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I was on a moderately high dose of prednisone for 13 years for PMR. When I...
When I was able to taper down to 3 mg ... of prednisone -- only a morning 8 a.m ... okay to go from 3 mg to zero without tapering ... However, she allowed me to taper off ... I was able to taper off prednisone a
Posted: Feb 5 2:18pm
@reewhite -- this was one of the first papers i found about PMR that convinced me...
reewhite -- this was one of the first papers ... , until i was bumped up to 30 mg Prednisone ... have had no complaints ( 30 mg tapered ... What was your inital dose of Prednsione ... this Muller paper is also interesting
Posted: Mar 1 7:51am
I forgot to say that Actemra worked extremely well for PMR. I tapered off prednisone in...
I tapered off prednisone in one year ... after being on prednisone for 12 years ... another autoimmune disorder soon after I tapered ... off prednisone the first time. ... I was able to taper off prednisone a
Posted: Mar 2 4:54pm
I recently started Kevzara 11/23 I was diagnosed with PMR 7/22 my Pred dose was 20mg...
I have tapered to 5mg which is the lowest ... that lasted a month+ I was at 5mg prednisone ... going to see my Rheumatologist for my taper ... I am a bit concerned about the taper
I took methotrexate as an adjunct to prednisone. In my case, it was used as a...
took methotrexate as an adjunct to prednisone ... It worked for lowering my prednisone ... Prednisone came with many side effects ... Fortunately, I was able to taper off ... prednisone relatively quickly after
Posted: Jan 24 8:19pm
I'm glad to hear the LDN is helping, even if it's not enough to completely replace...
not enough to completely replace the prednisone ... d like to think as he continues to taper ... prednisone it'll continue to help
Posted: May 24, 2023
Your story is so interesting and sounds very similar to mine, generally speaking. Yes I am...
Yes I am feeling so hopeful for tapering ... the concern of all Doctors regarding prednisone ... downs with changing (roller coaster) prednisone
Posted: Feb 21 12:01pm
I was diagnosed with reactive arthritis with recurrent uveitis at least 20 years before PMR was...
It took me 12 years to get off prednisone ... Actemra was tried when I was able to taper ... off prednisone. ... It took less than a year for me to taper ... off prednisone the first time after
Posted: Feb 21 7:51pm
Hi, interesting that you mention keeping a pain and dose log. I started doing this from...
started doing this from day 1 of the Prednisone ... the dose changes and duration during tapering
Posted: Feb 20 11:50am
@srsmith3820, and all...I had the 1st of 2 covid infections last July 2023, 2nd covid in...
still experiencing and treating with Prednisone ... I got better quickly, but for the tapering ... it symptomatically with continued Prednisone ... imagine he'll increase or change the Prednisone
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Posted: Jan 25 12:25pm
@1942marilyne, @johnbishop, and all...Hello, everyone. My PMR and autoimmune friends...I saw my Mayo rheumatologist yesterday...YEA! It...
I've taken Prednisone for new PMR ... I attempted a taper but had to go back ... methotrexate once weekly to help the Prednisone ... hydroxychloroquine in conjunction with Prenisone
@prestol It can be so difficult to have one autoimmune disease, much less two. I have...
I agree about being on long-term prednisone ... for maybe 6 years, but as soon as I tapered
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Posted: Feb 10 7:18pm
jds2123 Are you planning on tapering down off the prednisone soon? This is something that I...
jds2123 Are you planning on tapering ... down off the prednisone soon? ... that I hope would be a goal since prednisone ... Prednisone is playing with my immune ... My PCP identifies prednisone as a high-risk
I had difficulty coming off prednisone after starting Actemra. It took me an entire year to...
It took me an entire year to taper from ... persevere by continuing a very slow taper ... case, I never would have been able to taper ... The first time I tapered off prednisone ... optimistic that I would be able to taper