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I had PMR when I was 57. After 2 years of prednisone, I was in remission...
After 2 years of prednisone, I was in ... I got off prednisone in less than a ... I did a very slow taper this time and ... When I get down under 5 mg of prednisone ... worry too much, just take my time tapering
Posted: Jun 4 6:48am
Very helpful. With my PMR back - I am now on 10 mg prednisone. Takes away...
With my PMR back - I am now on 10 mg prednisone ... Or is more prednisone required to eliminate ... okay to just stay on 10 mg - and then taper
Posted: Jun 15 3:15pm
@groksvaag, I think you are correct but I have no medical experience other than having PMR...
and both times I started at 20 mg prednisone ... what you mentioned. -- The correct prednisone ... helpful: -- How to Slowly and Safely Taper ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules
Posted: Jun 15 1:03pm
Your symptoms sound more like what I experienced when I tapered down to 7 mg. The...
more like what I experienced when I tapered ... It was still a long process to taper ... off Prednisone. ... After I tapered to a low dose of Prednisone ... Staying on 3 mg of prednisone replaced
Discussion: Tapering pain
Posted: May 5 11:49am
I can only speak for myself, but I had a mild case to begin with, which...
It took about a year to taper off of ... 10 mg. of prednisone. ... about a year later, but I was able to taper ... I actually had to take 2 mg. of prednisone
Posted: May 8 9:09am
I had neck and scalp pain, jaw fatigue upon chewing, some tongue involvement when chewing, headache,...
normal range, so started on 50 mg prednisone ... Over 3 months later, prednisone taper ... disappeared shortly after start of high dose prednisone
MTX is used in rheumatoid arthritis patients to help fight inflammation. Its also a cancer drug....
to help with inflammation while you taper ... drug is better in the long run than prednisone ... your pain level will dictate how to taper
Posted: May 12 2:08pm
After enduring fairly extreme pain for a week until an adequate dose of P was obtained,...
successful and mostly very-low pain taper ... to respond somewhat differently to prednisone ... the pains adequately, or, 2) they taper
Posted: May 23 9:22am
I have asthma when given prednisone it ups my glucose levels and I am put on...
I have asthma when given prednisone ... One of the known side effects of prednisone ... asthma gets under control and they taper ... my prednisone I come off the insulin
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 30 7:26am
I am 82 years old. I had PMR 23 years ago and was on prednisone for...
I had PMR 23 years ago and was on prednisone ... and I am back on a long, low-dose taper ... to take hydroxychloroquine with the prednisone
I have hovered on the border of osteopenia and osteoporosis for the last 12 years. I...
August of 2022 and started on 15 mg of prednisone ... I tapered off the prednisone in 18 months ... with a slight improvement despite the prednisone
Posted: May 17 12:50pm
I was diagnosed 2 years ago when I was 57. I am a male who was...
I started on 40 mg prednisone and now ... have encountered two flares both when tapering
Posted: May 19 5:19am
I hope you feel better soon! For me, pain relief was fast but would come back...
She had me taper quickly ( every 2 weeks ... can to minimize the side effects of prednisone ... vaccinated to avoid other illnesses- prednisone
Posted: May 18 5:45am
I agree with @rocksology. You probably need to go back up some on your prednisone dose...
probably need to go back up some on your prednisone ... dose and then taper more slowly. ... That involves taking extra prednisone
Posted: May 18 10:13am
It took 4 months to get my diagnosis of PMR because I had negative labs and...
Advil did nothing for the pain, but prednisone ... 10 mg. and it took about a year to taper
Posted: May 21 6:14pm
I started at 80 mg prednisone in October and now down to 10 mg. Last month...
I started at 80 mg prednisone in October ... This fast tapering is really hard.
Posted: May 22 8:46pm