similar thoughts and wanting to avoid prednisone ... twice and started both times with 20mg prednisone ... fairly well but took me awhile to taper ... off both times.

We can ask about a biologic to get off ... the prednisone, but he has currently ... I don’t want him to be on prednisone ... As it is now, every time we try to taper ... the prednisone again.

your stress hormones, and when you taper ... off, your body can have a harder time ... test for it is to wean all the way off ... of prednisone and then test (usually ... quality of life to switch medications to taper

I was only taking Prednisone. ... dosage was 10 mg. initially and I tapered ... off by about .5 mg. every couple of

endocrinologist said I didn't need to taper ... prednisone from 3 mg to zero as long ... So much for slow tapers ... ... After I tapered off Prednisone the first ... I was able to taper my Prednisone dose

I have a long history of off/on prednisone ... getting PMR it has been difficult to taper

I took it for 4 months then tapered ... off in 6 months. ... your particulars but I would try to taper ... off without more drugs. ... You are right at the taper wall on 5

off prednisone. ... You will still have to try and taper ... off prednisone and may still have a ... prednisone flare. ... Once you have tapered off prednisone

Acterma (tocilizumab) got me completely off ... prednisone. ... dosage of 10 mg is reached, tapering ... options are tried if they are unable to taper ... off Prednisone.

called my best chance of ever getting off ... Prednisone. ... I was able to taper off Prednisone before ... I have now been completely off prednisone ... rheumatologist says I'm better off

helped me immediately and I was able to taper ... off prednisone. ... 20 pounds I gained from 8 months of prednisone ... at the one year mark we will try to off ... I stayed off Kevzara while I was on

and half years until I was able to taper ... off of prednisone with the last six ... I was finally able to stop taking prednisone

After 7 months, I’m tapering, now at ... 4 mg of prednisone but with 400 mg ... Going down 2 mg of prednisone per month ... The prednisone was masking those old ... injuries but now that I’m getting off

I tapered off a low dose of prednisone

I was started on 40mg of prednisone ... I was tapered off the prednisone just ... I’m hoping that someday I’ll be off

It hurt to move but prednisone took ... Prednisone also energized me so I didn ... That exhaustion stemmed from prednisone ... improved tremendously since I was able to taper ... off prednisone.

else used Meloxicam long term while tapering ... off of Prednisone?

months ago and am still trying to get off ... prednisone. ... came back within a week of the first taper ... ve been on since, along with a new taper ... schedule for prednisone.

a lot of help and encouragement to taper ... off prednisone before I reduced my

appetite back without going back on prednisone ... , which I finally tapered off from? ... Loved the way I felt on prednisone but