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I have had GCA since 12/20. Once the inflammation is under control, look at alternative meds....
I started Actemra with prednisone ... after 4 months gradually reduced prednisone ... There are other options but steroids can ... My rheumatologist does not feel I can
Posted: Feb 11, 2023
Hi @redboat, Welcome to Connect. You might find the following discussion helpful: --- PMR Dosages and...
Prednisone is definitely the magic pill ... it sometimes takes a higher dose of prednisone ... The daily log can help you when you ... are tapering off of prednisone so that ... you can minimize flare ups.
Welcome @sunflower97, I'm sorry to hear you are struggling with PMR and the treatment. There are...
Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone ... Tapering off of prednisone too quickly ... can cause the flareups you mentioned ... rheumatologist on a plan to taper off of prednisone
Posted: Feb 10, 2023
My neurosurgeon phrased it this way: "His L1-2 disc is not normal and I can certainly...
;His L1-2 disc is not normal and I can ... Prednisone relieved the pain but didn ... rheumatologist thinks I'm better being off prednisone ... I thought prednisone was working just
This is something I found to be interesting. How was your psoriatic arthritis treated? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24037820/ My...
resources/spondylitis-types I took prednisone ... Myopathy can be autoimmune related or ... myopathy can be caused by a medication ... such as a statin or prednisone. ... 20inflammatory%20myopathy%20is%20a,can
Discussion: Myopathy?
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Try not to worry too much about it. I'm just curious about when in the future...
tolerate that dose." The amount you can ... will largely determine how soon you can ... I took prednisone for 12 years for PMR ... from "long term" prednisone ... Some people can't tolerate any prednisone
Hi @ctjpmarie, After being diagnosed with PMR, my rheumatologist started me on 20 mg of prednisone...
rheumatologist started me on 20 mg of prednisone ... was doing with inflammation as the prednisone ... on the same topic here so that you can
Hey: Don’t know what my numbers were, but they were fairly high. I tried checking mychart...
I know what issues you can have with ... that won’t go away no matter how much prednisone ... Hopefully they can figure it out. ... I know it can be discouraging at times ... Docs can usually get it figured out.
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Posted: Jan 25, 2023
I was recently diagnosed with immune-mediated necrotizing myopthy (IMNM) November 2022. Which was brought on by...
She has been great, I am now on prednisone ... There are days I can barely get into ... be feeling much better and possible can ... This can change as there is really little ... wanting to eventually take me off prednisone
Posted: Jan 21, 2023
I had a condition that was was called “prednisone responsive” but only if I took a...
had a condition that was was called “prednisone ... cortisol level was low unless I took prednisone ... mostly depends on how quickly a person can ... taper off prednisone.
Posted: Jan 20, 2023
Just 6 weeks into prednisone, I am wondering about the relationship between PMR (the disorder) and...
Just 6 weeks into prednisone, I am wondering ... relationship between PMR (the disorder) and prednisone ... Are our bodies gradually making the prednisone ... just wondering why it works, and I can
Posted: Jan 19, 2023
I am at 15 months and struggle to get below 18 mg of Prednisone daily plus...
and struggle to get below 18 mg of Prednisone ... to live in pain so I’m taking more prednisone ... One can get toll up bed versions too
Posted: Jan 15, 2023
Hello @becky72, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you have been dealing with the symptoms for...
the following discussion so that you can ... start of the discussion where you can ... I don't think you can cold turkey ... quit taking prednisone if you take ... Have you tried taking 20 mg prednisone
Been in a world of pain since Dec. 4. Had symptoms of stiffness as much as...
care doctor’s lack of knowledge about prednisone ... tapering wasn’t necessary for that little prednisone ... I have touched it out until I can see
Hi @johnbishop - thank you so much for your reply and advice and link to the...
Part of me thinks I can just manage ... the way (never a problem before) I can ... a bit better after a few hours on prednisone
Posted: Jan 2, 2023