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@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
Hi.... I would like to get your insight on Actemra. I was diagnosed with GCA in...
Started with 60mg Prednisone and after ... Actemra injections (while still on 10mg Prednisone ... I am off Prednisone since end of July ... Have you heard anything about tapering
Posted: Sep 20, 2024
Hi @dadcue! You asked "Did anyone ever tell you that your taper was too fast?" The...
Did anyone ever tell you that your taper ... UK, and when I posted the six month tapering ... and it turned out that I was able to taper ... introduced about a month later and to start tapering ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Sep 19, 2024
Your treatment sounds unconventional to me. Maybe read this new post. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-and-prednisone/?pg=1#comment-1143766 ---------------------------- or the following:...
connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-and-prednisone ... remission of PMR with a starting dose of prednisone ... A slow tapering of the prednisone, less ... Once prednisone is tapered to 10 mg/ ... day, a further slow taper by 1 mg every
Posted: Sep 19, 2024
No floaters but my vision has been blurry and eyes horribly filled with blood like pinkeye...
now and they got worse after PMR and Prednisone ... debilitating effects of trying to taper ... off Prednisone, I'm pretty bummed
Posted: Sep 17, 2024
I would think you might need more than 2.5 mg of prednisone before starting Kevzara. It...
you might need more than 2.5 mg of prednisone ... You still need to taper off Prednisone ... probably very low after 5 years on Prednisone ... took me more than a year to get off Prednisone ... I was still taking 10 mg of prednisone
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Sep 17, 2024
It was similar for me. A six month odyssey of worse and worse muscle pain made...
I started a trial of prednisone (20 ... the markers are limited and if the prednisone ... I tried to taper twice and ignored the ... I went back up and started the tapering
Posted: Sep 15, 2024
Hi @jojobarrk, I think it's good that you notified the doctor. I hope you get an...
at 40 mg because I'm small, my taper ... has been -5 mg of prednisone every ... round I did feel jumpy and trembly on prednisone
Posted: Sep 9, 2024
At 3.5, (tapering 0.5 per month) I had several periods of level 3 to 4 pain...
At 3.5, (tapering 0.5 per month) I had ... Rather than think about increasing prednisone ... are not supposed to mix NSAIDS with prednisone ... better ways other than increasing prednisone
You might also be interested in these related discussions in the PMR support group: - PMR...
/discussion/flareups-prednisone-tapering ... / - When and How to Taper Prednisone ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/when-and-how-to-taper-prednisone ... / - Any Tips For Tapering Off Prednisone ... search=tapering%20prednisone&index
Posted: Sep 4, 2024
Hello @sjf1024, I would like to add my welcome along with @dadcue @tuckerp and others. If...
you wake up along with your dose of prednisone ... It helped me while I was tapering off ... of prednisone. ... level of 0 to 2 for aches/pain while tapering ... was and what was suggested for a tapering
Posted: Sep 2, 2024
@emaureen You certainly seem to be doing great for an 80 year old! Better than me,...
x1f602; I’m still taking 7.5 mg of prednisone ... , tapered down to this about 3 months
Discussion: newly diagnosed
Posted: Aug 31, 2024
What was the side effect you had from the Kevzara injections? I didn't have much success...
off Prednisone either until Actemra ... is no "single best way" to taper ... off Prednisone. ... I was on Prednisone for 12 years so ... my taper was "painstakingly slow
Posted: Aug 28, 2024
You're not old! When I was on a higher dose of prednisone it really helped my...
When I was on a higher dose of prednisone ... Once I started tapering the pain has
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 28, 2024
@tapamil65 Hello and welcome to the PMR group! I agree that this forum is a wealth...
solution to yours and my problems with prednisone ... tapering. ... are having difficulties getting off prednisone ... other medications to get you off the prednisone
Posted: Aug 27, 2024