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Hey mikeshell, After dealing with a great deal of discomfort in my upper legs and upper...
immediate relief from a 20mg dose of prednisone ... and started a 10-month taper. ... only minimal side effects from the prednisone ... Near the end of my taper, some of the ... taper and also began receiving monthly
I am newly diagnosed with PMR. I just started 20MG of Prednisone yesterday and feeling the...
I just started 20MG of Prednisone yesterday ... weeks, then moving to 15MG and slowly tapering ... extremely concerned about side effects of Prednisone
I too suffer from severe fatigue and am on Methotrexate along with Prednisone. Right now on...
and am on Methotrexate along with Prednisone ... Right now on 15mg Methotrexate and tapering ... down to 9 mg Prednisone.
Yes the hip and leg pain were excruciating. Thankfully Prednisone took this all away within a...
Thankfully Prednisone took this all ... Then I started tapering from 20 to 15 ... felt like I could, but know that slow taper ... is the best taper.
Hi @tricialynn, I would have a heart to heart discussion with your rheumatologist on the tapering....
not be relevant for deciding when to taper ... and what dose I was at so that when tapering ... at 1/2 of the dose dropped for the taper ... what other members have shared. -- Prednisone ... /discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission
I am dismayed by the pain some experience because of bad tapering advice. If you felt...
pain some experience because of bad tapering ... stabilize and then try a very slow taper ... it only lasts two years and try to taper ... listen to our bodies and not follow a tapering ... Prednisone only covers PMR pain.
Hi @abbeyc. Since my ESR and CRP were always normal (that's true for about 20% of...
much especially if you're taking prednisone ... Tapering schedules may be useful, but ... let your body dictate your need for prednisone
I took some very good advice from a member of this forum that prednisone should only...
advice from a member of this forum that prednisone ... should only be tapered 1 mg at a time ... I was having trouble tapering down 5 ... coffee, eat a small breakfast, take prednisone ... If prednisone only did the same thing
I am Molly, at 56 years young developed PMR, prednisone was the drug of choice from...
, at 56 years young developed PMR, prednisone ... worked well & within a year of tapering ... semi-remission for 6 months only taking 1mg of prednisone ... Ill have to add to the 10 -15 mg of prednisone
Hello @patzmar, Welcome to Connect. My Mayo Clinic rheumatologist who diagnosed my PMR started me at...
diagnosed my PMR started me at 20 mg prednisone ... have PMR I think the starting dose of prednisone ... to the latest EULAR/ACR guidelines, prednisone ... Tapering should be individualized once ... initial corticosteroid doses and faster tapering
@charlena, You will notice we changed your discussion title a little to help let members know...
that your husband is having trouble tapering ... years before I could successfully taper ... off of prednisone. ... more than a year before being able to taper ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg of prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 2, 2022
Good morning @charlie01 I’m so sorry you were diagnosed with myositis. Autoimmune disease can be so...
inclusion-body-myositis You said that you’re on prednisone ... I started on heavy doses of prednisone ... The prednisone finally brought my disease ... I’m tapering off the prednisone and ... control without the side effects of prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 23, 2022
New Member I am a 70 yr. old male, I was diagnosed with PMR in Feb....
PMR in Feb. 2021 and started 20 mg prednisone ... Doc put me back to 17.5 and then tapered ... My experience with the prednisone is ... Good luck to you all in tapering ,and