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Hello @gmanurse, Great advice, I wished more primary care docs understood PMR a little better and...
and not focusing on getting off of prednisone ... given that none of us want to be on prednisone ... managing the symptoms extends the time on prednisone ... I saw the following tapering plan on ... slow and nearly stop reduction plan (Tapering
How long did it take you to taper off prednisone? I tried to go down to...
How long did it take you to taper off ... prednisone? ... I really want to get off prednisone.
Posted: May 29, 2023
I'm currently off prednisone but I took it for more than 12 years for PMR. I...
I'm currently off prednisone but ... there is a single correct way to take prednisone ... ;depends how I feel" method of tapering ... The effects of prednisone did wear off ... , I would take less prednisone.
Posted: May 28, 2023
Hello @freeme, Welcome to Connect. It's good that you are advocating for your health and learning...
What helped me when I was tapering off ... of prednisone was keeping a daily log ... with my prednisone dose for the day
Yes I have had the biopsy You are correct .. mine said GCA healed !! Whatever...
Whatever that means I was on 40 mg of prednisone ... I am currently on 30 mg tapering 5mg ... x1f64f; I too had side effects of prednisone
I was diagnosed recently with GCA. My Rheumatologist started me on 60 mg of Prednisone tapering...
Rheumatologist started me on 60 mg of Prednisone ... tapering off to 20. ... have had some side effect issues with Prednisone
I received Actemra for PMR 4 years ago.. Actemra was requested and approved. Actemra works very...
minimal side effects and was able to taper ... off prednisone relatively quickly. ... I was unable to taper off prednisone ... young" (64 years old) to take prednisone ... GCA), most notably the inability to taper
Thanks for your comments. My Prednisone tapering schedule goes down to 10 mg in 2 weeks,...
My Prednisone tapering schedule goes ... the schedule shows me completely off Prednisone ... Due to the high dosage of Prednisone ... As I taper off Prednisone, there are ... My Actemra & Prednisone treatment
I was an underachiever when it came to tapering off quickly. It took me more than...
took me more than 12 years to get off prednisone ... so I tapered very slowly and I was ... I have been off prednisone for the last ... dose after long term prednisone use ... PMR was responsive to prednisone but
First, I wish to say that it takes fortitude to come off prednisone like that. On...
that it takes fortitude to come off prednisone ... hand, it isn't entirely safe to taper ... pain came back and I was unable to taper ... any lower than 15 mg of prednisone ... insufficiency and encouraged me to taper
Mayo I am a 72 year old woman of Scandinavia/English descent. I began experiencing pain a...
I was prescribed prednisone beginning ... with 40mg and tapered down pretty quickly ... I don’t like prednisone side effects
Yes I’ve had a similar experience. Last vaccine end of November 2021, mid December started getting...
dangerously high so they put me on 50mg prednisone ... daily tapering biweekly and was able ... in my hands and feet, I was able to taper ... off prednisone completely and taper
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Posted: May 16, 2023
I came across this article and thought it might answer a few questions on MTX. It...
of methotrexate when combined with prednisone ... or methotrexate were given prednisone ... daily dosage of 25 mg for four weeks, tapering ... After 24 weeks, prednisone treatment ... The authors conclude that using prednisone
Posted: May 5, 2023
I had been feeling stiff for about two month and then, over a period of about...
referred to a rheumatologist and my prednisone ... (I was told the tapering schedule is ... Leflunomide was added to the prednisone ... and I was off prednisone within 9 months ... at 10mg with a taper from that over