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Elevated liver enzymes are a possible side effect of Kevzara. The reason for this is unknown....
metabolic syndrome from long term Prednisone ... enzymes are now closer to normal after I tapered ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Jan 23 9:05pm
Has Actemra helped you taper off Prednisone? Getting off Prednisone after Actemra was started has made...
Has Actemra helped you taper off Prednisone ... Getting off Prednisone after Actemra ... exiting nerve roots, I resorted to Prednisone
Posted: Dec 30, 2024
I was diagnosed with GCA in late June 2024. I had undiagnosed PMR for about a...
Like you I started on 60 mg prednisone ... free since I first started taking prednisone ... I think I was at 50 or 55 mg prednisone ... pred now, and in a week I will start tapering ... 'm feeling a lot better as the prednisone
Thanks for your reply. I'm glad that your taper is working and you are pain-free. When...
I'm glad that your taper is working ... I'm reluctant to continue my taper ... with taking the increased dosage of Prednisone ... I'll discuss my taper with my rheumatologist ... future that I will be on a low dose of Prednisone
I would insist that the rheumatologist order Prednisone dosages to allow for flexibility in tapering. There...
insist that the rheumatologist order Prednisone ... dosages to allow for flexibility in tapering ... is no set 'recipe' for your taper ... dosages in 20, 10, 5, and 1 mg. of Prednisone ... in this forum on how to adjust my taper
Discussion: Prescriptions
Posted: Feb 25 12:41pm
Hi, Robin. I had an onset of PMR last December and like you was very concerned...
concerned about the long term effects of prednisone ... low-dose, relatively short term course of prednisone ... daily about three weeks ago and I’m tapering ... forum have had such struggles with prednisone
Hello @lsm47 I was thinking about your post today while in the pool at the JCC....
and wrists when I was at about 5 mg Prednisone ... over the last several months I have tapered ... to zero Prednisone and swimming and
I forgot to mention that the first time my PMR was active it took me 3...
active it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone and the last six ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg prednisone
Posted: Oct 20, 2024
I didn't understand the complexity of getting off Prednisone until someone who had an adrenal crisis...
like I didn't understand how to taper ... only difference was I could always taper ... and I was never rushed to taper off ... no matter how slowly I tapered my prednisone ... Then at 7 mg, I started to taper by
Posted: Oct 19, 2024
For about 20 years, all I knew was to start with 60 mg of Prednisone and...
I knew was to start with 60 mg of Prednisone ... and do a fast taper for 30+ flares ... I didn't have any difficulty tapering ... off Prednisone -- 60 mg to zero in ... I wasn't able to taper off Prednisone
Discussion: PMR to RA?
Posted: Oct 12, 2024
Well, my third attempt at tapering didn't end well, same as the first two. I went...
Well, my third attempt at tapering didn ... by my doctor's instructions of tapering ... When this happened on my first taper ... Now here I am post Taper #3, back at ... that they're contraindicated for Prednisone
Posted: Oct 5, 2024
I had a great response from Actemra. My first dose was on January 1st, 2019. It...
;t seem any less but I was able to taper ... inevitable flare" over with so I tapered ... uncertain terms that I should not taper ... She said there was no need to taper ... I did a fast taper anyway over a week
My Rheum tells me that the inflammation and pain from PMR is NOT a sign of...
damage occuring in the body and that Prednisone ... immunosuppressive medication to replace Prednisone ... I have read a number of research papers
I have been on Prednisone since January of 2023. After 2 failed attempts in tapering off...
After 2 failed attempts in tapering ... been on Kevzara for 3 months and have tapered ... to 3 mg Prednisone. ... In previous attempts to taper, once ... I'm currently tapering at 1 mg/two
Posted: Sep 25, 2024
@dadcue @tuckerp OMG, you guys read my mind, lol. I was just thinking of what I...
got “bumped” up to a “respiratory “taper ... of prednisone for this stubborn case ... They wanted to do a 60/40/20mg taper ... Did not experience the usual prednisone ... Looks like prednisone is the culprit
Posted: Sep 25, 2024