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I am 57 years old and have had PMR for 2 years now. Started on 20...
Started on 20 mg. of prednisone initially ... and tapered down to over the 2 years ... I refuse to back up on prednisone dosage ... I am beginning to think prednisone is ... addictive as the tapering off is as
Posted: Apr 28, 2012
"My last failure was at 7 mg—so close, yet so far." --------------- I used to think...
off prednisone. ... I started asking myself why prednisone ... following report I started to realize prednisone ... www.healio.com/news/rheumatology/20190405/prednisone-tapering-fails-in-most-patients-with-giant-cell-arteritis ... success and even whether or not taking Prednisone
I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan. 2022 and put on 20 mgs. of Pred. It...
There is no race to the finish for tapering ... Wednesday next, but since I've been on Prednisone ... #34;journey", but slow down the tapering
Welcome @janettec, Sorry to hear you are having difficulty tapering off of prednisone with your PMR....
to hear you are having difficulty tapering ... off of prednisone with your PMR. ... following discussions helpful: -- Tapering ... /discussion/prednisone/ -- PMR Dosages ... discussion/pmr-dosages/ I found tapering
Hello @dsmith337, Welcome to Connect. You are mostly correct from what I've read. I was 64...
is a very short time to be able to taper ... off of prednisone for PMR. ... occurrence took me 3 and half years to taper
I have a lot rolled into this comment so bear with me. I started at 50...
Im beginning Kevzara and am tapering ... on 17.5 Prednisone. ... ’m struggling making sense of PMR, tapering ... I’m curious why you say tapering too ... figuring out all the side effects of Prednisone
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 27 9:47am
I'm 71 and have GCA and PMR. I started on 60 mg prednisone last July and...
I started on 60 mg prednisone last July ... I'm currently at 9 mg prednisone ... There was a point in my prednisone taper ... That was when I was tapering down between ... gotten past that as I have continued to taper
Posted: Feb 9 10:55am
Yes, I kept my vision. The day I was diagnosed with GCA, I went to the...
After that I was on 60 mg prednisone ... for 6 weeks, and I've been tapering ... the prednisone and taking weekly Actemra ... health of my eyes from the GCA and prednisone ... that once you have received high dose prednisone
Posted: Mar 1 9:46am
I feel very fortunate to deal with my rheumatologist and his PA. They helped me through...
They prescribed Actemra to help taper ... off prednisone more quickly, and gave ... me a taper plan that has worked well
Posted: Mar 1 7:37am
"I hate taking Pred, but it works great." --------------- In the short term, prednisone works great...
-------------- In the short term, prednisone ... Unfortunately long term prednisone use ... drawback for me was being unable to taper ... off Prednisone in a timely manner. ... %20tolerate%20a%20glucocorticoid%20taper
Posted: Mar 3 2:52pm
A long time ago, methotrexate worked for me. I took it for about a year and...
and I was able to reduce my daily prednisone ... methotrexate dose as I decreased my prednisone ... He also cited an "inability to taper ... off prednisone" as a justification ... My rheumatologist said Prednisone was
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: May 22 3:30pm
I have never been without pain since diagnosis July 2024. I have only one kidney and...
I opted to do the least amount of prednisone ... up more but I settled for 10mg and tapered ... Now tapering 1/2 mg a month.
Posted: May 23 4:09pm
@blossomgirl, and all...Blossom, why are you considering Prednisone and Cellcept? Are you currently in a flare...
..Blossom, why are you considering Prednisone ... ever helped calm a flare for me was Prednisone ... ago, the only medication offered was Prednisone ... treatment with heavy bombardment with prednisone ... about 9 months, then slow, graual tapering