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I was about 43 when I was diagnosed with PMR, which was 38 years ago and...
years ago and have been on and off prednisone ... The problem was after tapering to zero ... Went on 2.5 mg prednisone and was without ... Back to 2.5 mg prednisone and Kevzara ... After being on prednisone for 38 years
Posted: Jan 15 10:31pm
@e441300 I had exactly the same experience, doctor could not believe I had PMR 9 years...
Took 15mg of prednisone, symptoms gone ... had before PMR is now gone with the prednisone ... unfortunately I realize it will come back when tapering
Posted: Jan 10 12:52am
@ditzyblond I also had high dose prednisone for scleroderma (post Stem Cell Transplant), and experienced extreme...
ditzyblond I also had high dose prednisone ... Prednisone was tapered off in 5 weeks ... scleroderma, but I think it is due to Prednisone ... I do not see the benefit from HD Prednisone
I know that prednisone can increase blood sugar, blood pressure, and also cholesterol, and all of...
I know that prednisone can increase ... cholesterol went up when I was on prednisone ... But it went back down as I tapered to ... Prednisone works well for PMR and GCA
Posted: Jan 26 11:02am
Reading these posts today were a quite timely for me. I am 78 year old female,...
diagnosed with PMR a year ago, have tapered ... to 2 mg prednisone and determined to
Discussion: Exercise
Posted: Jan 30 10:54am
"How can you tell if it's PMR or adrenal insufficiency?" You probably won't know if the...
waters because I was never able to taper ... how slowly I tapered. ... My ability to taper prednisone after ... on Actemra but then I was able to taper ... At 3 mg, I was instructed not to taper
Posted: Jan 16 6:45am
@tuckerp You are right that prednisone can have a lot of side effects, and some of...
@tuckerp You are right that prednisone ... When I started taking prednisone to ... Prednisone saved my life and my vision ... I was able to taper off prednisone by ... They won't know how prednisone will
Discussion: Newly diagnosed
Posted: Jan 30 8:02am
@ds1 I'm not the best person to ask. I had no success tapering my prednisone dose...
I had no success tapering my prednisone ... It didn't matter what tapering regimen ... refused to make another attempt to taper ... rheumatologist countered my refusal to taper ... I was able to taper off Prednisone for
Posted: Feb 5 8:18pm
@dadcue Thank you very much. This is very helpful. I've been on prednisone a year and...
I've been on prednisone a year and ... increase back up to 10 due to a fast taper ... I am hurting, but I hate prednisone,
Posted: Feb 7 5:40pm
I was diagnosed with PMR Summer of 2020. I’ve tried methotrexate and was unable to taper...
tried methotrexate and was unable to taper ... I then went back to Prednisone and am ... For the next year, and slowly tapered ... I just went back up to 5mg of prednisone ... had Kevzara allow them to get off prednisone
Posted: Feb 5 10:46am
@elleninz It is all about being and staying hopeful. When Actemra was offered to me, I...
for many years without being able to taper ... They were promoting elaborate tapering ... because they knew the best way to taper ... off Prednisone even though they could ... not taper off.
Posted: Feb 8 7:22am
@stonewheel Keep in mind that +/- 3 months is for Kevzara to control PMR. Whether or...
Whether or not you are able to taper ... off Prednisone depends on how suppressed ... you might still need to be on some Prednisone ... long time but hopefully a lot less prednisone
Posted: Feb 9 1:45pm
@jck51 Hi @jck51 My Rheumatologist recently told me so directly. At a recent routine appointment with...
Sept 2024 CRP < 1.0 after 60mg Prednisone ... Prednisone slowly tapered to 0 in July ... biopsy 11 days after I had started 60mg Prednisone ... to start asap), even knowing that Prednisone
I started at 20mg (10mg am and 10mg at 3pm) then tapering 2.5 mg every 3...
20mg (10mg am and 10mg at 3pm) then tapering ... by the doctors and will extend the taper ... The UK site says best to taper at around ... birthday I don't feel any need to taper ... for that matter any need to get off Prednisone
Posted: Feb 9 11:21am
@jeff97 My rheumatologist and I discuss "possibilities" but in reality, there is no plan to ever...
When I was taking Prednisone --- it ... visit emphasized how to get me off Prednisone ... and how I could NOT be on Prednisone ... t know how I would ever be able to taper ... off Prednisone.