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@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
@susanlf No pseudogout for me! I was diagnosed with the real McCoy because I was recently...
recently diagnosed with Gout after tapering ... off Prednisone. ------------------ ... replacement surgery on both knees while on Prednisone ... my knee pain got worse after I got off ... Prednisone.
Posted: Jan 8 1:17pm
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
This is not something for amateurs to manage on the internet. I don't know the answer....
just hope for the best as we try to taper ... off prednisone. ... However, a "slow taper" isn& ... Prednisone might be the first miracle ... Getting off Prednisone is the second
@caroljeand Kevzara allowed me to get off Prednisone. When I had/have a more active day (hike,...
caroljeand Kevzara allowed me to get off ... Prednisone. ... Rehumy told me I could take it while on prednisone ... and it helped with the tapers.
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
@kare1 . I switched Rheumatologists twice before finding one I trusted. I went off Prednisone while...
I went off Prednisone while feeling ... dosage were not PMR and I wished I had tapered ... completely off sooner.
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
@dadcue I have been on prednisone for almost 4 months. I am currently at 5 mg....
@dadcue I have been on prednisone ... injections so far and am anxious to taper ... off prednisone sooner than later. ... My rheumatologist said to taper 1 mg ... Hopefully I can taper without too much
Posted: Dec 22, 2025
@vjm0223 Excellent!!! Thank-you for posting this link. I think there should be warnings when treatment with...
listen to our doctors who want us to taper ... off Prednisone as soon and possible ... long term prednisone to treat PMR/GCA ... ; which makes it very difficult to taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Dec 21, 2025
@abbeyc Wow ... I need to think about that because I took Prednisone for 12 years...
the interventions started before I tapered ... off Prednisone. ... After I got off Prednisone, I enrolled ... After I tapered off Prednisone my cholesterol ... off prednisone.
Posted: Dec 17, 2025
I had severe hair loss when tapering off prednisone. My dermatologist offered to give me minoxidil...
I had severe hair loss when tapering ... off prednisone. ... I am now off prednisone and using actemra
Posted: Dec 15, 2025
@predniso141 Just so people know ... there is no high-level clinical evidence (such as large-scale randomized...
@predniso141 Just so people know ... DSNS) method works better than other tapering ... Patients on the UK web site have problems tapering ... off Prednisone too.
Posted: Dec 9, 2025
@oxzab I have had right knee pain over the years but certainly not steady. It started...
methylprednisolone and have had a nice year of tapering ... By the end of the 2nd week of this taper ... everyone seems to find out, getting OFF ... of prednisone is a real challenge.
Posted: Dec 5, 2025
Maybe Actemra (tocilizumab) or Kevzara (sarilumab) would be helpful. I was recently diagnosed with gout ......
I was treated with prednisone until ... when Actemra finally allowed me to taper ... off prednisone in 2020. ... I have stayed off Prednisone ever since ... Prednisone is a treatment for gout so
Discussion: Pseudo gout
Posted: Dec 1, 2025
@reets70 I have a question regarding chest colds/virus post. I was diagnosed in December 2024 and...
December 2024 and started on 20mg of prednisone ... After tapering too quickly at beginning ... forth I am now on 5mg and hoping to be off ... have used for colds or flus while on prednisone
I was diagnosed in 2023, took 10mg prednisone for a few months (3 weeks before complete...
I was diagnosed in 2023, took 10mg prednisone ... weeks before complete relief), then tapered ... I feel much better than before prednisone ... and get off it when you can, slowly ... Medicine is rife with trade offs.
I have been on Actemra for almost 7 years. In comparison to my prior 12 years...
except that I was able to rapidly taper ... The next 30 days, my taper was at a ... off Prednisone. ... tapering. ... Actemra does except that it has kept me off
An update on my Actemra journey. I started monthly infusions in Jan 2025, at 360 mg....
They have allowed me to taper off of ... prednisone completely. ... Actemra or continue on prednisone with ... I am happy to off of Prednisone, but
Discussion: Actemra Infusions
Posted: Nov 19, 2025