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Hi @teddyz, I know tapering off of prednisone and worrying about if you will ever be...
Hi @teddyz, I know tapering off of prednisone ... about if you will ever be able to taper ... #39;s one of the reasons we have to taper ... #34; --- How to Slowly and Safely Taper ... /does-prednisone-tapering-minimize-withdrawal
Posted: Dec 9, 2023
I'm currently doing Actemra infusions primarily for PMR. I started with Actemra injections and progressed to...
I took prednisone for 12 years waiting ... I was able to taper off prednisone and ... Actemra is keeping me off prednisone ... I also read that prednisone was the ... which has to be tapered off slowly.
Discussion: Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Dec 9, 2023
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 ... endocrinologist until I had been taking prednisone ... it would be extremely difficult to taper ... off and I may need prednisone for the ... never had bone loss problems while on prednisone
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 ... brutal 5 day flare which put me back on prednisone ... Next week I drop to 10mg of prednisone ... plan is to continue to reduce the prednisone
@lindaadel, If it were me, I would have a discussion with my rheumatologist. Seven months might...
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...
Are you prescribing prednisone to yourself ... I thought I knew everything about tapering ... off prednisone. ... I was then allowed to taper myself off ... I could always taper off quickly in
Posted: Oct 25, 2023
I am so grateful to find this meeting place. I don't know anyone with PMR and...
I have been o Prednisone ever since ... and my rheumatologist is having me taper ... ....as in.."will I ever get of Prednisone
"I do a split dose and have been holding the morning to 10 mg and tapering...
been holding the morning to 10 mg and tapering ... 2023 , had to be bumped up to 30 mg Prednisone ... , tapering 2.5mg/month till reaching
Posted: Oct 24, 2023