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Is "inflammatory arthritis" the same as "rheumatoid arthritis"? I'm pretty sure there were blood tests for...
Tapering should be fairly quick once ... aware of the importance of getting off ... Prednisone as soon as I can, so starting ... Actemra and tapering is very urgent ... #39;ve already been on 60 mg/day of prednisone
I have been dealing with PMR for 2 1/2 years. Tapered off Prednisone and got a...
Tapered off Prednisone and got a flare ... She clearly wants me off the Prednisone ... I will probably taper slowly off the
Posted: Oct 30, 2022
This seems like a high initial dose and a very fast taper to me. I have...
high initial dose and a very fast taper ... My taper was: 20 for 3 weeks, 15 for ... rheumatologist thinks I have been on prednisone ... may have valid reasons to get you off ... prednisone faster.
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
Hi @marieameehan, I started taking prednisone mid-May of 2021 for PMR and GCA, 40 mg. I...
Hi @marieameehan, I started taking prednisone ... was diagnosed after I started the prednisone ... about them because I would like to get off ... most doctors want their patients to taper
I feel your pain literally. I am off Prednisone after 3 years. I'm going to see...
I am off Prednisone after 3 years. ... think I need to go back on 5mg of Prednisone ... having pain on 15mg, unless you are tapering ... Prednisone can aggravate osteoporosis ... , which is why I want to be off, however
Posted: Oct 9, 2022
I think I have a very unusual presentation of PMR and have often wondered if I...
went to see a Rheumatologist who Rx prednisone ... Within 6 hours of taking prednisone, ... I tapered off P and all was fine for
Posted: Nov 9, 2022
My PMR (Sept 2019) began in my hands and wrists, then shoulders and neck. My physician...
Stayed there 3 months; first taper to ... I tapered with no problem to zero in ... I’ve been tapering very slowly since ... I really want to get off prednisone,
Hello @chickpea44, Welcome to Connect. It's great to hear your PMR is under control and methotrexate...
PMR will go into remission as you taper ... off of prednisone and MTX. ... daily pain log and the amount of my prednisone ... dose while I was tapering. ... Did your rheumatologist give you a tapering
Posted: Nov 12, 2022
Hi Ferse, Wished I had an answer for you. From my experience, I had more trouble...
my experience, I had more trouble tapering ... off my first time around where I went ... last six months before I could be off ... prednisone with no real pain. ... I recently saw the following tapering
Posted: Dec 19, 2022
What happened to me was that prednisone was started initially to "manage my symptoms." Unfortunately, prednisone...
I could taper off prednisone quickly ... I was never able to taper off prednisone ... off prednisone" were one in the ... However, my ability to taper off prednisone ... I was off prednisone a year later.
What’s your experience? Do your physicians approach prednisolone triggered elevated cholesterol with diet & exercise OR...
I’m tapering down from 40 mg/day prednisone ... If my body allows, I should be off the ... prednisone sometime in May.
Posted: Mar 20, 2023
The following link explains what a biologic is. https://www.verywellhealth.com/biologics-or-biological-agents-2615117?utm_campaign=15823081431-9b73ed45334a76&utm_source=googleawpaid&utm Biologics are being used more and more...
reason it was approved was that I took prednisone ... almost 13 years and I was unable to taper ... off no matter what was tried. ... rheumatologist didn't want me to take prednisone ... Actemra allowed me to taper off prednisone
Posted: Dec 25, 2022
Hello @npostusa, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear your vaccine started your PMR symptoms. It...
not something that a few weeks of prednisone ... on an average dose of 15 to 20mg prednisone ... off. ... off. ... off sooner.
Have you looked into treatment with Actemra (Tocilizumab)? It has been shown to be pretty effective...
pretty effective in helping people get off ... Prednisone and go into remission. ... adverse events when it is used to taper ... with Prednisone are less than with ... Prednisone alone.
Posted: Apr 11, 2023
I came down with PMR December 2021. My CRP marker was 58. Primary gave me Methylprednisolone...
in January who put me on 12.5 mg of Prednisone ... /stiffness is the goal and then to taper ... off the meds. ... not seem to want to go above 20 mg Prednisone ... each morning (this equates to 20 mg Prednisone