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I have had PMR for about three years. After finding the side effects of Prednisone unwelcome,...
After finding the side effects of Prednisone ... unwelcome, I tapered off it, but still ... Is polyuria an after effect of prednisone
Am very sorry to learn of your diagnosis. I've had Temporal Arteritis (GCA) for 7 years....
Tapers of the drug must be done slowly ... adrenal failure, so never just go off ... Prednisone just because you're feeling ... Then recovery slows with the taper. ... Depending on how much Prednisone you're
Posted: Apr 10, 2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
During my first bout with PMR, I did not see any doctors who knew how to...
how to treat PMR and only received prednisone ... decrease in two weeks after starting the prednisone ... and was able to taper off in three
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
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
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
I'm currently doing Actemra infusions. It was somewhat difficult for my rheumatologist to get Actemra authorized...
Injections every 2 weeks worked well and I tapered ... off prednisone. ... I needed prednisone again for a couple ... I had better luck tapering off prednisone ... Your mileage may vary but I have been off
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