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So I'm reading all these posts with some trepidation, because I've been put on 40mg prednisone...
because I've been put on 40mg prednisone ... for 4 weeks, to begin tapering after ... alleviated by a quick but strong course of prednisone ... In 2 weeks I'll begin to taper to ... #39;m nervous about being on so much prednisone
Posted: Aug 7, 2022
I am relatively new to PMR started prednisone 15 MG in April. Tapered down to 12.5...
I am relatively new to PMR started prednisone ... Tapered down to 12.5 in May the 10 in ... what should’ve been week 2 of 12.5 prednisone ... spite of advancing to a lower dose of prednisone
Hi, PMR hit me May 22, though I wasn't diagnosed for nearly a month. I was...
I was started at 15mg prednisone, which ... a course that started at 40mg/day, tapering ... 40mg for 2 weeks to begin a slower taper ... I hate being on prednisone and worry ... Some will respond to prednisone more
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
Hi Kathy @kmb181, My first thoughts are you shouldn't have high level of pain unless your...
have high level of pain unless your prednisone ... methylprednisone dose is too low (tapering ... normally handle a 1 or 2 level pain when tapering ... but if it got much higher I upped my prednisone ... by half of the previous dose that I tapered
Discussion: Traveling with PMR
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
Hi @macferse, About a year ago last June, I started on 40 mg prednisone for Giant...
ago last June, I started on 40 mg prednisone ... Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), initially tapering ... strange marks, I looked up called "Prednisone ... Have you started to taper yet?
Hi @kimberlynitz66, Welcome to Connect. Tapering off of prednisone for PMR can be very difficult and...
Tapering off of prednisone for PMR can ... pain symptoms returned when I had tapered ... the dosage by half of the previous taper ... out it took me 3 and half years to taper ... dosage to help you keep track of your tapering
Posted: Jul 28, 2022
I was diagnosed in April of 2021. I started at 25 MG of prednisone for about...
I started at 25 MG of prednisone for ... Then I started to taper down. ... up to a previous dose, but I am now prednisone
I've had the stabbing pains in the biceps with my PMR before I got on prednisone....
biceps with my PMR before I got on prednisone ... always looking for symptoms when I taper ... am making my third attempt now to taper ... below 10 mg of prednisone.
I was taking prednisone daily for 13 years before Actemra was tried. It takes time for...
I was taking prednisone daily for 13 ... I tapered by 1 mg per month for the ... After that, I could taper more quickly ... only down to 3 mg of prednisone. ... rheumatologist didn't want me to taper
I have NSCLC, KRAS g12d, with a PDL-1 score of 60%. My first & only infusion...
my joints and wound up on 60mg of prednisone ... infusion was been put on hold until I taper
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Posted: Jul 8, 2022
Greetings! Ame in sunny San Diego, California here. I am putting in some quick notes and...
I've just been on Prednisone so ... -day pulses of 1000mg/day and then tapering ... discern the CLIPPERS symptoms from the Prednisone ... Take the Prednisone (or whatever immune ... If you're on Prednisone you'
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 6, 2022
Welcome @heatherkathlyn, I think we all struggle some when trying to taper off of prednisone. There...
we all struggle some when trying to taper ... off of prednisone. ... discussions you might find helpful on tapering ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages/ -- Prednisone ... /discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission
Posted: Jul 4, 2022
I don't know what dose of prednisone you started on or whether you had good relief...
I don't know what dose of prednisone ... Also, continuing to taper as the doctor ... going to be much more cautious on the taper
Posted: Jun 23, 2022
I am 72, have had PMR for over a year now, on prednisone for almost a...
have had PMR for over a year now, on prednisone ... rheumatologist and was put on 20 mg prednisone ... presently on 10 mg after twice failing the taper ... About 2 hours after I take the prednisone
Posted: Jun 23, 2022
Welcome @suemce, It sounds like your tapering down on prednisone is going pretty good. You are...
Welcome @suemce, It sounds like your tapering ... down on prednisone is going pretty ... you have to listen to your body when tapering ... down on prednisone. ... experienced the same thing when I was tapering
Posted: Jun 22, 2022
The Rheumatologist was as her reviews depicted her. My approach was to go in with an...
I told her about the tapering and I ... Neurologist's schedule of down 1 mg Prednisone ... Further, she completely changed the tapering ... CBD oil (which I cannot take with Prednisone ... Prednisone this morning (down from 14
Posted: May 31, 2022
I am curious to learn how long it may take to taper off. My husband is...
curious to learn how long it may take to taper ... which I understand as stronger than prednisone ... his dosage is equivalent to ~30mg prednisone