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Don't expect immediate pain relief like when prednisone takes effect. You might not have any decrease...
Actemra was working until I was able to taper ... off Prednisone completely. ... I have now been completely off prednisone ... After I got off Prednisone, all my blood ... For me, being able to taper off Prednisone
Posted: Dec 22, 2024
Hello @nothatkaren, Welcome to Connect. Good question and PMR does seem to sneak up on you...
I was started on 20 mg prednisone and ... month ago sounds like you might be tapering ... There are many PMR discussions on tapering ... off of prednisone that you might find ... search=tapering%20prednisone.
You are a little ahead of me on taper, but I am doing it in a...
You are a little ahead of me on taper ... first bout with PMR, I did a slow taper ... On the second bout, I got off prednisone
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
Off prednisone since mid-September, slow taper for 18 months, PMR still in remission, but the fatigue...
Off prednisone since mid-September, ... slow taper for 18 months, PMR still ... and endurance has suffered since the taper
Posted: Nov 22, 2024
It’s been 8 months since my Feb 26th post. Here is the update I said I...
infusions to 8 mg/kg (up from 6 mg) and tapering ... prednisone, from 20 mg in March, now ... The plan is to continue prednisone taper ... (0.5 mg every 2 weeks) until off, then ... Then, hopefully off that too.
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
@labcoris I have given you the link to Mayo Clinic’s information on atopic dermatitis. I plan...
It sure beats taking prednisone forever ... I’m tapering the prednisone now and ... should be off of it by January 1. ... The stories of prednisone long term ... order to avoid skin cancer, which prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Nov 15, 2024
This isn't a recommendation of anyone in particular but this place has several rheumatologists to choose...
a very long time and you can't taper ... off Prednisone, a rheumatologist at ... novel therapy, it took me a year to taper ... off Prednisone. ... use but currently off prednisone for
Posted: Nov 10, 2024
I was on Losartin (Cozaar) and Hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiurel) also. My calcium channel blocker was Amlodipine (Norvasc)....
couple of days followed by a fast taper ... Actemra, Then it took a year for me to taper ... off prednisone. ... have been stopped when I was able to taper ... off Prednisone.
My doctor has me starting with 10mg Friday evening followed by 10 mg Saturday morning. I...
I am currently taking 10mg of prednisone ... start working and how did that effect tapering ... off from the prednisone?
Posted: May 29 10:49am
I also tapered off prednisone with only small flares. No prednisone after January. About 3 months...
I also tapered off prednisone with only ... No prednisone after January. ... I wish the prednisone side effects would
Posted: May 31 9:30am
I'm not sure about Actemra giving back control. In a way... prednisone takes control. Prednisone isn't...
In a way... prednisone takes control ... Prednisone isn't addictive but my ... I had no idea how much prednisone I ... Actemra will make it easier for you to taper ... off prednisone.
Discussion: Actemra Infusions
Posted: Jun 1 9:42am
I was also diagnosed with a mild case of PMR--surprisingly my legs and shoulders only hurt...
I started with 10 mg. of Prednisone ... I tapered off of it very gradually-- ... It took about a year to get off of it ... I caught COVID, but I was able to taper ... off 2 mg. within weeks.
Posted: May 19 8:57am
I’ve been trying to lower my dose of pred for over a year. I’m on Actemra...
Infusion once a month in to help me ween off ... foot down and insisted I continue the taper ... s concerned that I might never get off ... ’ll turn a corner once I’m totally off ... prednisone, but there’s no guarantee
Posted: May 25 4:00pm
"It raises some questions though if you start taking prednisone again once you've stopped, or even...
There is no best way to taper off prednisone ... It was a miracle I got off Prednisone ... Taking Prednisone was an easy thing ... I needed tons of encouragement to taper ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Jan 7 7:02pm
Hello All -- the official publication of the ACR is the "Rheumatologist" and has very recent...
to me on page two is this rapid taper ... don’t think of PMR as requiring high prednisone ... treated with at least 15 milligrams of prednisone ... off steroids within a year, a meta-analysis ... well my current trajectory is zero Prednsone
Thanks for your informative reply @cavalryman . I am currently on my second long term prednisone...
am currently on my second long term prednisone ... diagnosed with PMR, and finally got off ... down to 2 mg. for a week or so, while tapering ... and being fairly anxious about the tapering ... best results in your journey getting off
Posted: Feb 19 8:02pm
Hello @gee18, I'm sorry to hear you having trouble with the treatment for PMR and GCA....
your symptoms but tapering sent your ... wondering if you may have been trying to taper ... off of prednisone too quickly. ... listen to my body when it comes to tapering ... that determine when it's time to taper
Posted: Dec 13, 2023
I have reactive arthritis which is a "cousin" to psoriatic arthritis without the psoriasis. I could...
flares of reactive arthritis with Prednisone ... but then I could always taper off Prednisone ... I never could taper off Prednisone again ... Ironically, as soon as I tapered off ... Prednisone the first time ...
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 22 11:19am
My rheumatologist said basically the same thing. I thought he had me confused for someone else...
I took prednisone for 30 years already ... life after I was finally able to taper ... off prednisone. ... happened within a year of getting off ... Prednisone.
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 21 3:04pm
Elevated liver enzymes are a possible side effect of Kevzara. The reason for this is unknown....
metabolic syndrome from long term Prednisone ... enzymes are now closer to normal after I tapered ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Jan 23 9:05pm