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Same for Reactive Arthritis ... Pain was more confined to my lumbar spine but I also...
followed by a fast taper. ... I could taper from 100 mg to zero in ... Both responded rapidly to Prednisone ... PMR was diagnosed, I couldn't taper ... off Prednisone for more than 12 years
@dadcue Wow!! You have been through it all!! That sounds awful! I will make sure that...
this is getting better the more we taper ... low back pain he's had on and off ... Also, his high doses of prednisone messed ... He's now up to 5 to 6 as we taper ... So now you're off the prednisone
You are not alone with having trouble tapering off of prednisone. It can be difficult for...
are not alone with having trouble tapering ... off of prednisone. ... There are many discussions on tapering ... search=Tapering%20off%20of%20Prednisone ... You might find the following tapering
Posted: May 25, 2024
How long were you taking prednisone? Some people have resilient adrenals. My adrenals weren't so resilient...
How long were you taking prednisone? ... 't so resilient after being on prednisone ... After being on 3 mg of Prednisone for ... endocrinologist said I didn't need to taper ... Fortunately, I was able to taper off
Hi @sherylp, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club. You asked a...
occurrences of PMR and was started on 20 mg prednisone ... kept a daily log to help with the tapering ... off of prednisone and logged my level ... Does the 10 mg daily dose of prednisone
Posted: May 16, 2024
Kevzara might be worth a try for "relapsing PMR" Kevzara won't work immediately so prednisone might...
Kevzara won't work immediately so prednisone ... any luck, Kevzara will allow you to taper ... off Prednisone more quickly than you
Posted: May 14, 2024
Hi @stevieb, I had symptoms of PMR and GCA about a year and a half before...
positive for GCA, I started with 40 mg prednisone ... and tapered off it after a year and ... Now I'm back on 40 mg prednisone
I'm happy you are digging into this topic. People have a tendency to hear what they...
know what would happen to me if I tapered ... off prednisone after taking it for ... My endocrinologist said if I tapered ... off prednisone, I could go back on ... off.
Posted: May 5, 2024
Glad you are having no side effects thus far and hope you wind up with none....
As far as tapering, do get guidance ... from your doctor - we all want to get off ... Your formula is similar to my first taper ... and stopping reacted in 3 days of no prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 15, 2024
Hi, I started taking LF a month ago with very good results, i.e., reduced shoulder and...
Switched to Prednisone 20mg and tapered ... off 2-3 times down to 5 mg. ... My Rheumatologist really wanted me off ... prednisone so I stopped completely
Posted: Apr 13, 2024
@johnhester, There are a couple of other discussions you might find helpful for managing PMR. ---...
/ One thing that helped me when tapering ... off of prednisone for both of my occurrences ... level of my pain when I wake up and my prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 12, 2024
Welcome @joycj, We husbands definitely need an encourager. Good for you for helping your husband with...
for helping your husband with his tapering ... down on the prednisone. ... 1/2 mg until I was finally able to taper ... off. ... Mainly to see if I could the tapering
@glinda47 Thank you! We got his inflammation levels back today (CRP and ESR) and they are...
helping him and pray we can get him off ... prednisone. ... on 80 mg starting late Feb and has tapered ... weeks now and will continue with the prednisone ... taper.
I'm doing monthly infusions of Actemra (tocilizumab) for refractory PMR. Actemra is FDA approved for GCA...
I was able to taper off prednisone. ... I have been prednisone free for 2 years ... I was on prednisone for 12 years and ... I was unable to taper off prednisone ... rheumatologist didn't want me to be on prednisone
Posted: Apr 6, 2024
I am about to do my fourth injection in two days so I’m currently on 5...
two days so I’m currently on 5 mg of prednisone ... to know that you were able to get off ... looks like you did the same with your taper
Actemra (tocilizumab) got me off prednisone. There was a waiver granted because of my "inability" to...
Actemra (tocilizumab) got me off prednisone ... because of my "inability" to taper ... off prednisone which was being used
Posted: Mar 13, 2024
@pb50 I'm curious about how you use prednisone for flares of RA. I used prednisone for...
I could usually taper off in a month ... call him "if I had any problems tapering ... off" but I never had any problems ... tapers" and had a lot of experience ... off when the pain stopped.
Discussion: Rheumatoid Drs
Posted: Mar 9, 2024