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Has Actemra helped you taper off Prednisone? Getting off Prednisone after Actemra was started has made...
Has Actemra helped you taper off Prednisone ... Getting off Prednisone after Actemra ... I was off Actemra during the Covid era ... exiting nerve roots, I resorted to Prednisone
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Hi; the Wilmingtonemperor here. I was diagnosed nearly a year ago with PMR. The highest dose...
I was put on a 12 week taper when I ... I tapered down to 2.5 as my Kevzara ... Last Tuesday, Jan 9, I came off prednisone ... I do not expect a flare since prednisone ... am 82 1/2 and hope not to ever take prednisone
Hello all, Several folks asked me to report on my Kevzara experience when I could, so...
I have felt zero side effects from prednisone ... At the time I was at 5 mg prednisone ... 20 mg briefly, followed by a fast taper ... Is the next step a taper off the Kezvara
@terrym Why do you see an endocrinologist? I was originally referred to an endocrinologist when I...
could do if I still needed that much Prednisone ... After Actemra was started, I tapered ... inevitable flare" over with so I tapered ... somewhat optimistic" that I could get off ... Prednisone.
Discussion: Tapering pain
Posted: May 6 11:16am
Hi, Robin. I had an onset of PMR last December and like you was very concerned...
concerned about the long term effects of prednisone ... low-dose, relatively short term course of prednisone ... daily about three weeks ago and I’m tapering ... every two weeks planning to be off ... forum have had such struggles with prednisone
Hello @lsm47 I was thinking about your post today while in the pool at the JCC....
I too had alarm bells go off when bilateral ... and wrists when I was at about 5 mg Prednisone ... over the last several months I have tapered ... to zero Prednisone and swimming and
I forgot to mention that the first time my PMR was active it took me 3...
active it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone and the last six ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg prednisone
Posted: Oct 20, 2024
I didn't understand the complexity of getting off Prednisone until someone who had an adrenal crisis...
off Prednisone. ... off prednisone in about a month to ... off prednisone. ... and I was never rushed to taper off ... off prednisone, I was unsuccessful
Posted: Oct 19, 2024
I had a great response from Actemra. My first dose was on January 1st, 2019. It...
I have been completely off Prednisone ... ;t seem any less but I was able to taper ... She said there was no need to taper ... the better part of one year to get off ... can still be a long process to get off
Hi.... I would like to get your insight on Actemra. I was diagnosed with GCA in...
Started with 60mg Prednisone and after ... Actemra injections (while still on 10mg Prednisone ... I am off Prednisone since end of July ... Have you heard anything about tapering ... off or discontinuing Actemra ?
Posted: Sep 20, 2024
No floaters but my vision has been blurry and eyes horribly filled with blood like pinkeye...
now and they got worse after PMR and Prednisone ... debilitating effects of trying to taper ... off Prednisone, I'm pretty bummed
Posted: Sep 17, 2024
I would think you might need more than 2.5 mg of prednisone before starting Kevzara. It...
you might need more than 2.5 mg of prednisone ... You still need to taper off Prednisone ... still took me more than a year to get off ... Prednisone completely. ... I was still taking 10 mg of prednisone
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Sep 17, 2024
Hi @jojobarrk, I think it's good that you notified the doctor. I hope you get an...
at 40 mg because I'm small, my taper ... has been -5 mg of prednisone every ... I was off it for a year, but relapsed ... round I did feel jumpy and trembly on prednisone
Posted: Sep 9, 2024
Hello @sjf1024, I would like to add my welcome along with @dadcue @tuckerp and others. If...
you wake up along with your dose of prednisone ... It helped me while I was tapering off ... of prednisone. ... level of 0 to 2 for aches/pain while tapering ... was and what was suggested for a tapering
Posted: Sep 2, 2024
I learned one of my early lessons on steroids from my wife. She has GBM. Brain...
Then they needed her to taper off to ... They told us as close to off as she ... which is about the equivalent of 5.5 prednisone
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
@tapamil65 Hello and welcome to the PMR group! I agree that this forum is a wealth...
tapering. ... who are having difficulties getting off ... prednisone and it seems to help these ... on any other medications to get you off ... the prednisone?
Posted: Aug 27, 2024