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I have been dealing with PMR for 2 1/2 years. Tapered off Prednisone and got a...
Tapered off Prednisone and got a flare ... She clearly wants me off the Prednisone ... I will probably taper slowly off the
Posted: Oct 30, 2022
This seems like a high initial dose and a very fast taper to me. I have...
high initial dose and a very fast taper ... My taper was: 20 for 3 weeks, 15 for ... rheumatologist thinks I have been on prednisone ... may have valid reasons to get you off ... prednisone faster.
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
Hi @marieameehan, I started taking prednisone mid-May of 2021 for PMR and GCA, 40 mg. I...
Hi @marieameehan, I started taking prednisone ... was diagnosed after I started the prednisone ... about them because I would like to get off ... most doctors want their patients to taper
I had been on prednisone for over a year and half, but gradually tapered off last...
year and half, but gradually tapered ... off last spring/early summer. ... started me on hydroxychloroqine before I tapered ... off of the prednisone, but when I hit ... Then we slowed my taper a bit and she
My PMR (Sept 2019) began in my hands and wrists, then shoulders and neck. My physician...
Stayed there 3 months; first taper to ... I tapered with no problem to zero in ... I’ve been tapering very slowly since ... I really want to get off prednisone,
I feel your pain literally. I am off Prednisone after 3 years. I'm going to see...
I am off Prednisone after 3 years. ... think I need to go back on 5mg of Prednisone ... having pain on 15mg, unless you are tapering ... Prednisone can aggravate osteoporosis ... , which is why I want to be off, however
Posted: Oct 9, 2022
@keetaboy I was pain free when I started at 15 mgs., but some people require 25...
, if you're not getting enough prednisone ... We all want off prednisone but you can ... normal so that doesn't help with tapering
Posted: Oct 2, 2022
Hi Mickie @njtodctode, It does sound like you may be tapering down too fast. My rheumatologist...
up in the morning before taking the prednisone ... down on prednisone. ... how I feel and not a timeline to get off ... of prednisone. ... The whole reason for prednisone is to
Turns out the hive like rash I get when taking gabapentin is bad. It was one...
was one of the reasons I was taken off ... use a otc cream and that the ongoing prednisone ... As I decreased the prednisone the rash ... Last time I went off of gabapentin it ... Im on 400 mg today and taporing down
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 1, 2022
I contracted PMR after my second COVID vaccination in March 2021 (? coincidence?) I have been...
I have been taking 1 mg. prednisone ... pain went away after my first dose of prednisone ... and has never returned, even when I tapered ... off.
Posted: Aug 28, 2022
Welcome @polykendancer, I am fortunate that my primary care doctor got me a referral to a...
I did struggle with tapering off the ... and told me to listen to my body and taper ... is a quality of life issue with the prednisone ... pain log along with the amount of prednisone
Posted: Aug 19, 2022
@joeblo746 If you have PMR and are not getting enough prednisone your pain will not subside....
have PMR and are not getting enough prednisone ... who knows that my body determines tapering ... Some people are in remission and off ... prednisone in a few years.
Posted: Aug 18, 2022
Hello @kjelley, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your story. It great to hear you...
off of prednisone twice for Polymyalgia ... keep a daily pain log along with the prednisone ... When it came time to taper, if my pain ... but finally was able to taper completely ... off of the prednisone.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Aug 4, 2022
Hello @flymetothemoon, Welcome to Connect. I saw in your first post that you have been dealing...
I agree, tapering off of prednisone ... you, it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone with the last 6 months
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
I'm sorry to say Rheumies, in general, seem to go for the fast taper, which does...
hovering between 11.5 and 12.0 mg Prednisone ... Prednisone started in Jan. 2022 was ... not a race, but we do have to get off ... one time, I could barely get on and off ... Thus, the slow taper.
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
PMR can be frustrating. I don't think anyone likes taking the prednisone but if you have...
#39;t think anyone likes taking the prednisone ... with the goal of tapering off slowly ... which helped me taper off. ... I generally did not taper to the next ... /discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission
Posted: Jul 18, 2022