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@calicojoy did your doctor mention anything about trying to taper off of prednisone after awhile? Just...
doctor mention anything about trying to taper ... off of prednisone after awhile? ... curious as I was started on 20 mg prednisone ... occurrences and it took me 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone with my first occurrence
Hi @maija, Thanks for the reference. I was not familiar with the dead slow and nearly...
with the dead slow and nearly stop taper ... off of prednisone for my first occurrence ... off, I was going between 1 mg and 1 ... off. ... When I first started the prednisone
Hi @maija, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You mentioned you recently started having extreme pain in...
and tapered off from there. ... First time took me 3 years to taper ... off. ... Second time took me 1-1/2 years to taper ... off.
@mbm and @phoenix0509, my rheumatologist explained to me that PMR affects people differently. The goal is...
prednisone as soon as possible when ... they able to taper off with little ... off. ... his patients that had been on 1mg of prednisone ... 2mg before being able to stop taking prednisone
@jws10, I am happy meet you and to welcome you to Connect. Organ transplant is a...
I had to take prednisone after my transplant ... surgery at a high dose, and it was tapered ... Then I was given the directions to taper ... off the prednisone and I had to take ... It was my PCP who suggested me to taper
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Dec 28, 2019
I had a sudden loss of hearing a little over four years ago when I was...
started on a diuretic n oral dose of tapering ... prednisone. ... Vertigo goes off the charts in noisy
Support Group: Hearing Loss
Posted: Oct 1, 2019
Hi @susanski -- Welcome to Connect. The pain from PMR can be excruciating and I too...
over 3 years before I was able to taper ... off of prednisone and it was an up ... second time around was 6 years after I tapered ... off of prednisone for the first occurrence ... I was put on 20 mg prednisone after
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Sep 30, 2019
Hi @marilyncarkner, I have had two occurrences of PMR both treated with an initial starting dosage...
Both times I was able to successfully taper ... off - took 3 years the first time and ... ve always felt that the goal to get off ... it's just not possible to get off ... did your rheumatologist start you off
Posted: Sep 24, 2019
Hi Becky @becsbuddy and @suziropiequet -- I think that the Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) discussion group is...
off of prednisone or long term effects ... off of the drug. ... off of prednisone. ... What I learned tapering off and working ... off after being on 1 mg of prednisone
Posted: Jul 14, 2019
@mayomur, I want to share my 'reverse' prednisone experience. I took prednisone for 5 years after...
want to share my 'reverse' prednisone ... I took prednisone for 5 years after ... When I was tapered off of it, I began ... It looks like the low dose prednisone
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Jun 22, 2019
This site has been fantastic support for me so I want to add my story. I...
Started 25mg and taper over 10 day. ... But relapse after 2 weeks off prednisone ... Had to up to 37 mg and taper over 4 ... prednisone (self prescribed – its in ... prednisone.
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Jun 11, 2019
Thanks Alan @alanbruce. I'm happy it's not the PMR. I have had similar experiences because I...
So I just shake it off for a few minutes ... it plugs me up pretty bad so I went off ... Hoping you can finally get off of the ... prednisone. ... It took me a little over 3 years to taper
@ambershe and @sammiesarah - my first onset of PMR happened when I was 64. Here's some...
What I've learned about tapering ... off of prednisone is that each of us ... off. ... off more quickly - 1 and 1/2 years ... 5 mg to 2-1/2 mg to 1 mg and then off
Thanks for your reply. I am currently on 20MG of prednisone for two weeks then I...
I am currently on 20MG of prednisone ... The prednisone taper is pretty fast ... Orencia kicks in and will offset the prednisone ... think I may have set the flare up off
Hello @quasermum, welcome to Connect. I was put on 20 mg prednisone with my first occurrence...
I was put on 20 mg prednisone with my ... off of prednisone. ... There is no set time for tapering as ... off of prednisone. ... off of prednisone.
Posted: Mar 18, 2019
Hi, carpe-bean, although I am primarily a lung and heart patient, a High Resolution CT Scan...
going down hill in Sept, been on 40 mg Predisone ... /day, attempted tapering twice. ... So just keep taking Prednisone until ... He should have sent me off for testing
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 17, 2019