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I don't fit your criteria but I am commenting anyway. I am in my seventh year...
I am stuck at 3 mg prednisone for the ... one would be tempting fate to set off ... Having tried to taper below 3 mg twice
Posted: Jul 31 7:45am
So, I went to the Rheumatologist and she wants me to go on methotrexate and actemra...
methotrexate and actemra to wean me off ... of the prednisone. ... don't know if I can do a slow taper
Posted: Jul 16 5:40pm
Yes, let’s stay in touch. Good luck with your taper. I am still holding at 2...
Good luck with your taper. ... mg dose thinking that I was almost off ... prednisone.
Posted: Jul 4 12:00pm
"I guess this is pretty much a "see how it goes" routine for now. A whole...
pain crisis to the next when I was on Prednisone ... Actemra, I had a rough time getting off ... prednisone. ... Now I have successfully tapered off ... Prednisone.
Posted: Jun 26 7:05am
Thank you! I just saw the doctor yesterday, and he wants me to continue to tapper....
yesterday, and he wants me to continue to tapper ... decided to try Methotrexate he would taper ... me off in a year's time. ... than create new issues with long-term Prednisone
Posted: Jul 1 10:05am
Not off prednisone yet but down to 2 mg/day over last 10 months. I haven’t run...
Not off prednisone yet but down to 2 ... had to slow to approximately 0.5 mg taper
Discussion: New to PMR
Posted: Jun 30 7:56pm
I am having almost the exact same reaction. A month ago, I had a physical with...
She said it was time to get off prednisone ... Discomfort started at 3mg but I kept tapering ... I have been prednisone free for 4 days ... I am very reluctant to start prednisone
Did you enjoy the meteor showers of flashing lights? I would have every kind of visual...
In order to get me off prednisone, my ... worked great for PMR and allowed me to taper ... off prednisone. ... Unfortunately, within 2 weeks of tapering ... off prednisone I had a flare of panuveitis
Posted: Jul 8 6:20pm
I must be very fortunate. My GP whom I saw last week for my yearly Wellness...
info as my rheumatologist regarding tapering ... prednisone and basic general info regarding ... to understand, treat and then get off
Posted: Jul 5 11:52am
I’m on the same taper schedule as you and also on Actemra 1 per month. Next...
I’m on the same taper schedule as you ... be down to 1 mg and after 3 weeks - off ... prednisone totally.
Hello @kmmi, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @jeff97 and others....
I agree with Jeff about the tapering ... helpful -- How to Slowly and Safely Taper ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules ... first get up along with your dose of prednisone
Posted: Jun 21 2:35pm
Thank you. I’m at 15mg of Pred but just was diagnosed in May. Seems like most...
Seems like most folks taper down lower ... The Prednisone side effects have been ... thought that they totally took you off ... Prednisone once the Actemra started
Discussion: Temporal Arteritis
Posted: Jun 24 6:14pm
Ask Dr abt Kevzara…..game changer for me. I was stuck at 8mg prednisone and was able...
I was stuck at 8mg prednisone and was ... able to taper quickly. ... (over 14 weeks) I’m down to 2.5 mg prednisone ... Hope to be off by August 1.
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: Jun 25 5:49pm
"The one inflammation/pain flare I had last year felt like a huge setback and kicked off...
felt like a huge setback and kicked off ... I needed a lot of Prednisone for a very ... Addiction: Prednisone is generally not ... long-term use, requiring a gradual taper ... Tolerance: Less common with prednisone
Posted: Jun 26 8:40am
Kevzara is great!! Been on it for about a year now. It works better than Prednisone...
It works better than Prednisone for ... Tapering off Prednisone has been hard ... different inflammation receptors than Prednisone
Posted: Jun 27 8:56am
I've been running and lifting weights for almost 50 years. I had PMR for a year...
but once I started taking 60 mg of prednisone ... I had some trouble when I was tapering ... can exercise while you're taking prednisone ... muscles get tight, take some time off
I feel your pain I have had this condition now for 14 months and can’t find...
They put me on prednisone for 4 months ... gone despite the medical problems the prednisone ... within a week or two of finally coming off ... the taper all the symptoms came back
Since I have never been diagnosed with GCA, I don't know how pertinent my experience with...
I took Prednisone for 12 years to treat ... Actemra allowed me to taper off prednisone ... and stay off prednisone. ... #39;t wish for "long term" prednisone ... I never want to take Prednisone again