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I have had PMR have shock like jabs that are very painful and cause me I...
vary throughout all body areas; PMR prednisone ... varies frequently; initially 10 mg. ; tapered
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Aug 4, 2022
Only three more writings and my story will be up to date. It has been almost...
neurologist placed me on 60 mg of prednisone ... My reponse to prednisone was not being ... There was never a tapor schedule set ... I was taporing from 2 medications, on ... prednisone and was prescribed a medication
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Aug 4, 2022
Hi @sandiw77, Welcome to Connect. There are different conditions that can mimic PMR with similar symptoms...
PMR, after taking the first dose of prednisone ... moving around and took the next dose of prednisone ... daily pain log with the amount of prednisone ... ;t taper if my pain scale was above ... to try and keep my taper going.
Posted: Jul 30, 2022
I had COVID with mild symptoms in late December and soon after began having symptoms of...
I was given 60 mg of Prednisone in the ... I went home on 30 mg of Prednisone and ... seems to think everyone responds to Prednisone ... I tried to taper to 12.5 mg, but the ... I want to get off Prednisone more than
Posted: Jul 30, 2022
Hi @macferse, I think that may be the proverbial 64 thousand dollar question if you are...
With my two times with PMR and tapering ... down from 20 mg prednisone dosage, ... around and it took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... did you cope with the side effects tapering ... off prednisone?
Hi all, I was diagnosed in PMR in March after taking Lipitor for a month -...
Once diagnosed I was started on Prednisone ... mg OD and was doing a very slower taper ... 20 mg a day and then start slowly tapering ... developed fairly sever symptoms while tapering
Posted: Jul 28, 2022
Thank you for your reply. I often used deep breathing to help me fall asleep. Breathing...
fiber neuropathy, I was prescribeda taporing ... it was frightening and the doctor tapored ... Taporing me off of prednisone and Gabapentin ... myself that my feelings often reflect prednisone
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 24, 2022
Hi @411344076, Welcome to Connect. I've tapered off of prednisone twice for PMR flares but never...
I've tapered off of prednisone twice ... experienced a rash associated with the tapering ... steroids can produce symptoms similar to prednisone ... is a common difference between oral prednisone ... and topical steroids." -- Prednisone
Posted: Jul 24, 2022
Welcome @gailpmr, It sounds like you are doing really well with the tapering. My first time...
you are doing really well with the tapering ... from 1 mg to being totally off of prednisone ... between 1 mg and 1/2 mg on a weekly taper ... later and only took 1-1/2 years to taper
Hi Mike, Tapering off prednisone is challenging. You are certainly not alone. In fact, I moved...
Hi Mike, Tapering off prednisone is ... tapering is challenging. ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering ... / - Tapering off of Prednisone: https
I initially, I was taking prednisone along with the Actemra. I slowly tapered (for 6 months)...
I initially, I was taking prednisone ... I slowly tapered (for 6 months) off ... the prednisone. ... No more prednisone!!!
Posted: Jul 16, 2022
It's not nasty; definitely a miracle drug for me because I could do literally nothing prior...
I started at 20 mg Prednisone and now ... Tapering at .5 mg every two weeks seems ... we tend to be complaining about the Prednisone
Posted: Jul 13, 2022
My PMR symptoms started about 6 years ago. Shoulder pain, neck pain, hip pain, lower back...
I have been on Cymbalta, and Prednisone ... most of this time, tapering down to ... at Duke University, who switched my Prednisone ... Medrol has helped much more, than the Prednisone
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 11, 2022
Thank you for the warm wishes. I began the prednisone at 40 mg., back in 2014,...
I began the prednisone at 40 mg., back ... I can't remember now what the tapering ... The end result was too much Prednisone ... Opthamologist who convinced me to quit the Prednisone ... pounds than I had begun at, I quit the prednisone
Posted: Jul 10, 2022
I’ve heard that when you’re on a higher dose of prednisone you can taper with larger...
that when you’re on a higher dose of prednisone ... you can taper with larger numbers. ... to do what my doctor called a “dead taper ... two years to get off the 10 mg of prednisone
Posted: Jun 25, 2022