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"I am at 3 mg and will stay there for 3 months and do my own...
level to improve. ... level was "adequate" on the ... level would stay adequate after I stopped ... level was adequate as long as I didn ... level to continue to improve was to
I couldn't tell for sure. I had to go with what my endocrinologist said -- my...
level was "adequate." However ... My cortisol level isn't checked ... I'm told that cortisol levels are ... There is no "normal cortisol level ... A low cortisol level caused by adrenal
Posted: Oct 19, 2024
My GP didn't really appreciate my need for an endocrine referral until my cortisol level was...
level was checked. ... A cortisol level can't be accurately ... An a.m. cortisol level was all I needed ... levels. ... level to improve.
Actemra works well for PMR/GCA. What it doesn’t help with is adrenal insufficiency. My cortisol level...
My cortisol level was checked at about ... My cortisol level was low so I needed ... safely discontinue prednisone after my cortisol ... level improved.
"My understanding is that if they - unfortunately - don’t wake-up then prednisone can’t be reduce...
When my cortisol level was checked and ... Prednisone for 6 months waiting for my cortisol ... level to improve. ... wasn't overly optimistic that my cortisol ... level would improve.
Discussion: Relapse
Posted: 3 days ago
I have been off prednisone for several years now. I took prednisone for 12 years and...
absolutely correct --- I had a low cortisol ... level for about a year and I couldn ... level improved. ... level usually begins at roughly the ... A low cortisol level will prompt the
It just depends on how fast your adrenals recover. Assuming that Actemra is controlling the inflammation...
more about how long it takes for your cortisol ... level to rebound. ... When my cortisol level was low I stayed
Posted: Jun 28 2:36pm
"At what point should you be measuring cortisol levels. And what is an acceptable level" Testing...
Testing for a low cortisol level ... A cortisol level is hard to measure ... Measuring my cortisol level wasn&#39 ... My morning 8 a.m cortisol level was ... My cortisol level was low as expected
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
A biologic like Kevzara introduces another variable into the tapering process. When I tried another biologic...
level was too low so I couldn't ... After my cortisol level improved, my ... long as PMR was controlled AND my cortisol ... level stayed within an adequate range ... My cortisol level improved the longer
Posted: May 20 7:09am
I would guess being on Prednisone would render a cytokine panel unreliable if not completely useless....
Even a cortisol level is hard to interpret ... there would be a need to recheck my cortisol ... level again. ... He said cortisol levels are so variable ... I suspect Cytokine levels are the same
Posted: Jun 15, 2024
I didn't really feel any different for 3 months when I started Actemra injections every 2...
not feeling well so he checked my cortisol ... level. ... My cortisol level was low so I was told ... level improved. ... level.
Posted: Jun 4, 2024
My PMR battle lasted 12 years until I was switched from Prednisone to a biologic medication...
t taper any lower because of a low cortisol ... level. ... level improved. ... After my cortisol level was deemed to ... level improved.
The 5-7 mg dose of Prednisone is what I call the "adrenal zone" because that is...
level start to occur. ... level was low. ... level could be accurately evaluated ... level. ... Lucky for me my cortisol level improved
Posted: Nov 11, 2024
Sorry to hear about the glioblastoma. I'm a retired neurosurgery nurse. I don't think this concept...
A simple a.m. cortisol level determined ... level would ever improve. ... I had to wait months for my cortisol ... level to improve but it did improve ... level was "adequate." She
Posted: May 25, 2024
This would just be a couple of guesses. I'm currently doing monthly infusions of Actemra. The...
Your cortisol level is normally at its ... highest level in the morning as you ... Your cortisol level is low while you ... I would guess your cortisol level is ... Your cortisol level should improve as
Posted: Aug 5, 2023
Just so you know ... I was on prednisone for 12 years for PMR. Prednisone suppressed...
I had a low cortisol level when it was ... level improved and I was able to taper ... My cortisol level normalized eventually ... I would suggest getting an a.m. cortisol ... level checked as a precaution.
Discussion: Post prednisone
Posted: Feb 25, 2024
Basically ... I was told the same thing by an endocrinologist who said 3 mg was...
level was adequate. --- I had to stay ... prednisone for 6 months because my cortisol ... level was too low to abruptly stop ... Only after my cortisol level increased ... level was adequate.