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Yes ... I was offered Actemra (tocilizumab) for PMR after "all other treatment alternatives failed." That...
I tried to taper off prednisone starting ... I was able to taper off prednisone in ... off prednisone the first time. ... off prednisone in less than 2 months ... I have been off prednisone for nearly
Good paper. There were possible mechanisms discussed for LDN that I was unaware of. My general...
Good paper. ... personally is that it could help me taper ... off prednisone more quickly and successfully ... unfortunately very severe, I'm holding off ... the medical bureaucracy, getting my prednisone
Posted: Mar 8, 2023
Thank-you ... I will check out what ED582 has to say. To my knowledge, nobody on...
My problem was I could never taper off ... off. ... I was able to taper off prednisone quickly ... Being off prednisone uncovered an old ... off prednisone again.
Posted: Mar 1, 2023
I should say that I have been off prednisone for 3 years except for when Actemra...
I should say that I have been off prednisone ... I needed to go back on prednisone until ... I needed prednisone again that time ... restarted for the 3rd time, I was able to taper ... off prednisone quickly once again.
Posted: Feb 18, 2023
I sympathize with you! I was diagnosed with PMR and took prednisone for 13 years before...
for 13 years before I was able to taper ... off. ... Then you can't taper off prednisone ... That is why they want you off prednisone ... else did work, and I was able to get off
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 9, 2023
I would say that the 10% is a good idea. However, I think your rheumatologist is...
some confidence that I could come off ... again and was able to get off prednisone ... There was a need when I was off prednisone ... off again. ... of weeks and got off prednisone successfully
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Hi @ctipmarie, my Rheumatologist put me on 40 mg of prednisone for Giant Cell Arteritis to...
Rheumatologist put me on 40 mg of prednisone ... After a year and a half, I tapered off ... happened I contacted him by email, but my taper
@samara66 It was a combination of autoimmune related inflammatory arthritis along with PMR. There was also...
Tapering from upwards to 100 mg of prednisone ... off prednisone from a starting dose ... off prednisone but I was willing to ... off prednisone again after a delay ... I have now been off prednisone for 3
Posted: Apr 6, 2023
The doctor has given me a 6 month tapering schedule with the weekly injections of Actemra....
The doctor has given me a 6 month tapering ... I am at 60 mg/day of Prednisone now, ... so the tapering starts fast at first ... my adrenal glands completely shut off ... see attached graph - used a 6 month taper
My inflammation markers (ESD and CRP) are both low normal (EDD = 4 mm/hr and CRP...
, and am currently on 50 mg/day of prednisone ... I was on 60 mg/day of Prednisone until ... Actemra injections, I am now quickly tapering ... off Prednisone, following a schedule ... But overall, my response to Prednisone
Posted: Apr 10, 2023
I’m new to this group. I live in Victoria, BC, Canada. I have known about the...
I was on prednisone for a year. ... After a year I slowly tapered off of ... the prednisone and have been on Methotrexate ... are stable or shrunk - does one go off
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Jan 25, 2023
I only had/have inactive pain while in bed. Once I got out of bed, I was...
I was able to wean off of a low dose ... of prednisone after 1.5 years, but ... Now I'm tapering off of 2 mg..
Why was Actemra prescribed for you? Actemra was prescribed to me for PMR because I needed...
followed by a fast taper over a month ... daily and never could taper much lower ... While doing Actemra injections, I tapered ... off prednisone in 7 months. ... I have been off prednisone for 4 years
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 12, 2023
Judy here- I've been taking monthly actemra infusions for 6 months. Much improved symptoms and able...
Much improved symptoms and able to taper ... to 4 of prednisone and 4 tabs of methotrexate ... ... hope to get off all but the actemra
Hi Keelin. This is an interesting case as so many of us have considered Prednisone a...
case as so many of us have considered Prednisone ... within 24 hours, and the two-year taper ... to very low dosages, or completely off ... primary care folks have a tendency to taper ... the face of the aforementioned long taper
Posted: Dec 1, 2022
In my case (and for many), the problem was my spleen destroying the platelets. I was...
prednisone, and avoid surgery. ... So that was off the table. ... Since long-term prednisone use is so ... considerable resistance, carefully, sloooowly tapering ... off of it and having a splenectomy.
Posted: Oct 5, 2022