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I don't think there are any set rules when it comes to tapering off of prednisone...
are any set rules when it comes to tapering ... off of prednisone but it's good ... If you take prednisone for more than ... A gradual reduction in prednisone dosage ... lifestyle changes. -- Glucocorticoid tapering
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Jul 7, 2022
Hello @graysea, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear that prednisone has caused such awful side...
I'm sorry to hear that prednisone ... off of Prednisone: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ You also ... https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-prednisone-tapering-minimize-withdrawal ... off of predninsone the first time I
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Jul 7, 2022
Welcome @olliviv, It sounds like you already have a head start and a great mindset for...
I would hate to do it without prednisone ... but it does help to taper off as soon ... my PMR were started with 20mgs of prednisone ... It took me 3 and half years to taper ... second time around and allowed me to taper
Posted: Jul 5, 2022
I was diagnosed with PMR in May 2016 & didn't want to take a corticosteroid like...
want to take a corticosteroid like predisone ... insisted that I do a very aggressive taper ... off the methylprednisolone, and of ... authorization' paperwork, which knocked off ... Plus predisone/methylprednisolone is
Yes, dr prescribed steriod as systematic treatment of inflamation, but maybe the tapering off was too...
treatment of inflamation, but maybe the tapering ... off was too drastic (as shown in attachment ... discussions on Mayo Connect about tapering ... off of predisone which suggests much
I was a very active 73 yr young I have had pmr now for a year...
I know the goal is to get off prednisone ... You need to take enough prednisone to ... soon will go to dead slow nearly stop taper
Posted: Jun 1, 2022
If you're in pain, you shouldn't be tapering. The objective is not a relentless drive to...
#39;re in pain, you shouldn't be tapering ... is not a relentless drive to zero prednisone ... though we'd all like to be off ... you initially got when you started prednisone ... Your body dictates the taper, not an
@catharbert Good morning. I know you didn’t ask this question of me, but i also take...
this question of me, but i also take prednisone ... I’m slowly tapering off the prednisone ... Then the prednisone kept the healing ... It is now doing the job of prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 8, 2022
Hi June, I know each of us are different with the pain levels. When I was...
When I was tapering, I didn't mind ... I tried to taper every 2 weeks but on ... could finally go from 1/2 to totally off ... prednisone and still had about a 1
I came down with PMR December 2021. My CRP marker was 58. Primary gave me Methylprednisolone...
in January who put me on 12.5 mg of Prednisone ... /stiffness is the goal and then to taper ... off the meds. ... not seem to want to go above 20 mg Prednisone ... each morning (this equates to 20 mg Prednisone
I think it might depend on why the doctor wants you to take the prednisone. If...
why the doctor wants you to take the prednisone ... pain to go away, hence the need to taper ... off slowly depending on how much pain ... you have when you taper.
Posted: Jan 14, 2022
@jmcc - That's a great question. I based all of my tapering on a daily pain...
I based all of my tapering on a daily ... I didn't taper down when it was ... up before I took my daily dose of prednisone ... off with the last six months going ... following method for titrating the dose of prednisone
Posted: Dec 1, 2021
Hello @dudah, Welcome to Connect. Glad to hear you easily recovered from COVID. Sounds like you...
Sounds like you are doing great tapering ... down on prednisone My first time around ... discussions you might find helpful. -- Tapering ... off of Prednisone: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ -- Any tips
Posted: Nov 19, 2021
Hello @pokey, Welcome to Connect. So sorry to hear you've joined those of us who have...
Prednisone is the magic pill to make ... but it's something you want to taper ... off of as soon as it is possible which
I experienced an attack of PMR almost immediately after receiving my first Covid vaccination. I didn't...
overcome most of the worst symptoms and taper ... off of prednisone. ... another attack of PMR and go back on prednisone
Posted: Nov 11, 2021
@skiing, I always had stiffness in the morning when I was tapering off of prednisone and...
stiffness in the morning when I was tapering ... off of prednisone and it usually went ... I adjusted my tapering based on pain ... ;m no expert but I don't think tapering ... is with too much pain when you do taper
I, too, become discouraged from time to time. I've had PMR since the summer of 2019...
summer of 2019 and even with slow tapers ... And though we all want off of prednisone ... pain-free), and then attempt a slow taper