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@tweetypie13 I'm jealous you started Kevzara relatively soon. I was on Prednisone for 12 years before...
A faster taper off prednisone was &#34 ... still took me approximately a year to taper ... off prednisone. ... At one stage I was tapering at a rate ... After I was off Prednisone for 5 years
Within a year of being diagnosed with PMR I complained of exercise intolerance. My PCP took...
Sometime during my second year on Prednisone ... for 10 years until the I was able to taper ... off Prednisone. ... Within a year of coming off Prednisone ... , I was off all my blood pressure medications
Posted: Dec 23, 2025
I wasn't taking Wegovy while I was taking Prednisone but I was started on it after...
taking Wegovy while I was taking Prednisone ... but I was started on it after I tapered ... off Prednisone. . ... #39;t let anyone convince you that Prednisone ... I consider the weight gain from Prednisone
Posted: Dec 22, 2025
@vjm0223 that’s what I’m doing. I have no intention of ever going back on prednisone unless...
no intention of ever going back on prednisone ... dose with every little new ache when tapering ... off.
Posted: Dec 22, 2025
@marymckeith I don't know about my fate. My rheumatologist only told me that I was "too...
I was "too young" to take prednisone ... I took prednisone for half of my left ... I only know when I was still on Prednisone ... deteriorating but now it is improving since I tapered ... off Prednisone.
@jeff97 My rheumatologist and I discuss "possibilities" but in reality, there is no plan to ever...
When I was taking Prednisone --- it ... every visit emphasized how to get me off ... Prednisone any longer. ... t know how I would ever be able to taper ... off Prednisone.
@stonewheel Keep in mind that +/- 3 months is for Kevzara to control PMR. Whether or...
Whether or not you are able to taper ... off Prednisone depends on how suppressed ... you might still need to be on some Prednisone ... long time but hopefully a lot less prednisone
Posted: Feb 9 1:45pm
I started at 20mg (10mg am and 10mg at 3pm) then tapering 2.5 mg every 3...
20mg (10mg am and 10mg at 3pm) then tapering ... by the doctors and will extend the taper ... The UK site says best to taper at around ... or for that matter any need to get off ... Prednisone entirely, but it will be
Posted: Feb 9 11:21am
@elleninz It is all about being and staying hopeful. When Actemra was offered to me, I...
off. ... They were promoting elaborate tapering ... because they knew the best way to taper ... off Prednisone even though they could ... not taper off.
Posted: Feb 8 7:22am
@ds1 I'm not the best person to ask. I had no success tapering my prednisone dose...
I had no success tapering my prednisone ... refused to make another attempt to taper ... off Prednisone. ... off Prednisone by saying that Prednisone ... I was able to taper off Prednisone for
Posted: Feb 5 8:18pm
I was diagnosed with PMR Summer of 2020. I’ve tried methotrexate and was unable to taper...
tried methotrexate and was unable to taper ... off steroids. ... I then went back to Prednisone and am ... For the next year, and slowly tapered ... prednisone?
Posted: Feb 5 10:46am
@tuckerp You are right that prednisone can have a lot of side effects, and some of...
@tuckerp You are right that prednisone ... When I started taking prednisone to ... Prednisone saved my life and my vision ... I was able to taper off prednisone by ... They won't know how prednisone will
Discussion: Newly diagnosed
Posted: Jan 30 8:02am
@ditzyblond I also had high dose prednisone for scleroderma (post Stem Cell Transplant), and experienced extreme...
ditzyblond I also had high dose prednisone ... Prednisone was tapered off in 5 weeks ... scleroderma, but I think it is due to Prednisone ... I do not see the benefit from HD Prednisone
@dadcue Hi Mike, Thanks for your reply. Being a "worry wart" [NOT good for anyone!], I'm...
of Prednisone. ... But also glad that Prednisone initially ... wonderful that these biologics allow us to taper ... off Prednisone. ... would be 2 years, remission & then off
I was about 43 when I was diagnosed with PMR, which was 38 years ago and...
38 years ago and have been on and off ... prednisone, mostly on. ... The problem was after tapering to zero ... Back to 2.5 mg prednisone and Kevzara ... After being on prednisone for 38 years
Posted: Jan 15 10:31pm
@phogan0609 I am so sorry that you are experiencing so much pain. Research shows that there...
My rheumatologist wanted me to taper ... off prednisone quickly, but I advised ... her that a quick taper is the main ... off prednisone too quickly, causing ... For instance, as I reduce my prednisone
Discussion: PMR Remission
Posted: Jan 14 12:58am
@sharon44r Sorry this is so long. I can’t answer your question, because we are all so...
Kevzara April last yr nd was at 8 mg prednisone ... Self tapered off all prednisone by 7 ... able to sit on the toilet and get up off ... My goal is to be off Kevzara by end
Posted: Jan 11 9:22pm
@ronludington Seven years of PMR is a long time. I assume you were on prednisone the...
I assume you were on prednisone the ... Kevzara, it might take you a while to taper ... off prednisone as you will likely ... was too low after I reached 5 mg of Prednisone ... However, as the prednisone dosage is
Posted: Jan 10 7:32pm
83 and diagnosed myself using Google. Finally saw doctor after 3 weeks and he agreed. Blood...
I'm now at 15mg tapering downwards ... age I don't care if I ever get off ... Prednisone, because I'm likely
Posted: Jan 6 12:32pm