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@vellen I'm guessing 2 weeks was too soon to taper down. I've had 2 occurrences of...
of PMR and I was started on 20 mg prednisone ... the morning along with my dose of prednisone ... I took 3-1/2 years to taper off the ... a prescription for 1 mg and 2.5 mg prednisone ... a daily log of your pain level and prednisone
Posted: Jun 24, 2023
I really believe mine came about because of extreme stress. I was already totally stressed from...
Hard to roll over in bed, hard to get off ... I was put on 10 mgs of prednisone and ... after 20 months I was able to get off ... of prednisone by tapering very slowly ... and have been off for a month.
Posted: Jun 18, 2023
I was diagnosed with PMR a year ago. I was initially put on 30 mg prednisone...
I was initially put on 30 mg prednisone ... with a taper for one year. ... Took me gradually off all prednisone
@pkalkstein I'm writing just to say how important and clear I think your post is.....it is...
/GCA...we don't get cured, and prednisone ... allows us to manage the pain, taper ... slowly and stave off GCA.
Discussion: Breakthrough Pain?
Posted: Jun 11, 2023
Hi @lanieg, I'm sorry to hear that the prednisone is messing with your blood glucose. That...
lanieg, I'm sorry to hear that the prednisone ... helpful when you are struggling to taper ... off of prednisone or need alternatives ... Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone
Hi @jholland ... What do you mean by experimental stages of inflammatory arthritis? The biologic that...
I was always able to taper off in a ... It became impossible to taper off prednisone ... off prednisone in less than a year. ... I couldn't taper off because Actemra ... I tapered off prednisone in 3 months
Posted: Jun 10, 2023
Hello @livingwithpmr, Tapering off of prednisone while managing the PMR symptoms can be difficult at times....
Hello @livingwithpmr, Tapering off of ... prednisone while managing the PMR symptoms ... helped me was keeping a daily log of my prednisone ... had in the morning before taking the prednisone
Posted: Jun 4, 2023
For me, it was a 22 month slow taper. Many things that I read said 6...
For me, it was a 22 month slow taper ... read that people who do have a longer taper ... I have now been off prednisone for a ... times that I tried to speed up my taper
Hello @gmanurse, Great advice, I wished more primary care docs understood PMR a little better and...
symptoms and not focusing on getting off ... of prednisone ASAP. ... given that none of us want to be on prednisone ... I saw the following tapering plan on ... slow and nearly stop reduction plan (Tapering
How long did it take you to taper off prednisone? I tried to go down to...
How long did it take you to taper off ... prednisone? ... I really want to get off prednisone.
Posted: May 29, 2023
I'm currently off prednisone but I took it for more than 12 years for PMR. I...
I'm currently off prednisone but ... there is a single correct way to take prednisone ... ;depends how I feel" method of tapering ... The effects of prednisone did wear off ... , I would take less prednisone.
Posted: May 28, 2023
Hello @freeme, Welcome to Connect. It's good that you are advocating for your health and learning...
What helped me when I was tapering off ... of prednisone was keeping a daily log ... with my prednisone dose for the day
I was diagnosed recently with GCA. My Rheumatologist started me on 60 mg of Prednisone tapering...
Rheumatologist started me on 60 mg of Prednisone ... tapering off to 20. ... have had some side effect issues with Prednisone
I received Actemra for PMR 4 years ago.. Actemra was requested and approved. Actemra works very...
minimal side effects and was able to taper ... off prednisone relatively quickly. ... I was unable to taper off prednisone ... young" (64 years old) to take prednisone ... GCA), most notably the inability to taper
Thanks for your comments. My Prednisone tapering schedule goes down to 10 mg in 2 weeks,...
My Prednisone tapering schedule goes ... , the schedule shows me completely off ... Prednisone in October. ... Due to the high dosage of Prednisone ... As I taper off Prednisone, there are
I was an underachiever when it came to tapering off quickly. It took me more than...
off quickly. ... took me more than 12 years to get off ... prednisone so I tapered very slowly ... I have been off prednisone for the last ... off too soon.
First, I wish to say that it takes fortitude to come off prednisone like that. On...
say that it takes fortitude to come off ... hand, it isn't entirely safe to taper ... pain came back and I was unable to taper ... insufficiency and encouraged me to taper ... I have been able to stay off prednisone
Yes I’ve had a similar experience. Last vaccine end of November 2021, mid December started getting...
dangerously high so they put me on 50mg prednisone ... daily tapering biweekly and was able ... in my hands and feet, I was able to taper ... off prednisone completely and taper
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: May 16, 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