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Hello @fishnfever, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you are struggling with PMR. I know from...
Prednisone always got me through the ... pain but was difficult tapering off ... doctor offered any suggestions to help taper ... off of the steroids or help with the
Posted: May 15 3:33pm
Hello @marielynn -I'm just curious - how was the opportunity to go on Kevzara described to...
weird pains in the duration of time tapering ... : ) "I really want to get off ... the prednisone " < < my ... understanding is that your rate of tapering ... off to zero will be enhanced with
Welcome @daveycarls, That's great to hear that you have gotten off of the steroids for PMR....
great to hear that you have gotten off ... lasted 3 and half years before I could taper ... off of prednisone then it came back ... years later and I was able to get off ... of prednisone in 1 and half years.
I was never sold the idea that I would be "pain free." I was told the...
told the pain would be managed with prednisone ... more tolerable when I took enough prednisone ... free during the more 12 years I took predisone ... I was able to taper off prednisone. ... After being off Prednisone for almost
Posted: May 21 7:30am
Hello Linda, welcome to Mayo Connect. I’m glad you found our discussion on GvHD. Being the...
past my 2nd anniversary and just now tapering ... off the Tacro. ... But in the meantime, prednisone is often ... effects diminish or disappear when he’s off ... the prednisone.
You and @pb50 have RA in common. I was diagnosed with seronegative inflammatory arthritis at the...
term use of Prednisone made things ... for 12 years when I was unable to taper ... off Prednisone. ... was tried, it took another year to taper ... off Prednisone --- that was when I
"Methotrexate is given as an adjunct drug to disease modifying biologics because it has a multiplier...
I was able to lower my Prednisone dose ... reactive arthritis. "Failure to taper ... off prednisone" was the single ... flared up almost as as soon as I got off ... Prednisone.
Posted: May 28 10:30am
I think you may want to consider tapering more slowly. My dad was at the exact...
I think you may want to consider tapering ... , he had to significantly slow the taper ... decided it’s one thing to want to get off ... the prednisone but not at the expense ... go, the more you need to slow the taper
Good morning @besmith57 - I'd like to tell you about my PMR-friend who just returned from...
I will be weaning off from 20mg to 15mg ... I know I have to get off prednisone ... only 3.5 months, particularly your tapering ... he will just try again to increase Prednisone ... to 7 mg/day and taper again to 5mg/
Posted: Apr 12 9:46am
My first time with PMR lasted 3 and half years with the last six months going...
and forth between 1/2 mg and 1 mg prednisone ... until I could finally taper off. ... and it only took 1 and half years to taper ... off.
This is very helpful thank you and after nearly 2 years it is the conclusion I...
and sore and flu like but want to be off ... helpful in that the difficulties with a taper ... of prednisone are not uncommon and
I was on steroids for 6 months. Some light sensitivity to my skin while on steroids....
She is on about 5mg prednisone. ... You have a ways to go to get off. ... All the hard part of the taper is coming
Posted: Jun 6 9:23am
@jlo22 My experience with Prednisone combined with any other immunosuppressant medication was characterized by infections. My...
I was able to taper off Prednisone relatively ... off prednisone. ... I was off prednisone for the first time ... off prednisone. ... off prednisone!
Posted: Jun 11 8:43am
You got this. I agree with Linda. You have been on prednisone for 2 years so...
You have been on prednisone for 2 years ... can take several months after your off ... another thread on here about life after prednisone ... but helped some during and after the taper
I started Kevzara Dec 16th for PMR prednisone tapering. I quit March 1st due to side...
I started Kevzara Dec 16th for PMR prednisone ... tapering. ... I am now at 7 1/2 mg prednisone. ... My skin began to peel off, I had skin
@dadcue Thank you for sharing your experiences with prednisone and Actemra. It was very helpful. I...
for sharing your experiences with prednisone ... better than the shots in helping him to taper ... more quickly from the high doses of prednisone ... 's a very different story with prednisone ... So my goal is to get him tapered off