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I would say that the 10% is a good idea. However, I think your rheumatologist is...
some confidence that I could come off ... again and was able to get off prednisone ... There was a need when I was off prednisone ... off again. ... of weeks and got off prednisone successfully
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Hi @ctipmarie, my Rheumatologist put me on 40 mg of prednisone for Giant Cell Arteritis to...
Rheumatologist put me on 40 mg of prednisone ... After a year and a half, I tapered off ... happened I contacted him by email, but my taper
I’m new to this group. I live in Victoria, BC, Canada. I have known about the...
I was on prednisone for a year. ... After a year I slowly tapered off of ... the prednisone and have been on Methotrexate ... are stable or shrunk - does one go off
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Jan 25, 2023
I only had/have inactive pain while in bed. Once I got out of bed, I was...
I was able to wean off of a low dose ... of prednisone after 1.5 years, but ... Now I'm tapering off of 2 mg..
Why was Actemra prescribed for you? Actemra was prescribed to me for PMR because I needed...
followed by a fast taper over a month ... daily and never could taper much lower ... While doing Actemra injections, I tapered ... off prednisone in 7 months. ... I have been off prednisone for 4 years
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 12, 2023
Hello. I am a very active 67 year old female who came down with PMR in...
First off I would like to say I am very ... my hips in early Oct. but wrote it off ... I am currently on 20mg prednisone but ... about how challenging it can be to taper
Hi @lyndee58, I had PMR for about six months before I started with GCA. I was...
The dosage of prednisone prescribed ... I started on 40 mg of prednisone about ... a year and a half ago, with tapering ... I've been off prednisone for a few
I was told that PMR is more likely to go into remission than other autoimmune disorders....
what is causing the pain when you taper ... your prednisone dose lower. ... Given that it takes a long time to taper ... off prednisone when it is taken long ... I did successfully taper off prednisone
Posted: Dec 20, 2022
I'm on my fourth attempt to taper below 8 mg. My rheumatolagist believes that 1/2 mg...
I'm on my fourth attempt to taper ... wake up at 3-4 AM in pain since the prednisone ... has worn off. ... might be withdrawal symptoms from the prednisone
How do you know when you have achieved remission? How do you tell when you have...
is whether or not you need to take prednisone ... I took prednisone for more than 12 years ... When I tapered down to zero prednisone ... , I soon had to go back on prednisone ... I have now been off prednisone for nearly
Posted: Dec 9, 2022
Hi Keelin. This is an interesting case as so many of us have considered Prednisone a...
case as so many of us have considered Prednisone ... within 24 hours, and the two-year taper ... to very low dosages, or completely off ... primary care folks have a tendency to taper ... the face of the aforementioned long taper
Posted: Dec 1, 2022
Judy here- I've been taking monthly actemra infusions for 6 months. Much improved symptoms and able...
Much improved symptoms and able to taper ... to 4 of prednisone and 4 tabs of methotrexate ... ... hope to get off all but the actemra
I've never had to use methotrexate. Prednisone was my magic pill for both occurrences of PMR....
Prednisone was my magic pill for both ... back and forth between 1mg and 1/2mg prednisone ... Started back up with 20mg prednisone ... and was able to taper off in a year
Posted: Nov 12, 2022
I am finally off of prednisone after over 1.5 years! I was on 1 mg. for...
I am finally off of prednisone after ... many months and each time I tried to taper ... off, I would get upper arm and mid ... prednisone! ... effects of prednisone, other little
Discussion: Tapering
Posted: Nov 2, 2022
I can’t tell you how thankful I am for this group. I’ve learned so much by...
A week of Prednisone knocked out the ... Couldn’t get off the toilet. ... I started on 15mg of Prednisone in April ... 2022 and I taper 1mg each month. ... I will be tapering down to 8mg this