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My ophthalmologist said something similar when he prescribed a 100 mg dose of prednisone for uveitis....
I tapered off prednisone quickly after ... He said I was skilled with prednisone ... tapers because I tapered off prednisone ... It took me more than 12 years to taper ... off prednisone when I took it for PMR
Will 3 mg be the lowest dose you have been on since the start of PMR?...
off prednisone. ... My tapering problems would begin at ... from 10 mg to 7 mg --- I only tapered ... I increased my taper to 1 mg per week ... When we taper our prednisone dose lower
Posted: Dec 5, 2023
"He, rightfully, thought that I would not be on the Prednisone forever and I could easily...
thought that I would not be on the Prednisone ... forever and I could easily get off ... endocrinologist until I had been taking prednisone ... it would be extremely difficult to taper ... off and I may need prednisone for the
Hi John, Thanks for your work with this forum. It’s a great resource for patients to...
I am in my 4th year with GCA, on prednisone ... Actemra infusions would allow me to taper ... off the prednisone, got to 1.5 mg and ... temporal pain and have had to go to 30 mg prednisone
Posted: Nov 13, 2023
For what it is worth ... I experienced infections while on prednisone. Most of my infections...
I experienced infections while on prednisone ... I was able to taper to a lower dose ... of prednisone while on leflunomide so ... I ended up taking 60 mg of prednisone ... I was able to taper off prednisone three
Good morning. I just had my 2d injection of Kevzara this morning, Nov 7. Administered by...
January of this year and put on 20mg of prednisone ... I tapered to 0 for 5 weeks and then ... Next week I drop to 10mg of prednisone ... plan is to continue to reduce the prednisone ... until I am off it entirely while on
@lindaadel, If it were me, I would have a discussion with my rheumatologist. Seven months might...
might be a little soon to expect to be off ... of prednisone. ... and it took me 1 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... daily pain log along with the dose of prednisone
Posted: Nov 5, 2023
Are you prescribing prednisone to yourself? Did you diagnose yourself? When I was first diagnosed with...
I thought I knew everything about tapering ... off prednisone. ... I was then allowed to taper myself off ... I could always taper off quickly in ... I eventually got off prednisone but
Posted: Oct 25, 2023
I might be the only person who thinks prednisone might have caused me to have PMR...
I was always able to taper off prednisone ... ophthalmologist said I was "skilled" at tapering ... off prednisone because I did it frequently ... I tried to taper off prednisone in ... It was impossible for me to taper off
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
I only have my experience with Actemra but Kevzara should work roughly the same if it...
off prednisone." I started with ... off. ... off during the first 3 months while ... The second time I tapered off was much ... I have been off prednisone for nearly
I contracted PMR within a week after my second mRNA Pfizer vaccination (note that Moderna was...
I managed to taper off of my 10-mg. ... dose of prednisone in about a year, ... I then had to taper off of a 2-mg. dose ... of prednisone, which took a few months
Posted: Oct 5, 2023
Thank you Colleen! I am happy to have found support on Sarcoidosis. Sometimes you feel like...
Yes, I am tapering off prednisone. ... After I have tapered completely off, ... see how my body reacts to not having Prednisone
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Posted: Sep 29, 2023
Hi @ccarrasca, Welcome to Connect. 8 years is a long time for an occurrence of PMR....
lasted 3 and half years before I could taper ... off of prednisone and then it returned ... and it took me 1 and a half years to taper ... off the second time. ... Both times I was started with 20 mg prednisone
I was originally diagnosed with PMR in Dec 2019. After taking my first 15mg of Prednisone...
After taking my first 15mg of Prednisone ... think it was due to being told to taper ... to 40mg which I am still trying to taper ... been offered Leflunomide to help me taper ... off Pred but hesitant to take it with
Posted: Sep 20, 2023
Hi Folks, I am new to PMR, just over 2 months on Prednisone (had symptoms 6...
(had symptoms 6 months before Prednisone ... am trying to learn tapering schedules ... there has a story of quickly getting off ... What is the shortest taper schedule ... do realize the importance of a slow taper
Posted: Sep 18, 2023
Hi @barbsnow, Not sure I could have made it through my 2 occurrences of PMR without...
through my 2 occurrences of PMR without prednisone ... 6 years and it really helped me to taper ... off of prednisone quicker, one and
Posted: Sep 16, 2023
Well, as I expected, after skipping the morning prenisone dose, the shoulder pain arrived earlier than...
expected, after skipping the morning prenisone ... skipped, but I'm cautious about prednisone ... careful getting the dose right and then tapering ... off it properly. ... yet, but I know it will be months of tapering
Posted: Sep 9, 2023