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@nimalw, I think that you had a kidney transplant. And so I want to jump in...
I also was prescribed prednisone along ... The prednisone dosage was gradually ... hearing so many negative comments about prednisone ... evaluation, I was told that I could taper ... off the prednisone because of some
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Jan 24, 2022
Hi @annettetompkins that is a true horror story! I'm sorry that your doctor was so blase....
What I've read, prednisone has to ... be tapered slowly, as it takes over ... month to monitor inflammation as I taper ... the prednisone.
Hello Teri, thank you for your comments. I got off to an awful start just getting...
off to an awful start just getting Prednisone ... diagnose me right away, prescribed Prednisone ... the practice who is now trying to taper
Hi all. I have PMR and Giant Cell Arteritis. I started on 40 mg of Prednisone...
I started on 40 mg of Prednisone in ... late May and was just taking 5 mg Prednisone ... Rheumatologist yesterday who said that the taper ... I'm starting the taper today, down
@mermaid7272 i was finally started on 1000mg of methylprednisolone for 5 nights which woke me up....
to rehab, i was put on 60 mg oral prednisone ... which has been slowly tapered up and ... down without the bad side effects of prednisone
I'm now two years with PMR and down to 3-1/4 mgs. Prednisone which I take in...
Prednisone which I take in the morning ... I'm going to taper to 3 mgs next ... ve learned that the more slowly you taper
Hi, reading your post gives me deja vu. I was terrified as to what happened to...
up 4 days after my tri-adventures prednisone ... symptom free for 2weeks to a month w/o tapering ... Prednisone is your only defense.
Hello Heatrey, I am sorry you have been going through such hoops trying to get a...
The prednisone has been a total life-saver ... I am a bit surprised at your prednisone ... Its "magic bullet" is prednisone ... typically begins at 15 - 20 mg with tapering ... flare wears itself out and you can taper
Hi @oldhen, Actually there is a lot of information out there on Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR). It...
really helpful when I was trying to taper ... off of prednisone was for me to keep ... daily pain log along with how much prednisone ... you up with a schedule to help you taper ... off of prednisone when it's under
Hi @mzamyl I am sorry to hear about your pain. I can't imagine living with the...
PMR and requires a higher dosage of prednisone ... I started with 40 mg of prednisone daily ... in mid-May, tapering down by 5 mg every ... that your physician may increase your prednisone ... treatment for PMR with a dosage of 20 mg prednisone
Hi John, thank you for the warm welcome and for sharing your personal journey with PMR....
morning and he advised me to go back on prednisone ... at 5mg a day and then taper down by ... natural pain remedy but, as you say, prednisone ... months with the currently recommended tapering
Ok, good news that your mouth isn’t dry, that can cause a host of other issues....
Pretty sure you’re dealing with a prednisone ... I think as the prednisone leaves your ... Are you on a taper from the prednisone