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Kate, you are lucky. Sounds like you have a great doctor. June, I am sorry you...
sorry you are not reacting well to prednisone ... She explained that you need enough prednisone ... I will manage my own tapering schedule ... start methotrexate and try to get off ... the prednisone.
Humira is a TNF inhibitor which isn't likely to help PMR. My experience with Humira was...
I was able to successfully taper off ... prednisone for the first time in more ... Soon after I tapered off prednisone ... While on Humira, I wasn't able to taper ... off prednisone again because PMR pain
Posted: Feb 1, 2024
@beaver, and all...I'm so sorry you've had a relapse! No fun! Yucky situation...I sent a message...
and a Folate supplement with 10mg Prednisone ... assists the steroid and allows us to taper ... off the steroid with better results ... the steroid intake...I've taken Prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 1, 2024
Hi @rocjr1, Welcome to Connect. I think it's always a good plan to discuss options with...
off prednisone. ... on 1/18/24 and started with 20 mg prednisone ... currently at 17.5 mg prednisone with ... off. ... off which I attribute to making a lifestyle
Posted: Jan 30, 2024
Hi Bev I had PMR and subsequently GCA going back to 2013. I am still on...
I am still on prednisone 7 mg for my ... I have been on and off with Actemra ... have the results of long-term use of prednisone ... Although prednisone is a lifesaver, ... to my skin, which is now like crêpe paper
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 26, 2024
No doubt the prednisone was awesome if you haven't taken it for a long time. Pity...
I have been off Actemra twice already ... panuveitis flared up as soon as I got off ... the fact that Actemra for PMR got me off ... except when I tapered my prednisone ... That worked well and I got off prednisone
Posted: Jan 25, 2024
A low dose of prednisone seems to help many people since they seem to stay on...
hundreds of my failed attempts to taper ... off prednisone during all those years ... I don't think I was tapering too ... To be able to get off prednisone, I ... Getting off prednisone will probably
Posted: Jan 24, 2024
The arthritis in my left hip flared when I was tapering off a low dose (10...
arthritis in my left hip flared when I was tapering ... off a low dose (10 mg) of prednisone
Posted: Jan 19, 2024
I'm hoping that I will be free of this soon but I also expect some pain...
frustrating condition and I feel that the prednisone ... but it did give me relief until I tapered ... ..down to 2.5 now and hoping to be off ... second year anniversary of starting prednisone
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 9, 2024
My PMR was triggered by the shingles vaccine last January and my life has not been...
You were very fortunate getting off ... prednisone so quickly. ... rheumatologist also thought I might be able to taper ... off prednisone quickly with vaccine
Posted: Jan 6, 2024
I just found this article in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) while waiting for midnight...
As for splitting your prednisone dose ... I was on prednisone for a long time ... I didn't need to take prednisone ... adrenal function and then I was able to taper ... off prednisone rather quickly after
Posted: Dec 31, 2023
I have polymyalgia rheumatica & the complication, Vasculitis. My Sed rate & CRP were in the...
I was put on a massive dose of prednisone ... I tapered off the prednisone completely
Discussion: Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Dec 30, 2023
You are right ... there isn't much research about how long one needs to be on...
The surgeon wanted me off Actemra for ... I tapered by 1 mg per month until I ... She said tapering from 3 mg to zero ... It took me a year to get off prednisone ... off quickly again as long as I remained
I’ve tried to include all the things that’ve helped. I wish you luck! After the sinus...
doc agreed to try Amoxicillin and tapering ... prednisone, which had been my treatment ... I put them in with my head hanging off ... the side off the bed and kept the position ... prn because the triple spray wears off
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
I applaud you for getting off prednisone so quickly. You did much better than me. It...
I applaud you for getting off prednisone ... It took me 13 years to get off prednisone ... PMR lasts until you are able to get off ... Even when people get off prednisone ... t think it had anything to do with tapering
A 1 mg per month taper after getting down to 10 mg is a standard tapering...
A 1 mg per month taper after getting ... After I got off prednisone, I learned ... about some conditions that prednisone ... several "surprises" after I got off ... prednisone when the mask was removed
I have not heard of anyone with PMR tapering and going off Prednisone that quickly, Elizabeth,...
have not heard of anyone with PMR tapering ... and going off Prednisone that quickly ... the day after you have completed the prednisone ... most people are successful in going off ... the prednisone doing a very slow tapering
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 12, 2023
Thank-you for reminding people about the need for the adrenals to get up to speed. Adrenal...
adrenals are the reason why a slow taper ... off prednisone is needed. ... How slow of a taper depends on how quickly ... recover, some people need to take prednisone
The medical literature says PMR lasts 1-2 years for most people. This means approximately 50% or...
have a relapse of PMR after being off ... (tocilizumab) which helped me get off ... People should be encouraged to taper ... off as soon as possible. ... In my opinion, being off prednisone
I'm currently doing Actemra infusions primarily for PMR. I started with Actemra injections and progressed to...
was my best chance of ever getting off ... I was able to taper off prednisone and ... Actemra is keeping me off prednisone ... I was able to get off prednisone with ... which has to be tapered off slowly.
Discussion: Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Dec 9, 2023