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You should discuss this with your rheumatologist. Many rheumatologists will refuse to write for prednisone prescriptions...
diagnosis but she still encouraged me to taper ... off prednisone. ... When I first started taking prednisone ... for PMR, the medical advice was to taper ... Good luck with whatever tapering method
Posted: Dec 20, 2022
Hi Paul, For most people, on the appropriate dosage of prednisone, PMR symptoms will disappear -...
people, on the appropriate dosage of prednisone ... PMR symptoms increase while you are tapering ... , the prednisone will be increased, ... then tapering will be attempted again ... After taking prednisone for about a
Hi ldingwall88, like you fellow member @dinym was originally diagnosed with PMR, but later discovered she...
discovered she has rheumatoid arthritis and tapered ... off prednisone. ... @ldingwall88, are you currently tapering ... off prednisone?
Hi @johnarbaugh, you described my PMR hip pain almost exactly. My PMR pain was first concentrated...
occasional Tramadol, if I overdo, but Prednisone ... If your morning pain (before Prednisone ... indicator that your body is requiring more prednisone ... rheumatologist and have learned that a slow taper
Posted: Dec 6, 2022
Hi @jerseyjames, Am I reading correctly that you tapered from 24mg down to 4mg prednisone in...
jerseyjames, Am I reading correctly that you tapered ... from 24mg down to 4mg prednisone in ... That seems like an incredibly fast taper ... around with PMR took me 3-1/2 years to taper
Posted: Dec 4, 2022
I have been taking Actemra (tocilizumab) for almost 4 years. I have been mostly off prednisone...
I have been mostly off prednisone for ... I was treated with prednisone for nearly ... 13 years and never could taper off. ... weeks which initially allowed me to taper ... off prednisone in 7 months.
I was diagnosed in June 2022 with PMR.Started out on 30 mg prednisone and then gradually...
2022 with PMR.Started out on 30 mg prednisone ... and then gradually tapered. ... back so doctor put me on 12 mg of Prednisone
Posted: Nov 13, 2022
Hi @elizabethjoan, I'm sorry to hear that you are now considered a candidate for a hip...
concerns about bone loss and taking prednisone ... can tell you for sure that taking prednisone ... loss that may be helpful: -- Use of Prednisone ... You mentioned starting the prednisone ... PMR, 4 months is a short time in a tapering
Interesting...sort of had the same thing. Had a delayed reaction to a medication and had a...
Had been slowing tapering down on prednisone ... Dermatology put me on 50mg of prednisone ... with a quick taper down. ... Will start the slow tapering down. ... Rheumatologist has me doing a very slow taper
Posted: Nov 9, 2022
Kim, fellow members like @cantek @penlee may have some experience with lung fibrosis and prednisone tapering...
experience with lung fibrosis and prednisone ... tapering to share with you. ... the polymyalgia rheumatica group: - Tapering ... off of Prednisone https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ Did you taper
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Nov 5, 2022
I'm relatively new to this PMR experience. You are the first person I've heard of who...
of who has not received relief from Prednisone ... relatively low dose (5mg), hoping to taper
Posted: Oct 30, 2022
Thank you for your input. I started out my prednisone at 15mg - didn't help at...
I started out my prednisone at 15mg ... confirms, it seems like an aggressive taper
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
This all sound very similar to my condition. After a bunch tests and things being eliminated...
being eliminated I was put on 20 mg of prednisone ... effectively a diagnosis of PMR. 4 mg of prednisone ... I started at 20 mg and have now tapered
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
I was diagnosed with PMR 5 months ago. Started on Prednisone 40mg, felt great. Just recently...
Started on Prednisone 40mg, felt great ... Just recently started my taper - my ... I am now on 20mg of Prednisone and all ... per week and continue to reduce my Prednisone
Posted: Oct 25, 2022