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I've never had to use methotrexate. Prednisone was my magic pill for both occurrences of PMR....
Prednisone was my magic pill for both ... back and forth between 1mg and 1/2mg prednisone ... Started back up with 20mg prednisone ... and was able to taper off in a year
Posted: Nov 12, 2022
I am finally off of prednisone after over 1.5 years! I was on 1 mg. for...
I am finally off of prednisone after ... many months and each time I tried to taper ... pain in my upper arms after going off prednisone ... off the anti-inflammatory effects of prednisone ... is because of osteoarthritis (which prednisone
Discussion: Tapering
Posted: Nov 2, 2022
I can’t tell you how thankful I am for this group. I’ve learned so much by...
A week of Prednisone knocked out the ... I started on 15mg of Prednisone in April ... 2022 and I taper 1mg each month. ... I will be tapering down to 8mg this
In my case (and for many), the problem was my spleen destroying the platelets. I was...
High dose prednisone was terrible, but ... people can do these monthly, get off prednisone ... Since long-term prednisone use is so ... considerable resistance, carefully, sloooowly tapering
Posted: Oct 5, 2022
Hi Christi, I'm just about to celebrate my 6th anniversary of being diagnosed with PMR, although...
The initial treatment with prednisone ... was determined that I had to be off prednisone ... equipped to understand and work with prednisone ... Skin is paper thin now and I carry my ... about quality of life, and without prednisone
Hi @christi48, I started on 40 mg of prednisone in late May, 2021 for Giiant Cell...
@christi48, I started on 40 mg of prednisone ... May, 2021 for Giiant Cell Arteritis, tapering ... by 5 mg every two weeks until the taper ... The prednisone stimulated my appetite ... She took prednisone, reluctantly.
My journey with PMR began shortly after my 65th birthday and my 5th haircut. I shouldn’t...
He put me on a 9 day course of Prednisone ... beginning, after the initial 9 days of Prednisone ... Either I take Prednisone or I could ... Second month and the taper has begun
Hi. I am new to this group (and Mayo Connect). My question is when tapering and...
My question is when tapering and have ... Tapered very quickly, and was off within ... got so unbearable, Dr put me back on Prednisone ... year (since Oct 2021) I have been on Prednisone ... , and had tapered to 7.5mg/day.
Posted: Sep 19, 2022
Hello @dawne, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you have joined the PMR club. I've had...
down on the prednisone, you might also ... following discussions helpful: -- Prednisone ... tapering is challenging. ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission ... your rheumatologist suggested any tapering
Posted: Sep 11, 2022
I was originally diagnosed with PMR over 2 years ago. I went on a 10 month...
I went on a 10 month prednisone taper ... diagnosed with GCA, was put on another prednisone ... taper, and started monthly infusions ... I no longer take prednisone but yesterday ... rheumatologist and my questions will be about tapering
I had 3 Pfizer vaccines and on my 4th vaccine, I decided to “mix it up”...
diagnosed PMR and started me on 40 mg prednisone ... , pain is gone and I’m starting to taper ... prednisone.