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I'm going down 1/2 mg per month. If I hurt, I first try 8 hour advanced...
hurt, I take an extra 5mg to 10mg of prednisone ... with the symptoms and help me wean off ... prednisone. ... set path for me other than to get off ... 2.5mg and 1mg pills so that when I taper
You might find it helpful to scan through the list of discussions on tapering off prednisone...
through the list of discussions on tapering ... off prednisone - https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... search=tapering%20off%20prednisone.
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 18 3:13pm
I think its great that you concerned about long term use. Most are just glad to...
feeling alive again after starting prednisone ... Then started to taper. ... I was off prednisone in 6 months. ... If you can treat PMR and prednisone ... Nothing like prednisone.
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 14 7:20pm
I am so so sorry you and /have to go through all that! Out of the...
two months after my husband finally tapered ... off; out of the blue, I’m now going ... of fate now I am on high doses of prednisone ... loved ones know my 10 commandments of prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 16 2:43pm
I now have Adrenal Insufficiency from being on Prednisone for a year. My Endocrinologist says there...
Adrenal Insufficiency from being on Prednisone ... says there is no proven safe way to taper ... with the instructions she gives me to taper ... second opinion and I desperately want off ... of prednisone but I’m also now terrified
My PMR began in January of 2022. In April of 2024 I was trying to taper...
In April of 2024 I was trying to taper ... off Prednisone for the second time ... I'm off Prednisone and feel the ... During the previous two tapers the symptoms ... would return when I reached a Prednisone
Posted: Mar 13 6:32am
I have taken as high as 60 mg for a week before. I have never done...
I have never done any tapering past ... any delayed bad reactions to getting off ... I have taken Predisone on and off for ... keep everything under control to stay off
There are various ways to taper Prednisone by doing an alternating dose reduction. I don't know...
There are various ways to taper Prednisone ... https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-prednisone-tapering-minimize-withdrawal ... When I was ready to get off Prednisone ... but now I'm very happy to be off ... Getting off all my blood pressure medication
I have been on Humira injections biweekly and 10 MGM Prednisone a day for a number...
Humira injections biweekly and 10 MGM Prednisone ... Am tapering off Prednisone and am down ... about a week ago and it is a slow taper ... Been tapering since November.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 26 10:16am
I've had to tinker and tweak the tapering ever since I dropped below 10 mg. And...
#39;ve had to tinker and tweak the tapering ... who is a rabid dog about getting me off ... Prednisone as long as I can function
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 22 7:54am
Actemra has helped me tremendously. It was still a rocky road to finally taper myself completely...
was still a rocky road to finally taper ... myself completely off Prednisone. ... Depending on how long you have been on Prednisone ... able to stay on a low enough of a Prednisone ... I had to stay on 3 mg or less of Prednisone
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 22 6:05pm
WAY TOO FAST!!! Need a new doctor. Is this per a Rheumatologist? Through my experience, it...
my experience, it was a pretty fast taper ... mg they had to reduce the amount of tapering ... over a year but I am now successfully off ... Prednisone for 5 months now.
Posted: Feb 23 10:41pm
My GP diagnosed my PMR, prescribed prednisone then referred me to a rheumatologist. My GP also...
My GP diagnosed my PMR, prescribed prednisone ... also was the biggest help managing my taper ... off the prednisone. ... prescribe Kevzara when I struggled to get off ... the prednisone the rheumatologist didn
Posted: Feb 28 1:16pm
My experience with the first rheumatologist wasn't ideal. I had a long standing diagnosis of reactive...
I self medicated with prednisone prescribed ... arthritis wasn't treated with prednisone ... Until things got sorted out, prednisone ... used to treat PMR, I was able to taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Mar 1 1:48pm
I was 52 when I was diagnosed with PMR. The difficulty I had with being diagnosed...
A rapid response to Prednisone is not ... conditions responded faster and I tapered ... off Prednisone again in just a few ... The long term treatment with Prednisone ... In my case, being unable to taper off
Posted: Mar 3 8:25am
I agree with jeff97. After spending months with extreme pain and barely able to function let...
I took 20mg equiv. of prednisone and ... The prednisone works on PMR and you ... so you want to try to taper back as ... After 2 weeks your body shuts off cortisol ... production and you need to taper more
Posted: Mar 2 8:27am
Actemra (tocilizumab) was FDA approved to treat GCA back in 2017. I was started on Actemra...
me mostly because I was unable to taper ... off prednisone for 12 years and all ... was at a low ebb after 12 years of Prednisone ... being on Actemra compared with taking Prednisone ... Having other options besides Prednisone
Posted: Mar 13 3:07pm