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Prednisone helps arthritis too. It depends on whether the arthritic pain is inflammatory pain or not....
Prednisone helps arthritis too. ... " caused my wear and tear then prednisone ... Prednisone was first used as a treatment ... promoted that are used to replace and taper ... off low dose prednisone.
Methotrexate has been helpful to the tapering. That is until I hit 7mg of prednisone and...
Methotrexate has been helpful to the tapering ... That is until I hit 7mg of prednisone ... They too had proven “resistant to tapering
Not being able to taper gracefully is a good way to describe it. There was nothing...
Not being able to taper gracefully is ... There was nothing graceful about how I tapered ... Actemra (tocilizumab) helped me taper ... off prednisone gracefully.
Melissa0919: Hi there! I received my liver tx at Mayo in Jacksonville 5 years ago and...
range and I was able to go home on prednisone ... I've been able to taper to 5 mg. ... of prednisone a day and, while I dislike
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Dec 1, 2023
People on HealthUnlocked.com have flares doing this taper as well. If it works for some people...
HealthUnlocked.com have flares doing this taper ... There is no tapering method that works ... method has taken prednisone for PMR ... years and apparently is unable to taper ... That 7 mg dose of prednisone is a tricky
Excellent article. For some reason, a delayed-release formulation of prednisone is very expensive in the United...
a delayed-release formulation of prednisone ... pay for it so I only took standard prednisone ... I could never taper off prednisone presumably ... I was able to get off prednisone completely
Remission isn't well defined for PMR. Some speak of remission as being the relief of symptoms...
remission occurs when you are able to taper ... off prednisone. ... you were never in remission if you taper ... I was suddenly symptom free after tapering ... last months or years after slowly tapering
Discussion: PMR Remission
Posted: Nov 15, 2023
I'm happy Actemra works for you. I'm going in the opposite direction with Actemra. I started...
I was able to get off prednisone but ... After I tapered off prednisone the first ... I could not taper off prednisone while ... I tapered off prednisone the second ... I have mostly recovered from prednisone
Posted: Nov 5, 2023
@curtvapor How long have you taken Actemra? My adrenals recovered in spite of 12 years of...
recovered in spite of 12 years of prednisone ... I had to stay on 3 mg of prednisone ... a long time to get completely off prednisone ... I was unable to taper off prednisone ... better off being on Actemra instead of prednisone
Posted: Nov 4, 2023
Welcome @papasrockyworld, It is definitely a great feeling when that first dose of prednisone kicks in...
pain will stay away when you start tapering ... off of prednisone. ... Many of us struggle with tapering and ... trying to taper too much and too fast ... /discussion/when-and-how-to-taper-prednisone
Posted: Oct 29, 2023
Good Evening. I am now almost 6 months post LT and my joint pain is significantly...
At all. 1) Prednisone - I was put ... back on 5mg prednisone late August ... and am doing a very slow taper. ... I am now on 2.5mg and will taper to
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Oct 28, 2023
I’ve been dealing with palm and finger pain along with neck pain while at 5mg of...
along with neck pain while at 5mg of prednisone ... decreasing and improves after the prednisone ... Not sure if he will resume my taper
Posted: Oct 24, 2023
I took prednisone for more than 30 years for a variety of autoimmune problems but GCA...
I took prednisone for more than 30 years ... for very long and could easily taper ... back to zero prednisone. ... The first year or two of prednisone ... deteriorating but it was impossible for me to taper
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
Thank-you for the information about the 2023 ARC meeting. The 7 mg dose is a hard...
Otherwise, I agree it is possible to taper ... I would often taper from 60 mg to zero ... I needed 40 mg of prednisone to start ... I was able to taper quickly down to ... 15 mg of prednisone again except my