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@joan7 Your disease progression is remarkably similar to mine. I'm 64 years old, male, northern European...
started 3 weeks later, of 20 mg/day of Prednisone ... (tocilizumab) were introduced and tapering ... of the Prednisone started. ... now (10/7/23) down to 1 mg/day of Prednisone
When my PMR was active and I was tapering, I would wake up with a pain...
When my PMR was active and I was tapering ... and moving around and also taking my prednisone ... rheumatologist told me the goal for the prednisone
Welcome @diannepv1, So sorry to hear that the flu shot is causing so many problems for...
discussion you might find helpful for tapering ... down on prednisone: -- PMR Dosages ... discussion/pmr-dosages/ Have you been on prednisone
I developed PMR 3.5 months after receiving senior Influenza and First Covid-19 Booster on same day....
Finally, started on Prednisone 20 mg ... Have been on tapering dose every two ... Down to 10 mg prednisone now, but bumping ... much better hours after taking the prednisone
Hi, @charlena. My poor mother, who died in 2004, suffered for 20 years but I am...
She was put on prednisone with ever ... typical of long-term high doses of prednisone ... Her skin became paper thin and started ... less harmful "treatment" than prednisone ... It looks like prednisone does work for
Posted: Apr 20, 2018
In October 2023 I was diagnosed with GCA after 42 days of headaches. I was put...
I was put on 60 mg of prednisone for ... We continued with a very slow taper ... of prednisone until I was able to stop ... might need to be on a stronger dose of prednisone
I started on 15 mg of prednisone but that didn’t help so she upped me to...
I started on 15 mg of prednisone but ... so she upped me to 20 mg and then tapered ... I’m figuring I still have to taper off ... the prednisone and then adding one
Posted: Mar 14, 2025
Welcome Terri @rocksology, You are not alone and from reading your story I'm thinking you may...
comprehensive-overview-of-pmr/ -- How to Slowly and Safely Taper ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules ... pain in the mornings and my dose of prednisone
Posted: Mar 13, 2025
What city are you located in Oregon? I will try to help you find someone the...
that once you start come down off the Prednisone ... Then I was able to taper down without ... going down only by 1 or 2 mg with each taper ... This was my taper: 20 mg to 17.5 to ... slowly, and hopefully you will be Prednisone
Posted: Mar 14, 2025
Hello Terri and welcome. I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR in late June 2024, so...
I started at 60 mg per day of prednisone ... , and I've tapered down to 6. ... Has the prednisone taken care of your ... I would think you could taper in steps ... to the previous dose and then start tapering
Posted: Mar 13, 2025
Hi Terri, I was diagnosed in Dec 2024 and started out at 10mg prednisone. I am...
in Dec 2024 and started out at 10mg prednisone ... I am tapering 1 mg every four weeks.
Posted: Mar 13, 2025
I'm glad to hear you're doing ok. Probably the Actemra and the prednisone are both helping...
Probably the Actemra and the prednisone ... Actemra injections weekly and 5 mg prednisone ... ve been feeling really good since I tapered ... to 5 mg prednisone.
Posted: Apr 10, 2025
"It is a tough game, for sure, and there is no standard game plan works for...
Then we switched to low dose Prednisone ... After I started low dose prednisone, ... He knew 100 mg of prednisone was my ... at the start followed by a fast taper ... injections and infusions if 100 mg of prednisone