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From my experience with uveitis and other autoimmune problems, I would tend to agree with the...
usually enough) followed by a fast taper ... of a high dose followed by a fast taper ... I was then told to taper slowly. ... I was unable to taper down to 20 mg ... prescribed for PMR, I was able to quickly taper
Good paper. There were possible mechanisms discussed for LDN that I was unaware of. My general...
Good paper. ... personally is that it could help me taper ... off prednisone more quickly and successfully ... the medical bureaucracy, getting my prednisone
Posted: Mar 8, 2023
I had an "interesting" experience with double vision. I think it was generated by PMR inflammation....
has resulted in the opposite of "tapering ... about my normal activities and took my prednisone ... I took an extra 20 mg of prednisone, ... and have been taking 20 mg/day of prednisone ... and my rheumatologist have upped the prednisone
Posted: Mar 4, 2023
Thank-you ... I will check out what ED582 has to say. To my knowledge, nobody on...
I have always been told to taper slowly ... My problem was I could never taper off ... extremely long time to allow me to taper ... I was able to taper off prednisone quickly ... after some adjustments were made, I tapered
Posted: Mar 1, 2023
Thanks for this detailed and thoughtful reply. It is very, very helpful to understand and compare...
CRP was 347 mg/L before beginning prednisone ... diagnosed and treated. 20 mg of daily prednisone ... Given the side effects of prednisone ... is also important, so the topic of tapering
Posted: Feb 28, 2023
Hi @redboat, I told my rheumatologist there is nothing like the pain of PMR. I called...
treatment I got for GCA was 40 mg of prednisone ... , which I tapered down by 5mg every ... go back up to a previous dosage of prednisone
I should say that I have been off prednisone for 3 years except for when Actemra...
I should say that I have been off prednisone ... I needed to go back on prednisone until ... I needed prednisone again that time ... restarted for the 3rd time, I was able to taper ... off prednisone quickly once again.
Posted: Feb 18, 2023
@richardab I am sorry to hear about your pain. Is your prednisone at a sufficiently high...
Is your prednisone at a sufficiently ... I am 2 plus years in and tapered to ... pursue discussion about trial of upping prednisone
I was on prednisone for 3 and half years the first time my PMR was diagnosed....
I was on prednisone for 3 and half years ... I think the key to tapering off of prednisone ... helped me decided when and how to taper ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg prednisone ... I was finally able to stop taking prednisone
Posted: Feb 15, 2023
I sympathize with you! I was diagnosed with PMR and took prednisone for 13 years before...
I was diagnosed with PMR and took prednisone ... for 13 years before I was able to taper ... Prednisone hides the symptoms of so ... Then you can't taper off prednisone ... I think prednisone is good for PMR if
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 9, 2023
Dry eyes and a dry mouth are the most common symptoms of Sjogren's syndrome. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sjogrens-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20353216#:~:text=Sjogren's%20(SHOW%2Dgrins)%20syndrome,as%20rheumatoid%20arthritis%20and%20lupus. Psoriatic...
Both of these conditions were "prednisone ... #39;t usually treated with long term prednisone ... Prednisone worked for PMR too except ... that I couldn't taper off prednisone ... Sometimes I think prednisone caused
Discussion: Myopathy?
Posted: Feb 9, 2023
I would say that the 10% is a good idea. However, I think your rheumatologist is...
medication that made it easier to taper ... I did some trial tapers by doing a 3 ... mg-2 mg- 1 mg daily taper and stayed ... then repeat the 3 mg - 2 mg - 1 mg taper ... I tapered down by 1 mg every couple
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
I also have major hand issues and wish the connection between the hands and PMR could...
hydroxychloroquine will also help with the tapering ... of prednisone. ... I just tapered to 6.5 mg of prednisone ... and am tapering by .5 mg every two
Posted: Feb 1, 2023
Hi @ctipmarie, my Rheumatologist put me on 40 mg of prednisone for Giant Cell Arteritis to...
Rheumatologist put me on 40 mg of prednisone ... After a year and a half, I tapered off ... happened I contacted him by email, but my taper
I’m new to this group. I live in Victoria, BC, Canada. I have known about the...
I was on prednisone for a year. ... After a year I slowly tapered off of ... the prednisone and have been on Methotrexate
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Jan 25, 2023
I have been on Prednisone 15 mg since July when my Dr. was finally able to...
I have been on Prednisone 15 mg since ... down again so I am hoping to start tapering ... my Dr as she may have increased the prednisone ... mg is enough and didn’t want more prednisone ... far as sugar intake, wt and BP as prednisone