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No, my doctor is an internist. He did not know I was abruptly getting off prednisone....
prednisone. ... prednisone. ... call my doctor so he started me on a tapering ... off schedule of prednisone. ... probably should’ve taken almost a year to taper
Posted: Jul 17, 2021
I had a friend who had a liver transplant and was on Prednisone for years.. he...
had a liver transplant and was on Prednisone ... bone and tooth problems when they tapered ... him off the prednisone over several
@guidant07 I saw on another group that you too are a long time kidney transplant survivor...
Any wisdom to share on how to taper ... off, or manage well while continuing ... with prednisone for decades? ... My meds were Cyclosporine + Prednisone ... the first ~ 15 years, and then MMF + Prednisone
Hello @novabill, Welcome to Connect. My PMR is currently in remission. I don't have any experience...
any experience using Melatonin with prednisone ... find any information on melatonin and prednisone ... free and I was eventually able to taper ... off. "Steroids and immunosuppressant ... interaction between the Melatonin and prednisone
Discussion: Melatonin and PMR
Posted: Jun 27, 2021
Hello Janet @janethenry, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for advocating for your partner. PMR...
Most of us have started on prednisone ... times was started at 20 mg dosage of prednisone ... What has helped me once I was able to taper ... off of prednisone and no longer have
Hello @dadcue, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with other members here...
tocilizumab) has allowed you to be off ... of prednisone while treating PMR. ... PMC4663453/ @dadcue, did you stop taking prednisone ... started the Actemra or were you able to taper ... to a lower dosage of prednisone?
Thank you all for sharing your experiences. There is one question I have regarding tapering off...
There is one question I have regarding tapering ... off and it is that there seems to be ... that any symptons or difficulties in tapering ... off prednisone are a result of the ... tapering or withdrawal itself and not
Posted: Jul 18, 2020
Hi MaryAnn @maryannhaller, Welcome to Connect. My first occurrence of PMR lasted for 3 and half...
half years and like you I had trouble tapering ... down with prednisone. ... I think made it possible for me to taper ... off of the prednisone in a little over
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Oct 30, 2021
I am 56 and was diagnosed with PMR in Dec 2019, been on Prednisone since Aug...
diagnosed with PMR in Dec 2019, been on Prednisone ... was up to 30 mg/day for awhile then tapered ... Want to taper off prednisone but found ... Some have had it off and on for 15 yrs
Thanks, David, for your reply. My husband has been seeing a Rheumatologist for the past 4...
doing pretty good on being able to taper ... The doctor took him off his prednisone ... I had always heard that you MUST taper ... off prednisone, not just stop taking ... is to the point where he can't taper
I totally understand your frustration ! It is so hard to watch yourself slowly gain weight...
I am on prednisone for the third ? ... been almost a year ( am starting to taper ... frustrated with how slowly the pounds come off ... trying but now that I have started tapering ... the prednisone I may start to see better
Discussion: Weight Gain Issue
Posted: Jan 25, 2017
Do you have lymphatic or collagenous colits? I was dx with collagenous colitis 4 years ago...
Prednisone is the only drug that controls ... Regretfully, I'm back on Prednisone ... and am tapering it down to get off of ... effective it actually is until I'm off ... the Prednisone.
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Nov 27, 2011
Hello @lavender, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. If the new discussion you added does not have...
You mentioned having a problem tapering ... your dosage of prednisone and having ... able to share what you are taking the prednisone ... rheumatica and it can be challenging tapering ... off of the drug if you do it too fast
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 10, 2019
@rearea1 - I have experienced more pain when I tried to taper off of prednisone too...
experienced more pain when I tried to taper ... off of prednisone too fast. ... when I got to 1 mg and tried to go off