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Hi. I had my blood work done this past Friday and just got my results back...
Like I said earlier, I have been tapering ... I wanna be off prednisone in the worst ... but I will continue the very slow taper ... with 2 mg for a couple weeks before tapering ... see what he says before I start my taper
Posted: May 4 4:36pm
I had to stop Cellcept. I had to stop it because it caused anemia, I realized...
drug, not the syndrome Now just on prednisone ... which I’m tapering off this week.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 11 12:53pm
"Perhaps if we had tapered much more slowly at the beginning things would have gone better."...
off prednisone. ... I have been off Prednisone for nearly ... but I feel infinitely better being off ... prednisone. ... endocrinologist who is helping me overcome my Prednisone
The same thing applies to adrenal insufficiency from long term prednisone use. It wasn't the pain...
adrenal insufficiency from long term prednisone ... suppress your adrenal function like prednisone ... The reason for a slow taper is more ... suppression that explained why I could not taper ... off prednisone very quickly, I
I was 52 when PMR was diagnosed and treated with Prednisone for 12 years. PMR never...
PMR was diagnosed and treated with Prednisone ... remission during the 12 years I was on Prednisone ... 65 to treat PMR and that was when I tapered ... off prednisone. ... retired but I haven't needed any Prednisone
Agree with all your comments. For myself this applies. Also I’ve tapered off twice of prednisone...
Also I’ve tapered off twice of prednisone ... less joint pain and will again begin taper ... of prednisone in about 2 weeks. ... this new injection works to get me off ... prednisone and relief of PMRs multiple
Discussion: miss diagnosed???
Posted: May 4 12:22pm
Hi - I totally forgot but I was put on prednisone also. It seemed to take...
I totally forgot but I was put on prednisone ... When tapering again the diarrhea got ... I was still on the lower dosage of prednisone ... in total and then had to be taken off
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Posted: Apr 19 2:55pm
Your rheumatologist sounds sensible to me. Better than people who advise increasing prednisone for niggles of...
niggles of pain as we are trying to taper ... off prednisone. ... to after so many years of trying to taper ... off Prednisone. ... off Prednisone.
lol… I can relate to more naps. It might have something to do with your cortisol...
I was so tired when I tapered off prednisone ... When we start prednisone, the body thinks ... can’t sleep When we try to stop prednisone ... My sleep routine improved after I tapered ... off prednisone.
Posted: Apr 15 9:36am
You have asked an interesting question. Nobody really knows how long PMR lasts except that prolonged...
followed by a fast taper. ... and taper off within 4 weeks. ... recur within a year but I would be off ... off prednisone in 4 weeks. ... A fast taper didn't work and that
Posted: Apr 16 4:39pm
@yubigood You’re asking about proper etiquette when you receive an answer to a posting. There really...
Have you started this prednisone taper ... and your body so it can make more prednisone ... as you taper off. ... You have been on prednisone for 14 years ... ; why do you want to get off quickly
I was on steroids for 6 months. Some light sensitivity to my skin while on steroids....
She is on about 5mg prednisone. ... You have a ways to go to get off. ... All the hard part of the taper is coming
Posted: Jun 6, 2024
age 71. I have tapered down from 20 mg to .5 mg and should be completely...
I have tapered down from 20 mg to .5 ... mg and should be completely off Prednisone
Posted: May 17 9:16am
I take cellcept and tacrolimus for my liver and kidney transplant. I used to take a...
I used to take a low dosage of prednisone ... While most people complain about prednisone ... When I was tapered off prednisone a
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Apr 24, 2020
"The pace you've reduced successfully in the past will tell you how to do it this...
off Prednisone from my usual 60 mg ... I taught myself how to taper Prednisone ... I was able to successfully taper off ... I never could taper off Prednisone successfully ... off Prednisone for treating PMR because
Hi Debbie @debbiebas216, When I woke up with a pain level above 2 on my scale...
was a no go for whatever level of prednisone ... down on my previous taper or went all ... be a little too aggressive on your tapering ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules
Posted: Mar 7 2:12pm
Hi @debbiebas216, I totally understand your desire to get off of Prednisone as quickly as possible....
totally understand your desire to get off ... of Prednisone as quickly as possible ... with PMR”, the consequences of a fast taper ... A slow taper is what most medical professionals
Posted: Mar 8 8:51am