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@macadoo I developed PMR in February 2021, starting at 40 mg of prednisone and tapering to...
February 2021, starting at 40 mg of prednisone ... and tapering to 15 within the first ... another month and then hopefully off prednisone ... the extreme fatigue caused by the prednisone ... starting me on Methodextrate once I’m off Pednisone
I was diagnosed in mid May as well and started on 15mg of prednisone on 1...
May as well and started on 15mg of prednisone ... I initially did a quick taper from 40 ... Rheumatologist had me taper by 2.5mg ... to 5mg since you have been on prednisone ... suppressed by a suprapharmacologic dose of prednisone
I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan 2022; started on 20 mg, and went on a...
2022; started on 20 mg, and went on a taper ... back up to 10 mg and started a new taper ... you stay on it indefiniely or is it tapered ... Methotrexate worse than long -term Prednisone ... that many on this forum have been tapering
Posted: Oct 18, 2022
This was a very helpful and comprehensive explanation! Thank you! I am on 15 mg of...
I am on 15 mg of prednisone and have ... I tried tapering too quickly and had ... hopeful we can come up with a good tapering
Posted: Oct 17, 2022
@jillsteindler, It is a great idea to be prepared for your upcoming appointment with a rheumatologist....
Do you have any suggestions for a tapering ... controlled by the current dose of prednisone ... a daily log to track PMR pain and prednisone
Hi, I added a new post today. After 6 months on Prednisone, going as high as...
After 6 months on Prednisone, going ... in the hospital, today I finished tapering ... until January/Feb of 2023 without Prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Oct 3, 2022
Hi, @elizabethjoan, I'd have to agree with ldingwall88, that you were not given enough pred. to...
Then taper down gradually from there ... down by 5mg, but you shouldn't taper ... mixing in other pain killers with the prednisone ... up "adrenal gland and long term prednisone
Posted: Oct 2, 2022
@keetaboy I was pain free at 15 mgs. when I first started. Some people require 25...
If you don't get enough prednisone ... ;t get much help there in terms of tapering ... I taper according to how my body reacts
Posted: Oct 2, 2022
From what I have read, few have troubles taporing from gabapentin. The taper schedules seem brief....
what I have read, few have troubles taporing ... The taper schedules seem brief. ... I tapored off in 6 weeks. ... am only on 3 med now, Ill go off of prednisone
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 22, 2022
Hello @nancybee, Welcome to Connect. You mentioned tapering from 10 mg down to 2.5 mg over...
You mentioned tapering from 10 mg down ... off of the prednisone. ... and I was not supposed to taper if ... off of prednisone faster the second ... Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone
Posted: Sep 18, 2022
Welcome @elt, I think you hit the nail on the head. Prednisone keeps the pain and...
Prednisone keeps the pain and inflammation ... bay until you can stop taking the prednisone ... My rheumatologist had me only taper
Posted: Sep 15, 2022
Hi @bardy1953, Welcome to Connect. That's a great question and the answer might be easier than...
/discussion/prednisone/ The biggest ... should listen to my body when I'm tapering ... PMR it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of 3 mg prednisone. ... How long have you been on prednisone
Posted: Sep 15, 2022
Hello @anitacs, Welcome to Connect. PMR can bad news when the pain is not controlled. It's...
As you start tapering off when you start ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages/ -- Tapering ... off of Prednisone: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ What dosage ... of prednisone did you start with?
Posted: Sep 14, 2022
@njtodctode - Another consideration that you might want to discuss with your doctor/rheumatologist before switching to...
long-acting) is the dose equivalence to prednisone ... I've read and much stronger so tapering ... are equivalent in strength to 10 mg prednisone
@tillysam, I'm wondering if you may have been tapering down on the prednisone too fast or...
#39;m wondering if you may have been tapering ... down on the prednisone too fast or ... dropping the dosage too much at each taper ... discussion with your rheumatologist on tapering ... the goal was very little pain when tapering
Posted: Sep 12, 2022
@iandalrymple - You said you aren't sure if the Prednisone works. I wasn't either. I finally...
I finally figured out the prednisone ... The prednisone really only helped to ... If it's allergic then Prednisone ... you should taper down. ... If prednisone doesn't help much
Posted: Aug 27, 2022
Hi Naezzo, this is a very new diagnosis for you. I'm glad you found the PMR...
including sharing their experiences with prednisone ... what dosages work, when and how to taper ... this existing discussion: - PMR, Prednisone
Posted: Aug 20, 2022