:29pm
I should say I am not pain free. I was lucky and well educated on using...
to diagnose PMR and then I was on prednisone ... I was able to taper from 10mg to zero ... one flare that I treated with 7 day prednisone
Posted: May 29 8:30am
Just discovered this discussion. I had warning signs of EN for several years before the coloration,...
I've done several prednisone &#34 ... ;tapers," a month of daily low-dose ... prednisone, and nothing has pushed
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Posted: May 27 6:27pm
I am 61. I was diagnosed with PMR ar 59 and was put on 15mg prednisone...
with PMR ar 59 and was put on 15mg prednisone ... and tappered down to 0 in 18 month. ... After being completely off prednisone ... Dr put me back on 10 mg prednisone, ... Dr thinks I just came down off of prednisone
Posted: May 27 4:59pm
My Dr has no idea of how to taper the prednisone. She can't even givec a...
My Dr has no idea of how to taper the ... prednisone. ... Prednisone rid of the pain.
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: May 29 5:55pm
Do you have GCA or PMR or both? Kevzara should allow you to get to a...
and not being able to taper down to ... 10 mg for 12 years despite tapering ... biologic similar to Kevzara allowed me to taper ... mostly determine how quickly you can taper ... off prednisone.
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: May 31 12:52pm
I did the fairly traditional PMR taper off Prednisone from 15mg in Dec 2023 until stopping...
I did the fairly traditional PMR taper ... off Prednisone from 15mg in Dec 2023 ... I really wanted off Prednisone. ... I understand that Prednisone reduces ... Once I stopped using Prednisone, I needed
Posted: Jun 1 8:35am
New to the group. 63 year old male. Diagnosed in April 2025, started Prednisone on May...
Diagnosed in April 2025, started Prednisone ... Just started my tapering from the original
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: Jun 2 3:02pm