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"Some patients will start to see improvement within a few weeks, but it may take several...
I only tapered my prednisone dose by ... After 3 months I decided to taper my ... off prednisone a year after starting ... forgotten what it felt like to be off ... rheumatologist asks me how long I have been OFF
Posted: Mar 31 3:25pm
I just started on hydroxycloroquine. I’ve been on prednisone for 5 months so hoping it helps....
I’ve been on prednisone for 5 months ... H and said that it helped you get off ... of P, what was your taper schedule? ... Right now I’m supposed to taper 1 mg
Thanks. I was diagnosed in December 2024 and my rheumatologist started me on a low dose...
started me on a low dose of 4 mg of prednisone ... I started tapering last month and i ... I’m hoping to be completely off prednisone
Posted: May 23 8:53pm
Prednisone isn't the only option anymore but it is still the least expensive. There are other...
Prednisone isn't the only option ... that worked for me and allowed me to taper ... off prednisone. ... to find alternatives to long term Prednisone
Posted: May 21 5:29pm
The prednisone should relieve your symptoms fairly quickly - like in a few days. If not,...
The prednisone should relieve your symptoms ... there a while, then start to slowly taper ... off the steriod.
Posted: May 19 6:52pm
I am 61. I was diagnosed with PMR ar 59 and was put on 15mg prednisone...
with PMR ar 59 and was put on 15mg prednisone ... and tappered down to 0 in 18 month. ... After being completely off prednisone ... Dr put me back on 10 mg prednisone, ... Dr thinks I just came down off of prednisone
Posted: May 27 4:59pm
Do you have GCA or PMR or both? Kevzara should allow you to get to a...
and not being able to taper down to ... 10 mg for 12 years despite tapering ... biologic similar to Kevzara allowed me to taper ... mostly determine how quickly you can taper ... off prednisone.
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: May 31 12:52pm
Prednisone turned me into a terrible emotional mess. I would cry uncontrollably and lash out at...
Prednisone turned me into a terrible ... Finally, Mayo put me on a fast taper ... and I was off Prednisone in a few days ... patient you are referring to is on Prednisone
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Apr 16 3:29am
You might want to give methotrexate a try. It is standard practice to try methotrexate when...
methotrexate when someone has difficulty tapering ... off Prednisone. ... Some people get off Prednisone altogether ... methotrexate whenever you want -- no taper ... so there are some trade-offs.
Posted: Jun 25, 2024
"I wish he had touched on the severe fatigue and weakness that accompanies PMR as it...
It hurt to move but prednisone took ... Prednisone also energized me so I didn ... That exhaustion stemmed from prednisone ... improved tremendously since I was able to taper ... off prednisone.
I did the fairly traditional PMR taper off Prednisone from 15mg in Dec 2023 until stopping...
I did the fairly traditional PMR taper ... off Prednisone from 15mg in Dec 2023 ... I really wanted off Prednisone. ... I understand that Prednisone reduces ... Once I stopped using Prednisone, I needed
Posted: Jun 1 8:35am
This is timely for me. I had tapered to 1.5 mg and feeling poorly. I have...
I had tapered to 1.5 mg and feeling ... I have been on prednisone since 2022 ... adrenal insufficiency until I have been off ... prednisone for a month. ... I will not be tapering further until
"I am at 3 mg and will stay there for 3 months and do my own...
I will not be tapering further until ... I stayed on 3 mg of Prednisone for 6 ... low dose and there was no need to taper ... to continue to improve was to stay off ... Prednisone.
I had PMR when I was 57. After 2 years of prednisone, I was in remission...
After 2 years of prednisone, I was in ... I got off prednisone in less than a ... I did a very slow taper this time and ... 1/2 mg every other day and will be off ... worry too much, just take my time tapering
Posted: Jun 4 6:48am
I have done extensive research on Corticosteroids. My wife has a brain tumor. Dex is the...
Anyone on prednisone for more than 2 ... You can probably taper 1mg month if ... Then the taper causes inflammation and ... think your doing great trying to get off ... But try to get prednisone free.
Posted: May 29, 2024
Your symptoms sound more like what I experienced when I tapered down to 7 mg. The...
more like what I experienced when I tapered ... It was still a long process to taper ... off Prednisone. ... After I tapered to a low dose of Prednisone ... Staying on 3 mg of prednisone replaced
Discussion: Tapering pain
Posted: May 5 11:49am
Unless it is determined that your PMR is in remission (typically determined by/confirmed with SED/CRP testing),...
with SED/CRP testing), continuing to taper ... Or, in your haste to get off of prednisone ... , you tapered too quickly. ... Or, you are tapering without waiting ... Below 10, tapering at 1 per month seems
Hello @pualinef, my first round with PMR it took my 3 years to finally get off...
it took my 3 years to finally get off ... of prednisone. ... and I went back on a 20 mg dosage of prednisone ... which I started tapering off after ... I have been off of prednisone for about
Posted: Mar 15, 2018
Part of the reason is that PMR and GCA have a long history of being treated...
being treated with corticosteroids (prednisone ... The rapid response to prednisone was ... Unfortunately, prednisone was called ... problem is that patients are unable to taper ... off prednisone quickly.
Posted: Mar 13 2:41pm