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I’ve tried to include all the things that’ve helped. I wish you luck! After the sinus...
doc agreed to try Amoxicillin and tapering ... prednisone, which had been my treatment ... I put them in with my head hanging off ... the side off the bed and kept the position ... prn because the triple spray wears off
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
I applaud you for getting off prednisone so quickly. You did much better than me. It...
I applaud you for getting off prednisone ... It took me 13 years to get off prednisone ... PMR lasts until you are able to get off ... Even when people get off prednisone ... t think it had anything to do with tapering
A 1 mg per month taper after getting down to 10 mg is a standard tapering...
A 1 mg per month taper after getting ... After I got off prednisone, I learned ... about some conditions that prednisone ... several "surprises" after I got off ... prednisone when the mask was removed
I have not heard of anyone with PMR tapering and going off Prednisone that quickly, Elizabeth,...
have not heard of anyone with PMR tapering ... and going off Prednisone that quickly ... the day after you have completed the prednisone ... most people are successful in going off ... the prednisone doing a very slow tapering
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 12, 2023
Thank-you for reminding people about the need for the adrenals to get up to speed. Adrenal...
adrenals are the reason why a slow taper ... off prednisone is needed. ... How slow of a taper depends on how quickly ... recover, some people need to take prednisone
The medical literature says PMR lasts 1-2 years for most people. This means approximately 50% or...
have a relapse of PMR after being off ... (tocilizumab) which helped me get off ... People should be encouraged to taper ... off as soon as possible. ... In my opinion, being off prednisone
I'm currently doing Actemra infusions primarily for PMR. I started with Actemra injections and progressed to...
was my best chance of ever getting off ... I was able to taper off prednisone and ... Actemra is keeping me off prednisone ... I was able to get off prednisone with ... 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 ... 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