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@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
@dar9216 - I am at Mayo now. My Sed Rate was 4 yesterday and the doctor...
going to wake up after so long on Prednisone ... Mayo had me taper to 0 mg going down ... also had a cortisol test once I got off ... of the Prednisone. ... That really helped me with my taper.
@soteloli - Hi from Tinkerbell: I have Rosacea, GCA and am Hypothyroid. A few years ago...
Also, I recently tapered off of Prednisone ... rosacea would get worse during the tapering
Discussion: Rosacea
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 14, 2019
Hello everyone. My initial CT was in follow up to check on tumor on kidney. Initially...
For flare ups I go on a low dose of prednisone ... with tapering after 5 days to coming ... off med.
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Feb 28, 2017
Hi,I have been on prednisone since sept 2015 with perhaps two one-month break during this time....
Hi,I have been on prednisone since sept ...  Now I am eager to get off prednisone.I ... of aches & fatigue when I went off ... having worsening bones I want to be tapered
Posted: Mar 28, 2017
Hello- I was diagnosed with PMR 12/2021 by my Primary care provider. She started me on...
She started me on 15mg of Predisone ... Sometime summer of 2022 taper to 7mg ... Feb 2023 began to reduce Predisone by ... 1mg a week and now I’m off Pred and ... Now w/o Predisone for about 5 days it
Posted: Apr 11, 2023
I haven't experienced any side effects from Actemra. In fact, I would say the side effects...
wanted me to try Actemra with the hope tapering ... off prednisone. ... I'm very pleased about being off ... disorders made it very difficult for me to taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Apr 17, 2023
I would agree that doctors are overly specialized. I have experienced a wide variety of side...
Finally, when I was able to taper off ... off prednisone and said prednisone ... off. ... off prednisone in 12 months. ... I have been off prednisone for a couple
Posted: Apr 20, 2023
I had been feeling stiff for about two month and then, over a period of about...
referred to a rheumatologist and my prednisone ... (I was told the tapering schedule is ... Leflunomide was added to the prednisone ... and I was off prednisone within 9 months ... at 10mg with a taper from that over
@sallygosse Hi everyone, I am a bit late into this discussion but thought I would add...
It took me nearly two years to get off ... prednisone and my tapering was back ... prednisone as soon as posssible due ... the prednisone. ... and life is better not being on the prednisone
In reading this thread of reports, it dawned on me that it might be good to...
is an almost immediate relief from Prednisone ... Prednisone alone will not affect or ... I began on 40 mg of Prednisone, a friend ... I went a year in gradual taper until ... Many of us never get off Pred, and many
Hi @relauzon, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm not sure there is any "correct" way to...
off of prednisone since each of us ... off with the last six months going ... off of prednisone. ... off in about a year and half using ... the same tapering schedule.
Hello, I am a 33 year old female with health issues beginning in November of 2016....
as every time i went lower on the prednisone ... lower) From there I had a very slow taper ... , finally coming off them in December ... However docs also shrugged this off.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 9, 2019
I was diagnosed with PMR Nov 2017 and am 52 yrs old. I started at 20mg...
I started at 20mg of prednisone and ... I am now tapering off or trying too. ... Now how do I lower to get off of the ... prednisone, I was tapering every 2 ... high, is that due the to the PMR or prednisone
@lindapc - I have had GCA and tapered off the Prednisone in October. I did have...
@lindapc - I have had GCA and tapered ... off the Prednisone in October. ... that I was a little depressed on the Prednisone
Hello @olegraymare -- welcome to Mayo Connect. We are glad you found us. Connect is a...
in 2007 and I was started on 20 mg prednisone ... It took me 3 years to taper off of prednisone ... and again I was started on 20 mg of prednisone ... with 2 mg dosage and hoping to be off ... members who have discussed PMR and prednisone
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Jan 4, 2018
Hi @reagan1mc -- I was first diagnosed with PMR back in 2007 and could barely stand...
It took me 3 years to taper off of prednisone ... forth until I finally was able to be off ... not down to 2 mg a day hoping to be off ... controls the pain from the PMR and then tapering ... lower dosage until you can finally get off
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 4, 2018
Hi Darlia (@darlia) -- I have not tried the medical cannibus. I wouldn't qualify as a...
the polymyalgia rheumatica but the prednisone ... to a minimum and I'm hoping to be off ... of it in 3 months if my tapering plan
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 3, 2018