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Hi @abbeyc The biologic I'm currently on is called Actemra (tocilizumab). It has been FDA approved...
I was unable to taper off prednisone ... I was off prednisone a year later. ... I could have tapered off prednisone ... insufficiency caused by long term prednisone
I am 4 months into prednisone and one week into LDN. It is too early to...
I am 4 months into prednisone and one ... is that LDN will allow me a faster taper ... off prednisone and then the LDN will ... decides to pack its bags and take off ... My prednisone so far has gone from 20mg
I was diagnosed with Pmr in July 2019, per high crp and sed rates. It took...
I was treated with prednisone for 2 ... So I got off prednisone in 2021 after ... Actemra treatments 6 months before tapering ... off prednisone. ... my 4th year of Actemra infusions, tapering
We should compare notes sometime. My uveitis was "steroid responsive." It was also called "severe" and...
I was a long way from getting down off ... prednisone I took prednisone daily ... fantastic for PMR but as soon as I tapered ... off prednisone I had a massive flare ... I have been off prednisone for the
Posted: Feb 16, 2023
Hi, I am wanting to taper off my prednisone. I will do it under a Drs...
Hi, I am wanting to taper off my prednisone ... and the time frame to taper. ... I can be patient and taper in small ... off of prednisone? ... pain is much better, have been on prednisone
Posted: Feb 15, 2023
I'm in agreement with tillysam. You don't say how much Prednisone you are taking or how...
You don't say how much Prednisone ... you are comfortable and then start tapering ... #39;t think of it as a race to get off ... Prednisone.
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Hi @johnnyman, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @loribmt and others....
I was started on 20 mg of prednisone ... years until I was finally able to taper ... off of prednisone. ... keeping a daily log of my dose of prednisone ... down on prednisone and to taper according
I had been off of Prednisone for about 2 months when I contracted COVID. It flared...
I had been off of Prednisone for about ... back on 2.5 mg now and think I can taper ... off .5 mg every 2 weeks.
Posted: Jan 28, 2023
I've had PMR for over 1.5 years and have been on 1 to 2 mg. of...
years and have been on 1 to 2 mg. of Prednisone ... for months, trying to taper off. ... During this last attempt to taper off ... occasionally mid back when I try to taper ... off.
Posted: Sep 30, 2022
Actually they have prednisone 1mg tablets. My rheumy prescribed 5mg, 2.5mg and 1mg tablets when I...
Actually they have prednisone 1mg tablets ... , 2.5mg and 1mg tablets when I was tapering ... of PMR took me 3 and half years to taper ... off and the last six months was going ... and 1/2mg until I could stop taking prednisone
Discussion: Tapering
Posted: Oct 23, 2022
Good morning, @rockitman. Just so you know, every time I see your name, I hear Elton...
mg, that’s a really hefty dose of prednisone ... It goes away once you are off the prednisone ... doctor decides it’s time to wean you off ... the prednisone, it will be a very long ... , slow taper to be safe.
Posted: Oct 16, 2022
Just for contrast about how one person can feel one way about something and another person...
and a fast taper would be all I needed ... I always had leftover prednisone from ... After taking prednisone for 10 years ... I wanted off prednisone so badly but ... I couldn't taper off.
Posted: Mar 25, 2023
Many people who frequent another forum would say going from 7.5 mg to 5 mg was...
Those people can never seem to taper ... off prednisone in the time that their ... doctor would like to see them off prednisone ... All of the various ways of tapering ... off prednisone will not succeed if
Posted: Apr 6, 2023
Good luck with Actemra and I hope it works for you. It will take some time...
was the power of suggestion but I tapered ... After 3 months I tapered by 1 mg per ... off prednisone in 3 months. ... I needed to stop my taper at 3 mg for ... off prednisone slowly in the first
I am on 3 mg prednisone per day and have should/back pain in the morning. I...
I am on 3 mg prednisone per day and ... I take prednisone in the morning and ... wears off. ... Anyone else feel it wears off in the ... I also have a hunch that tapering at
I was eager to get off the prednisone, too, as I said at length earlier. However,...
I was eager to get off the prednisone ... looking for a way to increase the prednisone ... hoping the LDN might help with the taper ... Good fortune with your taper in a few
Posted: Mar 7, 2022
I have taken a course of high dose-to taper off prednisone twice for Nephrotic Syndrome MCD....
have taken a course of high dose-to taper ... off prednisone twice for Nephrotic ... Once I am off the prednisone, my hair ... Prednisone has too many side effects
Posted: Aug 17, 2022