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After 2 plus years on prednisone, I have tapered to 1 mg for a month and...
After 2 plus years on prednisone, I ... have tapered to 1 mg for a month and ... I started at 15 mg and tapered slowly ... stopping cold turkey even though my taper ... anyone know of another more gradual taper
Posted: Jan 13, 2023
Why was Actemra prescribed for you? Actemra was prescribed to me for PMR because I needed...
My very first dose of prednisone was ... followed by a fast taper over a month ... daily and never could taper much lower ... While doing Actemra injections, I tapered ... off prednisone in 7 months.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 12, 2023
I suffered with similar symptoms for 8-years. I had severe pain immediately below my xiphoid process...
Over many months he had me try tapering ... doses of prednisone which proved fruitless ... A research paper on AWP was written ... Sweetser's research paper on-line ... Sweetser's paper is too lengthy
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jan 9, 2023
What is prednisone a pac. I know the Z stands for azithromycin and the Z pac...
What is prednisone a pac. ... Prednisone taper pack goes by another ... Do you happen to know what the tapering
I find everyone’s experience, so interesting and different from one another. My naturopath recommended Cortrex, which...
I believe this has helped my tapering ... off prednisone considerably. ... started in June 2022 and I started on prednisone ... I just tapered off as of the end of ... Prednisone really messed with my bone
Posted: Jan 5, 2023
Hi @lyndee58, I had PMR for about six months before I started with GCA. I was...
The dosage of prednisone prescribed ... I started on 40 mg of prednisone about ... a year and a half ago, with tapering ... I've been off prednisone for a few
I was told that PMR is more likely to go into remission than other autoimmune disorders....
Prednisone manages the pain but doesn ... what is causing the pain when you taper ... your prednisone dose lower. ... Given that it takes a long time to taper ... I did successfully taper off prednisone
Posted: Dec 20, 2022
I'm on my fourth attempt to taper below 8 mg. My rheumatolagist believes that 1/2 mg...
I'm on my fourth attempt to taper ... wake up at 3-4 AM in pain since the prednisone ... might be withdrawal symptoms from the prednisone
Welcome @charlesp, For both of my occurrences of PMR I was started at 20 mg prednisone...
occurrences of PMR I was started at 20 mg prednisone ... the morning along with the dosage of prednisone ... It helped me when tapering and knowing ... when I shouldn't taper. ... to my next lower dose of prednisone
Posted: Dec 7, 2022
Hi Keelin. This is an interesting case as so many of us have considered Prednisone a...
case as so many of us have considered Prednisone ... within 24 hours, and the two-year taper ... primary care folks have a tendency to taper ... recently had to go back on a one-week taper ... the face of the aforementioned long taper
Posted: Dec 1, 2022
I was having trouble tapering below 10 mg prednisone/day...several months (~6 mos.) ago my Rheumy put...
I was having trouble tapering below ... 10 mg prednisone/day...several months ... acid - so far, I've been able to taper ... the prednisone to 5mg/day (for a week
Posted: Nov 13, 2022