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Maye, I was diagnosed with GCA at the end of June of 2024. I had undiagnosed...
lot of calculations, but here is the taper ... , so that has helped me taper. ... Weeks 7-22: taper 5 mg every 2 weeks ... down to 20 mg Weeks 22-28: taper 2.5 ... I don't have the taper plan yet
Posted: Jan 14 7:19am
I first had PMR 10 years ago at which time my tapering from prednisone took 1-1/2...
PMR 10 years ago at which time my tapering ... from prednisone took 1-1/2 years, with ... I am keeping my Dr informed of my tapering
Posted: Feb 10 5:05pm
I had PMR for 12 years. My rheumatologist says I still have PMR but it might...
I haven't needed any Prednisone ... tapers because I could get myself off ... Prednisone so easily. ... as long as I could taper myself off ... that, I couldn't find a way to taper
Posted: Feb 15 1:12pm
I have tmj with arthritis, my head/scalp hurt and one morning I sat in bed and...
After testing they prescribed Prednison ... In August tapered off pred and put in
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 21 1:08pm
Prescribed prednisone for pain with suspected autoimmune disorder. Tapering off Prednisone after 6 months on low...
Prescribed prednisone for pain with ... Tapering off Prednisone after 6 months ... original pain recurring, Or is it Prednisone
Posted: Feb 24 9:25am
hello all - i'm moving here from the PMR support group! In January i was interviewed...
gardening-wordle-and-living-with-pmr-meet-nyxygirl/ After tapering ... off of Prednsione , the challenge has
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Feb 21 10:37am
Hello, and thank you for sharing your husbands progress. Next month I"ll be 73 and 2...
that I normally would expect while tapering ... My doctor recommended tapering by .5mg ... I was at 6mgs, tapering every month ... hips with brain fog at each drop in Prednisone
Posted: Jan 19 11:44am
I am taking Symbicort twice a day and I use it as my rescue inhaler. It...
Currently on 12.5 mg of prednisone ( ... will taper to 10 mg Monday). ... Probably GERD due to the prednisone
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Jan 22 7:29am
I took Zoloft for 2 years, tapered last year with no problem. Got off of it...
I took Zoloft for 2 years, tapered last ... My doctor prescribed me Prednisone which
Discussion: Quitting Zoloft
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Jun 18, 2024
When my doctor told me I had PMR I asked her how long before I might...
later when I took my final dose of prednisone ... But the long slow taper was agonizing
Posted: Nov 17, 2024
73 year old woman who started with PMR just about 1 year ago, worst pain I...
Reading all of your stories about tapering ... sx and decisions about getting off prednisone
Posted: Nov 22, 2024
Hi @mpm, You definitely need to advocate for yourself. My Mayo rheumatologist started me on 20...
rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone ... first time took me 3 and half years to taper ... later took me 1 and a half years to taper ... I could make better decisions when tapering
Posted: Aug 20, 2023
I would be talking to my rheumatologist about this - both times I was paused was...
, starting 48mg Methylprednisolone tapering ... to 16mg Prednisone when I began the ... felt that was the best option for tapering ... too continue for the summer at 2mg prednisone ... I’m currently feeling either mild Prednisone
Posted: Apr 1 4:36pm
@scy - did you do a taper off of the prednisone after you decided it produced...
@scy - did you do a taper off of the ... prednisone after you decided it produced ... If so, how did that taper go for you
Support Group: Asthma & Allergy
Posted: Apr 2 11:18am