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I have also been on prednisone for three years for Polymyalgia Rheumatica. The side effects are...
I have also been on prednisone for three ... I recently tapered off completely at ... surgery and they don’t want me on prednisone ... have experienced in ten years from prednisone
@modens Just a thought but have you discussed the tapering down of the methyl prednisone with...
thought but have you discussed the tapering ... down of the methyl prednisone with ... of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and tapering ... I took 3+ years to taper off of prednisone ... the 1st time and 1-1/2 to taper off
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 24, 2020
My pmr shows itself in my shoulders and neck. I have been on prednisone for about...
I have been on prednisone for about ... feel really good at the moment and am tapering ... with my weights but think I will hold off
Posted: Feb 9, 2022
I am a 75 yo male who has and continues to exercise at an elite (nationally...
He Rx prednisone (pd) 10 mg per day ... Within 6 hours of taking prednisone ... I tapered off pd over a period of months ... I went on pd again and tapered off again
Hi Karen @karenhope, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear the Methotrexate had the bad side effects...
rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone ... Took me 3 and half years to taper off ... and half years before I was able to taper ... off.
I too was being treated by a PCP and had a ragged start to diagnosis and...
I was on and off prednisone with the ... usual tapering. ... When I got to 10 mg of prednisone he ... had me start a taper of 1 mg per month ... As much as I'd like to be off prednisone
Hello @dubecates, I would like to add my welcome along with @becsbuddy and other members. Sorry...
PMR that it took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... I picked up my prednisone prescription ... Maybe you are tapering down to fast. ... of 1 to 10 along with the amount of prednisone
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 21, 2022
Hi. I'll defer to the support leaders and others for verification/opinions, but my sense is that...
CRP; especially after being put on a taper ... of prednisone. ... astronomically high and put me on a prednisone ... taper before the blood test came back ... without a hand-hold and could not take off
Posted: Jan 6, 2022
Hi Steve @josteman, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. My PMR is currently in remission and I've...
hear you haven't been able to taper ... off of prednisone for 6 years. ... lasted 3-1/2 years before I could taper ... off and then 6 years later it came ... out of remission and I was back on prednisone
Hello @paulbklyn and @jerid and @patsy0315 Only as you are comfortable doing so, I was wondering...
Right now I'm taking a course of Prednisone ... sure how long that will last after I taper ... off the Prednisone. ... Were you ever treated with Prednisone
Support Group: Brain & Nervous System
Posted: Sep 17, 2020
@sharenb I have no medical training or background but my first occurrence of PMR took me...
over 3 years before I was able to taper ... off of prednisone which was started ... about 1-1/2 years before I was able to taper ... off and the PMR went into remission
Posted: Sep 8, 2020
Hi Dorothy @oakbourne, Thanks for the private message. I thought I would answer your message in...
off prednisone. ... I've been prescribed prednisone ... I also spent 3-1/2 years tapering off ... off. ... off and end taking.
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Nov 24, 2020
Hello @jerseyjames, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thanks for sharing your PMR experience. It sounds a...
off of prednisone. ... off of prednisone for the second time ... 2007 and I was started with 20 mg prednisone ... off with the last six months spent ... off.
Thanks for your reply. Very interesting how slowly you tapered off towards the end. From 60...
Very interesting how slowly you tapered ... off towards the end. ... 20 mg for 4 weeks: then the gradual taper ... the "bad" side effects of Prednisone
Hi @virginiaj, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Your story is similar to mine except I had...
It took me 3 years to taper off off ... prednisone. ... dose until I was finally able to be off ... of prednisone. ... off of prednisone which was almost