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HI @glinda47, I was fortunate not to wind up in the ER with Prednisone IV. I...
I was put on an oral dosage of prednisone ... 40 mg when diagnosed with GCA, then tapered ... I took prednisone for about 16 months ... I've been off it nearly as long. ... The high dosage of prednisone gave me
My very first injection of Actemra was on January 1st, 2019. I thought it was appropriate...
off Prednisone but it took me a year ... off in 3 months. ... When I tapered off the first time it ... uveitis flare resolved but when I tapered ... I was off prednisone the second time
Ok, so if this is secondary to the steroid use, have you been told your adrenal...
recognizing it already has (replacement by prednisone ... Usually a person is placed on a long taper ... off the steroids in order to allow ... If the taper is not long enough or the
You might want to give this tapering plan a try to see if it can help...
You might want to give this tapering ... try to see if it can help you get off ... of prednisone. -- Dead slow and
Posted: Mar 28, 2024
Am also taking risendronate weekly for past 2 years with no side effects. Took prednisone for...
Took prednisone for 14 months for PMR ... up of PMR late January so back on Prednisone ... in Feb and now tapering off for the
Posted: Mar 27, 2024
"Would you mind sharing what medication you took to take off the Prednisone? Do you still...
off prednisone wasn't going well ... off prednisone. ... off prednisone again. ... off prednisone again. ... The longer I stay off Prednisone the
It saddens me to hear that people went through the same trauma as me. I too...
So he suspected PMR, so put me on prednisone ... rheumatologist thought I didn't have PMR so tapered ... me off the prednisone- big mistake.
Posted: Mar 22, 2024
Prednisone has lingering side effects after we taper off. When I tapered off prednisone, having no...
after we taper off. ... When I tapered off prednisone, having ... off prednisone slowly. ... https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-prednisone-tapering-minimize-withdrawal ... off slowly is to take Prednisone for
Hello @dj13, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @dadcue and others....
I was started on 20 mg prednisone also ... prednisone but my rheumatologist told ... of 1 to 10 along with my dosage of prednisone ... greater on my scale, then I would hold off ... off of prednisone with the last six
Posted: Mar 17, 2024
Thank you. My Dr did put in a referral so now I just wait for an...
That’s why I am trying to taper so quickly ... I need to get off the prednisone as
Discussion: Rheumatoid Drs
Posted: Mar 13, 2024
I know exactly how you’re feeling the same thing happened to me I was on prednisone...
same thing happened to me I was on prednisone ... ear and you try to take the focus off ... you on 120 mg that is insane and yes prednisone ... and sometimes if you can take it and tape
I completely understand how you feel. my situation is very similar to yours. I was diagnosed...
with the steroids that they didn’t taper ... insomnia and the weight gain from the prednisone ... put on your phone to take your focus off
I agree with finding a good rheumatologist. The rate at which you taper off prednisone can...
The rate at which you taper off prednisone ... I have had to taper much more slowly ... After several unsuccessful tapers my
Discussion: Rheumatoid Drs
Posted: Mar 8, 2024
Hi @deborah57, I had PMR for a year, undiagnosed, pain on a scale of 10 out...
and tapered every two weeks. ... My rheumatologist advised me on the taper ... My taper went well and I was off prednisone ... In October, I will have been off it ... returned to my usual personality as the taper
Posted: Mar 7, 2024
@cropdoc, @emo, @ae2024, and all... YES! ITS AWFUL! Since Covid last July and again in November,...
make-up runs down my face and gets wiped off ... methatrexate 7.5 mg once weekly and 10mg Prednisone ... I've been up at night wiping off ... On paper towels to wipe my face and
To update: I had to stop the kevzara due to allergic reactions at the injection site...
looked great levels low and I was 3/4mg prednisone ... on my taper when stopping. ... is trying to get actemera but it is off ... I continue to attempt the taper and ... hope to get off prednisone someday!
Sulfasalazine and other DMARDS. My rheumy recently switched me to my third DMARD. First, I was...
self-injected and it seemed to help the tapering ... process to get off prednisone. ... Sulfasalazine and I am back on a slow taper ... from 7 mg of Prednisone. ... First, they allow us to taper off of
@nyxygirl. I did not split my doses. I took the dose for that day the same...
started with an aggressive dose of prednisone ... she smacked PMR in the mouth right off ... the bat, and I think my taper was
Discussion: Post prednisone
Posted: Feb 26, 2024
Someone else posted this article not too long ago. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/safe-dose-and-tapering-on-glucocorticoid-therapy/?pg=1#comment-1020760 I guess everyone was speechless or...
prevented PMR flares, I was able to taper ... nearly an entire year to completely taper ... off prednisone. ... I was able to taper off prednisone but ... improve for another year while I stayed off
Discussion: Synacthen Test
Posted: Feb 26, 2024
The following link spells it out. However, there is considerable controversy about what the "best way"...
best way" actually is for weaning off ... A slow tapering of the prednisone, less ... Once prednisone is tapered to 10 mg/ ... day, a further slow taper by 1 mg every ... I have been off prednisone for 2 years
Posted: Feb 25, 2024