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Hi @relauzon, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm not sure there is any "correct" way to...
off of prednisone since each of us ... off with the last six months going ... off of prednisone. ... off in about a year and half using ... the same tapering schedule.
I am 56 and was diagnosed with PMR in Dec 2019, been on Prednisone since Aug...
diagnosed with PMR in Dec 2019, been on Prednisone ... was up to 30 mg/day for awhile then tapered ... Want to taper off prednisone but found ... Some have had it off and on for 15 yrs
Thanks for starting a PMR Group Ethan @ethanmcconkey! I hope other members with PMR will share...
it took me a little over 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... off of prednisone. ... It might help to keep a tapering off ... I started tapering by 1/2 mg when it
For the record, I did take statins maybe for 3 or 4 years before getting PMR...
Also for the record I was able to taper ... off Prednisone completely by the end ... I believe that Prednisone caused me ... This is somewhat improved since being off ... Prednisone.
Posted: Dec 8, 2019
Hi @vfaye, I don't think any of us diagnosed with PMR like the idea of taking...
years I was continually trying to taper ... off of prednisone. ... Then when off prednisone, the PMR went ... about 1-1/2 years before I was able to taper ... off again.
Posted: Dec 7, 2019
It was not originally prescribed to take the place of ,but to assist the prednisone to...
take the place of ,but to assist the prednisone ... to taper off. ... dose if needed and I do.I started on prednisone
Hi @kirby, Welcome to Connect. Thanks for sharing your PMR journey with us. It can be...
lasted 3 years before I was able to taper ... off of prednisone. ... it came back and I started on 20 mg prednisone ... again and was able to taper off in
@charlotescot Hi, Prednisone is a powerful anti inflammatory . So glad to hear of the improvement....
@charlotescot Hi, Prednisone is ... Hope you just stay the course and taper ... off as instructed and that it won’t
Posted: Aug 8, 2019
I've been on Clonasapam for 22 years. It was (1mg per day) prescribed by a Neurologist...
inflammation disease that I was on Prednisone ... (On and off for 15yrs). ... reading about all of the side effects, I tapered ... In any case, since I had been on prednisone ... I was able to taper to .25mg per day
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Aug 7, 2019
@ambershe you are doing great. Like @kdmorris says everyone responds a little different to tapering off...
off of prednisone. ... occurrence of PMR took 3 years to taper ... off. ... I was tapering on a weekly basis. ... I think it helps to keep a tapering
Hi . My heart rhythm is actually in the fast side with arrhythmia. Fatigue is really...
My rheumatologist was tapering my steroids ... I started tapering off again today April ... As suggested in this group about tapering ... prednisone, we will do it more slowly
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Apr 2, 2019
Hello @gll104, welcome to Connect. I have no medical training or background but I have had...
rheumatologist started me on 20 mg of prednisone ... with the goal of gradually tapering ... off at my own pace...whatever works ... of prednisone but should always have ... the goal of trying to get off.
I had BOOP Pneumonia. Nothing but inflammation that attack the lungs. Autoimmune? I think so! You...
pulmonologists want to put you on Prednisone ... crap/garbage for 6 months and the tapering ... off was hellish. ... I hate Prednisone. ... I hate Prednisone and will never take
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 19, 2019
Hi john ... thank you for welcoming me to the Mayo support group. I just came...
off of my prednisone. ... my prednisone from 10 mg to 7.5 mg ... other patients have experience when prednisone ... is tapered off. ... off that suits one’s body.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
Hello, I am a 33 year old female with health issues beginning in November of 2016....
as every time i went lower on the prednisone ... lower) From there I had a very slow taper ... , finally coming off them in December ... However docs also shrugged this off.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 9, 2019
I was diagnosed with PMR Nov 2017 and am 52 yrs old. I started at 20mg...
I started at 20mg of prednisone and ... I am now tapering off or trying too. ... Now how do I lower to get off of the ... prednisone, I was tapering every 2 ... high, is that due the to the PMR or prednisone