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Yes, it is for me. I wake up with extreme pain in my fingers and wrists...
After 2 mgs. of Prednisone, the pain ... is worst when we wake up and then tapers ... off, but this has me living pain free
Posted: Mar 7, 2024
Hello @deborah57, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @nancy53 and others....
I started at 20 mg prednisone and it ... I was able to taper off of prednisone ... late 2016 and I was back on 20 mg prednisone ... This time I was able to taper off of ... prednisone in 1 and half years in 2018
Posted: Mar 6, 2024
Actually, I am a big fan of biologic drugs! I have been taking one (inflixamab, brand...
I am quite resistant to going off the ... the PMR, I need an alternative to prednisone ... another week before attempting to taper
I've been on low dose prednisone for 20 years I'm going to taper off in march...
I've been on low dose prednisone ... for 20 years I'm going to taper ... off in march I was only on 5mg.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 28, 2024
https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/uveitis#:~:text=Uveitis%20is%20inflammation%20inside%20your,healthy%20tissue%20in%20your%20eyes. My uveitis was always the autoimmune kind. It was rapid onset and recurred every year...
always responded to a high dose of prednisone ... followed by a fast taper . ... I frequently did 60 mg of prednisone ... I have needed a lot of prednisone since ... I'm now completely off prednisone
Discussion: Post prednisone
Posted: Feb 27, 2024
@krueg and @julie4868 Being on Actemra infusions for 17 and 14 months respectively seems like a...
12 years and wasn't able to taper ... didn't feel better until I got off ... It took me a year to taper off prednisone ... You might not be able to taper off prednisone ... off prednisone.
Posted: Feb 26, 2024
Congrats on getting off prednisone! It sounds like your adrenals are still trying to become fully...
Congrats on getting off prednisone! ... From my understanding is that after tapering ... off a corticosteroid it can take several
Discussion: Post prednisone
Posted: Feb 26, 2024
Whether it is prednisone withdrawal symptoms or PMR coming back really is hard to determine when...
Whether it is prednisone withdrawal ... really is hard to determine when we taper ... Prednisone withdrawal symptoms are caused ... until we attempt to wean ourselves off ... I believe the difficulty in tapering
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Feb 15, 2024
Hi there. According to my doctor it’s a 1-2 yr journey but I was lucky. I...
From that point it was a slow taper. ... After 1 yr I was off it with none of ... cataracts that are age related no prednisone ... inflammation will not go away without prednisone ... Expect some fatigue later in the tapering
Posted: Feb 11, 2024
Wow, what a journey. I'm sorry to hear it, it sounds like it's been really tough....
with my first megadose (1000 mg of Prednisone ... for 8 months, did a verrryyy slow taper ... off.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 9, 2024
Don't worry about adrenal insufficiency too much. If your husband still needs prednisolone for PMR there...
My rheumatologist wanted me off prednisone ... She encouraged me to taper off and tried ... everything she could think of to help me to taper ... off. ... The advice to taper slowly was given
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
@pkh3381, @beaver, @astaingegerdm, @pb50, @johnbishop, and all...I developed GCA and PMR following a Covid infection in...
I'm currently taking 10mg of Prednisone ... illnesses and still taking 10mg daily Prednisone ... Prednisone helped relieve pain dramatically ... but I can't taper off it at this ... respect, I will take Methotrexate, Prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 26, 2024
I was on 60 mg/day of Prednisone due to very high levels of inflammation due to...
I was on 60 mg/day of Prednisone due ... simultaneously with starting a 6-month taper ... of the Prednisone, and have been completely ... off Prednisone since October 2023. ... of immune system suppression which Prednisone
Posted: Jan 20, 2024
PMR diagnosed late September, started prednisone 20, had to bump to 30, started tapering -5 every...
diagnosed late September, started prednisone ... 20, had to bump to 30, started tapering ... -5 every two weeks, now at 9 and tapering ... treating PMR, and the task is to get off ... prednisone without triggering adrenal
Posted: Jan 18, 2024
Getting PMR into remission is the goal. Just about everybody starts with the prednisone because, as...
Just about everybody starts with the prednisone ... Then the goal is to taper down the pred ... Some people are able to taper better ... still take the methotrexate as well as prednisone ... to get pred down below 10 and then off
I think a prednisone burst for RA is okay as long as you are able to...
okay as long as you are able to taper ... off quickly. ... and tapering off in a couple of weeks ... and I tapered off quickly. ... Hopefully I can get off Actemra too.
I have been on a monthly infusion of Actemra for about a year. I started with...
I was able to get completely off prednisone ... Not only did I taper off prednisone, ... I hope to never need prednisone again ... possible but I think I'm better off ... it isn't easy to come off of it
Posted: Jan 10, 2024
It is interesting that you are off prednisone and your doctor is considering starting Actemra. I...
It is interesting that you are off prednisone ... approved for me was an inability to taper ... off prednisone. ... off prednisone. ... off prednisone had I listened.
Posted: Jan 1, 2024
Sounds like you were on the right track. And getting a diagnosis early is huge. People...
I’ve had PMR now for a year and a taper ... down to 7 mg of prednisone from 40. ... to see her on the 23rd and I was on prednisone ... medication that helps get you down off ... the prednisone and targets the PMR
Posted: Dec 30, 2023