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My rhematologist had no problem with how I tapered my prednisone dose down. She gave me...
off prednisone. ... off prednisone. ... off prednisone. ... off prednisone in a timely fashion. ... She knew that being off prednisone &
PMR was my primary diagnosis and I was treated with daily prednisone for 12 years. I...
called my best chance of ever getting off ... Prednisone. ... I was able to taper off Prednisone before ... I have now been completely off prednisone ... rheumatologist says I'm better off
Posted: Aug 17 10:02am
@maryft, It can definitely be confusing and you have asked some really good questions. I think...
off of 1 mg prednisone. ... patient that spent 1 year trying to taper ... off of prednisone and suggested I try ... - split my 1 mg tablet in half to taper ... play a part in how soon we can get off
Posted: Aug 16, 2021
Starting in October, initially on P20, my dose had to be adjusted to P30 to tame...
I started tapering after 30 days at ... The goal is therefore to get off the ... prednisone as quickly and safely as ... therefore continue the 1mg monthly taper ... main one being that it might make tapering
Posted: Mar 19 10:26am
I have been on Actemra for 5 years. I started with injections every 2 weeks. I...
I was able to taper off prednisone in ... treat PMR so getting off prednisone ... I have been completely off Prednisone ... had various problems crop up after I tapered ... off prednisone.
Posted: Jun 30 11:14am
steroids do have side effects. But so can the pain/inflammation you endure trying to not use...
effect making it almost impossible to taper ... off. ... can about adrenal insufficiency with prednisone
Discussion: treatment of PMR
Posted: Jun 23 9:18am
Your rheumatologist sounds sensible to me. Better than people who advise increasing prednisone for niggles of...
niggles of pain as we are trying to taper ... off prednisone. ... to after so many years of trying to taper ... off Prednisone. ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Jun 30 10:06am
@naturegirl5 You're very welcome! Thank you for your kind words. It has been so hard watching...
He had tapered from 30 mg to 12.5 mg ... of prednisone daily when he got hit ... He's now tapered to 20 mg but the ... resolve once we're able to get him off ... prednisone.
@yeb I don't think you are alone in your struggle to get off of prednisone when...
are alone in your struggle to get off ... of prednisone when you get to a lower ... discussion/pmr-dosages/ -- Alternative to Prednisone ... difference to half of my previous taper ... less than the previous dose when I tapered
I haven't seen many people who taper the way I do, but it's working well for...
I haven't seen many people who taper ... I have been tapering at the rate of ... I'm now down to 4.5mg Prednisone ... take a morning and evening dose of prednisone ... as I reduce the 0.25mg, i take it off
Posted: Jul 6 4:07pm
Welcome to the forum, you are among friends. Remember that patience is a virtue with PMR,...
be discouraged if in the course of tapering ... off prednisone symptoms get worse and ... to go back up a step or two in your taper
I take a hemp gummy with 5 mg of THC almost every afternoon when I start...
appetite back without going back on prednisone ... , which I finally tapered off from? ... Loved the way I felt on prednisone but
I didn't have pain and stiffness for another autoimmune condition which had symptoms similar to PMR....
I didn't have problems tapering ... off Prednisone. ... and tapering off usually in a month ... different but I wasn't able to taper ... off Prednisone again for 12 years.
I just saw these webinars on the PMRGCAUK website and thought they might be helpful. --...
resources page on the site that has a tapering ... useful if you are struggling to get off ... of prednisone. ... information-and-advice/resources/ -- Steroid tapering
My mantra is there isn't any "best way" to taper off Prednisone. There are some guidelines...
off Prednisone. ... My experience with Prednisone tapering ... off prednisone. ... off Prednisone. ... off Prednisone will work for everyone
Posted: Jun 25 3:06pm
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 5:00pm
Methotrexate is used to help prevent inflammation while trying to taper off prednisone. The idea if...
prevent inflammation while trying to taper ... off prednisone. ... inflammation but you still need to taper ... your prednisone. ... I dont like drugs either but prednisone
Posted: Jun 25 8:36pm