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Yes there is an a.m. cortisol level test that should be done in the morning. Because...
Because of the interaction with Prednisone ... If you are on a higher dose of Prednisone ... this test until a person is ready to taper ... off Prednisone. ... Since I was on Prednisone for 12 years
No relapse?? I had some unplanned "interruptions" of Actemra but I relapsed. My symptoms went away...
Actemra was restarted but I needed some Prednisone ... I was able to quickly taper off Prednisone
Posted: May 15, 2024
That's interesting!!! I have never tried Dexamethasone but I can see how a stronger steroid might...
My rheumatologist only used Prednisone ... I was supposed to taper Prednisone & ... didn't tolerate a lower dose of prednisone ... When I was able to decrease my Prednisone ... Rayos is just enteric coated Prednisone
Seems like this is a common issue. I had mild osteoarthritis in one joint of one...
one joint of one hand before PMR and Prednisone ... wrists about a month after starting Prednisone ... would hit at 1am as my morning dose of Prednisone ... and tapering successfully at 0.25mg ... take this as a positive sign that Prednisone
Posted: May 8, 2024
This is my first post. I am donnyboy, 82 years old, healthy all my life and...
After discharge I was placed on a tapering-down ... prednisone packet. ... getting tired, and I received a second tapering-down
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: May 7, 2024
Hydrocortisone was the suggestion I received when I got to 3 mg. It was just a...
endocrinologist said it would be okay to stay on prednisone ... I was so tempted to increase my prednisone ... That allowed me to taper off prednisone
There is an abundance of 'trial and error' when treating any medical condition. No two people...
I have been "prednisone free&#34 ... That is how Prednisone is deceptive ... That is what "prednisone free&#39 ... I then taper off prednisone again in ... medications) AND "inability to taper
MYH13: Good news and then basmd: after tapering down from 20 mg prednisone and depending on...
: Good news and then basmd: after tapering ... down from 20 mg prednisone and depending ... weakness and went back on 3-1/2 mg prednisone ... I will taper down much slower and hope
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: May 4, 2024
@dadcue I'm not sure if I've responded to this before but in case I haven't. Thank...
long you've had this and been on Prednisone ... a long time who can't get off Prednisone ... He's able to taper (down from 80 ... night but we think that's the prednisone ... Fingers crossed that as he tapers the
I had swollen hands and pain in joints. My blood work was and is normal. My...
My RA doc put me on prednisone. ... My doc said I had to get off prednisone ... , methetrixate and folic acid as I tapered ... off the prednisone.
Discussion: Remission, maybe.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 20, 2024
@jrp11948 and @321design -- good morning -- may I ask - are you in a Groundhog...
wake up with stiffness , take your Prednisone ... pain and stiffness in the attached paper ... patients and and how they respond to Prednisone ... is in this Muller paper ( 2020) with ... The tapering of prednisone can be gleaned
I was diagnosed with PMR in December 2023 but the symptoms began in late August. The...
rheumatologist prescribed 10 mg of prednisone ... & she suggested I begin slowly tapering ... I have tapered down to 4mgs (for 3 days