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@cehunt57, Yes, your pancreas transplant is a miracle to celebrate! Thank you for generously sharing your...
who can answer your question about prednisone ... to normal after my high levels of prednisone ... were tapered. ... I remained on low dose (5 mg) of prednisone ... I was approved to taper off last year
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: May 22, 2017
Hello @rolandhp, I am currently experiencing my second episode of polymyalgia rheumatica. The first episode was...
I was put on 20 mg prednisone and after ... a few months started tapering the dosage ... dosage until I was finally able to get off ... of prednisone. ... I have been tapering off of prednisone
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 10, 2017
I was taking Prednisone at the time for a severe flare of Crohn's disease, as an...
I was taking Prednisone at the time ... I tapered off of it eventually under
Discussion: Biology question
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Apr 24, 2017
You mentioned that you were on 4 mg dosage or prednisone and when you try taking...
mentioned that you were on 4 mg dosage or prednisone ... write a prescription for the 1 mg prednisone ... your doctor you are having difficulty tapering ... for you and that you will be able to taper ... off of prednisone.
Hi, My name is Momi. I'm 52 years old and have been having a lot of...
with steroids, started recovering and tapering ... off the prednisone. ... I thought the pain was from the prednisone ... withdrawal so tapered VERY slowly, ... I also had 2 teeth break off at the
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Dec 7, 2016
@wkary, I see that you are coming off prednisone. How is that going for you? I've...
wkary, I see that you are coming off ... prednisone. ... started coming off by tapering to 2.5mg ... My body did not like coming off of it ... the prednisone.
Discussion: Vitamin B12 Shots
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Sep 24, 2016
Hi Mike, I was diagnosed with MP in May of this year. I had a lot...
diagnosed, the doctor put me on 40 mg of Prednisone ... for a few weeks, then started to taper ... The high dose of Prednisone made me ... I didn't have any pain until I was tapered ... off to about 15 mg. a day.
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Sep 5, 2016
Don't worry about complaining. Being stuck with a condition that seems to be unpredictable and mysterious,...
You say that you have been on prednisone ... off and on, do you mean a prednisone ... titer starting at a high dose and tapering ... your 'condition' clears up during prednisone ... Since prednisone helps intermittently
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 22, 2016
I agree with Dadcue. Its great that Kevzara works. I think it should be tried as...
off steroids. ... cortisol insufficiency created by the prednisone ... taper. ... discomfort but I think its worth it to be off ... the prednisone.
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Sep 15, 2024
I didn't want to take Prednisone either. It wasn't as though I was given a choice....
I didn't want to take Prednisone ... I don't take Prednisone anymore. ... listening to them and I was able to get off ... the medication that enabled me to taper ... off prednisone was worse than prednisone
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
I think that's a tough one just because each of us are different. My rheumatologist was...
super helpful and gave me scripts of prednisone ... patients took over a year at 1mg to taper ... off. ... with PMR I spent the last six months tapering ... bumped it back up to half of what I tapered
Posted: Nov 18, 2024
Thank you for suggesting an alternative to prednisone - I will ask RA Dr. but as...
you for suggesting an alternative to prednisone ... as much as we ALL wish I could get off ... without pain - unless I had big doses of Prednisone ... and then tapering down again was a big
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Nov 15, 2024
There is no reason why a person can't do a "fast taper" if you have been...
a person can't do a "fast taper ... Then I would taper by 5 or 10 mg every ... When everything went well, I was off ... off Prednisone. ... I shouldn't say "slow taper&
Posted: Nov 13, 2024
My experience is the pain you have during prednisone taper is less severe than what you...
experience is the pain you have during prednisone ... taper is less severe than what you ... Prednisone does an excellent job of ... contributes to pain and my ability to taper ... off of prednisone.
Posted: Nov 11, 2024
This is such an interesting discussion for me. I was tapering, was at 5 mg of...
I was tapering, was at 5 mg of prednisone ... Twenty months after getting off prednisone
Discussion: Back pain
Posted: Nov 5, 2024
I had some lingering pain but the pain could be explained and it wasn't caused by...
felt alive again but not as soon as I tapered ... off Prednisone. ... eventually a wonderful thing to be off ... Prednisone. ... Whoever thinks prednisone gives your
Posted: Oct 19, 2024