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Welcome @bravo1, Thanks for sharing how you taper. We are all different and it definitely helps...
bravo1, Thanks for sharing how you taper ... that took 3 and half years to get off ... of prednisone with the last year going
Posted: Mar 8, 2025
Thank you John. You are a wonderful source of information and good advice. I have been...
I have been reading other posts re tapering ... She originally had me taper 2.5 every ... posts I’ve looked at they seem to taper ... once a month and even .5 taper. ... She’s anxious to get me off prednisone
Posted: Mar 7, 2025
I have reactive arthritis which is a "cousin" to psoriatic arthritis without the psoriasis. I could...
flares of reactive arthritis with Prednisone ... but then I could always taper off Prednisone ... I never could taper off Prednisone again ... Ironically, as soon as I tapered off ... Prednisone the first time ...
Posted: Feb 22, 2025
My rheumatologist said basically the same thing. I thought he had me confused for someone else...
I took prednisone for 30 years already ... life after I was finally able to taper ... off prednisone. ... happened within a year of getting off ... Prednisone.
Posted: Feb 21, 2025
Thanks for your informative reply @cavalryman . I am currently on my second long term prednisone...
am currently on my second long term prednisone ... diagnosed with PMR, and finally got off ... down to 2 mg. for a week or so, while tapering ... and being fairly anxious about the tapering ... best results in your journey getting off
Posted: Feb 19, 2025
Your doctor will have to tell you how to taper if necessary, but I just googled...
doctor will have to tell you how to taper ... necessary, but I just googled how to get off ... prednisone, and I found a lot of variation ... Some websites say you can just stop prednisone ... websites say you don't need to taper
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 18, 2025
I agree. Demonizing prednisone is not helpful. Some of us have tried every option to get...
Demonizing prednisone is not helpful ... us have tried every option to get off ... What amazes me about prednisone is that ... tough out the pain on a very slow taper ... I still plan to taper off eventually
Posted: Feb 14, 2025
"I think that was wise advice since tapering is counter productive when you are in active...
I think that was wise advice since tapering ... endocrinologist told me not to consider tapering ... more than 12 years I tried to slowly taper ... off prednisone without Actemra and ... I feel infinitely better being off Prednisone
Posted: Feb 13, 2025
I am learning so much from this blog. I will be starting my 4th month on...
I will be starting my 4th month on prednisone ... tapering from 15 to 10 to 9 and tomorrow ... tapering 1 mg each month. ... experienced better glucose control as they taper ... off the prednisone?
Little so hope you get this. Were you able to get off the prednisone? I self...
Were you able to get off the prednisone ... I was on prednisone for 30 years! ... Tapered off per my dr. ... myopathy sux I’ll never take another prednisone
I was diagnosed with PMR Dec. of 2023. My exercise mainly consists of walking and hiking....
soreness from the remmants from PMR/pred taper ... exercise should help speed up getting off ... prednisone but I really don't know ... pick it back up once I'm totally off
Posted: Feb 11, 2025
Just wondering how long you have actually been on the prednisone and what was your starting...
long you have actually been on the prednisone ... that everyone just seems to be on prednisone ... medication, they hope to have the prednisone ... other meds, they don’t have to be tapered ... off.
Posted: Feb 8, 2025
Welcome @summertime24, Sorry to hear that Mr. Ugly has invaded your personal space. Eating healthy with...
both times I was started on 20 mg prednisone ... used alternatives in addition to the prednisone ... to help taper off and control the pain
Posted: Feb 6, 2025
"... my whole goal in being on this site is to help people understand the love...
understand the love hate relationship with prednisone ... People seem to love prednisone or hate ... prednisone. ... However, I don't envy that you tapered ... off Prednisone with what sounds to
Posted: Feb 3, 2025
Yes, Inflammation markers can be normal (as with me) and you can still have PMR. My...
A year ago I started prednisone and ... tapered to 10mg over 10 months with ... I’m hopeful to get off Prednisone in
No ... DHEA wasn't recommended. I tried DHEA for a month on my own and stopped...
Staying on 3 mg or less of Prednisone ... I believe the only reason I could taper ... could go from 3 mg to zero without tapering ... the first time I stopped Prednisone ... After I got off Prednisone the second
"I was on 5 mg and two days ago had a big flare up of my...
I know how prednisone works. ... I took prednisone whenever I didn&#39 ... I learned so much after I tapered off ... prednisone. ... and short term of prednisone.
Posted: Jan 29, 2025
Both exercise and diet helped my second time around with PMR. The first time it took...
time it took me 3 and 1/2 years to taper ... off and then it came back six years ... to not gain the extra weight from prednisone ... I was able to taper off of prednisone
Posted: Jan 28, 2025