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@elisyahmaritz Welcome to Mayo Connect. I personally do not take prednisone, but did a little research....
off slowly. ... /discussion/tapering-prednisone-1/ ... Prednisone Taper https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone-taper-1/ Have ... off prednisone with your provider?
Support Group: Addiction & Recovery
Posted: Mar 17 5:35am
"There's no 'standard' dosage. Everyone reacts differently." ----------------------- Also, no single best way to taper off...
----- Also, no single best way to taper ... off Prednisone. ... and error method despite elaborate tapering ... dosages and tapering. ... To the contrary, prednisone is very
Posted: Apr 12 9:31am
I already had peripheral neuropathy (an NFI version--No Fucking Idea why) and was able to stop...
Mine has not worsened with PRM or prednisone ... I'm three months in on prednisone ... Side effects so awful, I'm tapering ... off.
Not everyone would say that. For the most part, I liked prednisone when I was taking...
effects -- I'm very glad to be off ... prednisone. ... My beliefs changed after I got off prednisone ... come full circle after I was able to taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Apr 14 12:23pm
How do you know when you have achieved remission? How do you tell when you have...
is whether or not you need to take prednisone ... I took prednisone for more than 12 years ... When I tapered down to zero prednisone ... , I soon had to go back on prednisone ... I have now been off prednisone for nearly
Posted: Dec 9, 2022
Welcome @notagoodfeeling, I sense a tiny bit of humor in the member name you chose and...
What helped me during the tapering process ... pain when I woke up and my dose of prednisone ... Then when it was time to taper to the ... I used my level of pain as my do I taper ... off and 1 and half years the second
Thank you, Ann. I am leaning in that direction. I see the specialist in three weeks...
am taking Myfortic and am now being tapered ... off prednisone. ... the Myfortic but I would not wish prednisone
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Apr 22 2:28pm
Methotrexate was tried about 10 years ago. Leflunomide came next. There was sulfasalazine and multiple NSAIDs...
certain extent but not as well as Prednisone ... I have been prednisone free for about ... After 12 years of taking Prednisone ... associated side effects from long term Prednisone ... use, I finally tapered off Prednisone
@greysky, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with Mike @dadcue and others....
. -- How to Slowly and Safely Taper ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: May 7 1:57pm
I haven't had any relapses as I've tapered the prednisone. I've had an occasional off day,...
#39;t had any relapses as I've tapered ... the prednisone. ... I've had an occasional off day, ... continue making good progress with your taper
I'm sorry you developed PMR at a young age. I was 69 when I developed PMR,...
I was on 60 mg prednisone for 6 weeks ... , and have tapered down to 4 over the ... Hopefully the Kevzara will help you taper ... off of the prednisone fairly quickly
Hi Alan (@alanbruce), I also have osteopenia that was recently diagnosed after a bone density scan....
round with the PMR I was put on 20 mg prednisone ... and was not able to taper off until ... time with PMR I was started at 20 mg prednisone ... and I'm currently at 3 mg tapering ... off about 1 or 1/2 mg a month.
Posted: Nov 29, 2017
My relapse or flare up occurred after almost 6 months off prednisone but did have a...
up occurred after almost 6 months off ... prednisone but did have a hip replacement ... as I tapered from 1 mg to zero Post ... almost a year later and I am at 3 mg of prednisone ... hoping this time it will work as I tapered
Posted: May 12 4:21pm
Do you have lymphatic or collagenous colits? I was dx with collagenous colitis 4 years ago...
Prednisone is the only drug that controls ... Regretfully, I'm back on Prednisone ... and am tapering it down to get off of ... effective it actually is until I'm off ... the Prednisone.
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Nov 27, 2011
"My doctor disagrees with this and thinks I need to keep trying but she has no...
If I continued to taper down to 3 mg ... off prednisone until I said I wasn& ... I tapered by 1 mg per month from 10 ... I was off Prednisone again 6 months ... I have now been completely off prednisone
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
How is anyone supposed to know when PMR "burns out" or "self limited itself? If PMR...
did that, it wasn't like an on/off ... I lowered my prednisone dose gradually ... I wanted prednisone but probably not ... That allowed me to taper quickly down ... to 3 mg of prednisone.
Posted: Apr 10, 2024
"Pity it will never get rid of the OA. I think it just does a good...
should expect to have pain when I tapered ... off prednisone. ... She said Prednisone was only intended
Welcome @nan50, It's good to hear that you have tapered to a low dose of prednisone...
It's good to hear that you have tapered ... to a low dose of prednisone and hopefully ... continue tapering until your PMR pain ... off but I still had some minor aches ... off of prednisone in a year and half
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Posted: Jun 3 7:38am
Am very sorry to learn of your diagnosis. I've had Temporal Arteritis (GCA) for 7 years....
Tapers of the drug must be done slowly ... adrenal failure, so never just go off ... Prednisone just because you're feeling ... Then recovery slows with the taper. ... Depending on how much Prednisone you're
Posted: Apr 10, 2016