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@ldg001 Taking my husband off the prednisone unfortunately is not an option at the moment. However,...
ldg001 Taking my husband off the prednisone ... However, we are doing a taper and he ... We will continue to taper until he can ... approved for GCA and it helps with the tapering ... of prednisone.
Posted: Jul 12, 2024
@ldg001 Thanks for sharing what you’re taking. My husband is the one with osteoporosis from taking...
one with osteoporosis from taking prednisone ... choice and is still on it trying to taper ... 2023 and just when he was doing well tapering ... down the prednisone he developed giant ... He’s been on high doses of prednisone
Posted: Jul 11, 2024
I have severe sweating, especially from the head area. Drops of sweat actually fall down my...
neck from my head and I actually need paper ... However, I do take prednisone and thought ... is the combination of the PMR and Prednisone
Posted: Jul 10, 2024
If I can't follow the tapering schedule given to me by my doctor I call him...
If I can't follow the tapering schedule ... when I had my visit and hadn't tapered ... I have been on prednisone for 3 years ... Your taper seems fast to me but do your
I had the most trouble tapering in my first occurrence of PMR during the last six...
I had the most trouble tapering in my ... until I could finally stop taking prednisone
Discussion: Traveling with PMR
Posted: Jul 9, 2024
Hello @tiateacake, Welcome to Connect. I don't think it's something you have to get used to...
have to learn to manage when you are tapering ... off of prednisone that you might want ... off of prednisone and managing the ... search=prednisone%20tapering%20and%20managing ... daily log of your level of pain and prednisone
Posted: Jul 8, 2024
I had and still have a chronic inflammatory disease for nearly 20 years before PMR was...
followed by a fast taper. ... I never had any problems tapering off ... tapers. ... I wasn't able to taper off Prednisone ... rheumatologist didn't want me to taper
Welcome @andirae, It's not uncommon to have a lot of questions being fairly new to PMR...
being fairly new to PMR and trying to taper ... off of prednisone. ... twice and both times started at 20 mg prednisone ... first time took 3 and half years to taper ... in the morning plus your dosage of prednisone
@dadcue Wow! I'm sorry it took so long to get PMR under control. I just wonder...
It's my husband on prednisone not ... And he's been on prednisone for ... , tapering to 12.5 mg, then developed ... GCA in Feb 2024 and up to 80 mg, tapering ... different and we can just keep trying to taper
@dadcue I had no idea you've been through so much!! And for so long. I'm so...
you were finally able to be free of prednisone ... So far so good with tapering, though ... Do you know if they make 1 mg of prednisone ... symptoms and have to start increasing prednisone ... were able to get off the drugs for prednisone
Before prednisone my blood pressure was consistently 120 over 80 rheumatology said it was high 6...
Before prednisone my blood pressure ... it was high 6 months after being on prednisone ... suggest monitoring i have just stopped prednisone ... after 2 years tapering off 20mg was ... information about the side effects of prednisone
I haven't ever found any research study that says this method works any better than any...
works any better than any other slow tapering ... It is a "slow tapering method&#34 ... is any better than any other slow tapering ... method for getting off prednisone. ... she was writing my prescription for prednisone
Keep up the good work. Assuming PMR symptoms are controlled, taking the lowest possible dose of...
taking the lowest possible dose of prednisone ... Being on no prednisone is the best thing ... Hydrocortisone is given instead of Prednisone ... for a long time and can't taper ... off or have recently tapered off Prednisone
Posted: Jun 30, 2024
"PMR starts because your body is not producing enough cortisol." -------------------------------------------------- My understanding is cortisol levels...
of cortisol and people are able to taper ... off Prednisone quickly. ... All is well except for Prednisone side ... we taper our prednisone dose lower. ... We take more Prednisone and the cycle
Posted: Jun 28, 2024