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Hi ldingwall88, like you fellow member @dinym was originally diagnosed with PMR, but later discovered she...
discovered she has rheumatoid arthritis and tapered ... off prednisone. ... @ldingwall88, are you currently tapering ... off prednisone?
Hi @johnarbaugh, you described my PMR hip pain almost exactly. My PMR pain was first concentrated...
occasional Tramadol, if I overdo, but Prednisone ... If your morning pain (before Prednisone ... indicator that your body is requiring more prednisone ... rheumatologist and have learned that a slow taper
Posted: Dec 6, 2022
Hi @jerseyjames, Am I reading correctly that you tapered from 24mg down to 4mg prednisone in...
jerseyjames, Am I reading correctly that you tapered ... from 24mg down to 4mg prednisone in ... That seems like an incredibly fast taper ... around with PMR took me 3-1/2 years to taper
Posted: Dec 4, 2022
I have been taking Actemra (tocilizumab) for almost 4 years. I have been mostly off prednisone...
I have been mostly off prednisone for ... I was treated with prednisone for nearly ... 13 years and never could taper off. ... weeks which initially allowed me to taper ... off prednisone in 7 months.
I was diagnosed in June 2022 with PMR.Started out on 30 mg prednisone and then gradually...
2022 with PMR.Started out on 30 mg prednisone ... and then gradually tapered. ... back so doctor put me on 12 mg of Prednisone
Posted: Nov 13, 2022
Hi @elizabethjoan, I'm sorry to hear that you are now considered a candidate for a hip...
concerns about bone loss and taking prednisone ... can tell you for sure that taking prednisone ... loss that may be helpful: -- Use of Prednisone ... You mentioned starting the prednisone ... PMR, 4 months is a short time in a tapering
Interesting...sort of had the same thing. Had a delayed reaction to a medication and had a...
Had been slowing tapering down on prednisone ... Dermatology put me on 50mg of prednisone ... with a quick taper down. ... Will start the slow tapering down. ... Rheumatologist has me doing a very slow taper
Posted: Nov 9, 2022
Kim, fellow members like @cantek @penlee may have some experience with lung fibrosis and prednisone tapering...
experience with lung fibrosis and prednisone ... tapering to share with you. ... the polymyalgia rheumatica group: - Tapering ... off of Prednisone https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ Did you taper
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Nov 5, 2022
I'm relatively new to this PMR experience. You are the first person I've heard of who...
of who has not received relief from Prednisone ... relatively low dose (5mg), hoping to taper
Posted: Oct 30, 2022
Thank you for your input. I started out my prednisone at 15mg - didn't help at...
I started out my prednisone at 15mg ... confirms, it seems like an aggressive taper
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
This all sound very similar to my condition. After a bunch tests and things being eliminated...
being eliminated I was put on 20 mg of prednisone ... effectively a diagnosis of PMR. 4 mg of prednisone ... I started at 20 mg and have now tapered
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
I was diagnosed with PMR 5 months ago. Started on Prednisone 40mg, felt great. Just recently...
Started on Prednisone 40mg, felt great ... Just recently started my taper - my ... I am now on 20mg of Prednisone and all ... per week and continue to reduce my Prednisone
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
@macadoo I developed PMR in February 2021, starting at 40 mg of prednisone and tapering to...
February 2021, starting at 40 mg of prednisone ... and tapering to 15 within the first ... another month and then hopefully off prednisone ... the extreme fatigue caused by the prednisone ... starting me on Methodextrate once I’m off Pednisone
I was diagnosed in mid May as well and started on 15mg of prednisone on 1...
May as well and started on 15mg of prednisone ... I initially did a quick taper from 40 ... Rheumatologist had me taper by 2.5mg ... to 5mg since you have been on prednisone ... suppressed by a suprapharmacologic dose of prednisone
I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan 2022; started on 20 mg, and went on a...
2022; started on 20 mg, and went on a taper ... back up to 10 mg and started a new taper ... you stay on it indefiniely or is it tapered ... Methotrexate worse than long -term Prednisone ... that many on this forum have been tapering
Posted: Oct 18, 2022
This was a very helpful and comprehensive explanation! Thank you! I am on 15 mg of...
I am on 15 mg of prednisone and have ... I tried tapering too quickly and had ... hopeful we can come up with a good tapering
Posted: Oct 17, 2022