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Thank you for your reply. Yes, I have tried tapering 1/2 mg. at a time (several...
Yes, I have tried tapering 1/2 mg. at ... What have you tried in addition to prednisone
Discussion: PMR coming back?
Posted: Aug 13, 2020
Hello @dadcue, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with other members here...
tocilizumab) has allowed you to be off of prednisone ... PMC4663453/ @dadcue, did you stop taking prednisone ... started the Actemra or were you able to taper ... to a lower dosage of prednisone?
Thank you all for sharing your experiences. There is one question I have regarding tapering off...
There is one question I have regarding tapering ... that any symptons or difficulties in tapering ... off prednisone are a result of the ... tapering or withdrawal itself and not
Posted: Jul 18, 2020
Dr. Tim, a few thoughts from a similar PMR sufferer: I just turned 72 and like...
The key for taking Prednisone is to ... NOT have a preset tapering schedule. ... cannot predict in advance when to taper ... ; rather taper slowly when you are feeling ... No one wants to be on Prednisone, but
Posted: Jul 11, 2020
@sallygosse Hi everyone, I am a bit late into this discussion but thought I would add...
took me nearly two years to get off prednisone ... and my tapering was back and forth ... most of you I just wanted to get off prednisone ... think the affects of coming off the prednisone ... and life is better not being on the prednisone
In reading this thread of reports, it dawned on me that it might be good to...
is an almost immediate relief from Prednisone ... Prednisone alone will not affect or ... The disease sets the rules of tapering ... I began on 40 mg of Prednisone, a friend ... I went a year in gradual taper until
Greetings. Two weeks ago I woke up one morning having lost sight in my right eye....
for years and was on a low dose of prednisone ... I was immediately put on 60mg prednisone ... I'll taper down to 10mg for life ... I am exceedingly grateful for prednisone
Hi @relauzon, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm not sure there is any "correct" way to...
there is any "correct" way to taper ... off of prednisone since each of us ... mg and 1/2 mg until I was able to taper ... off of prednisone. ... The second occurrence I was able to taper
I am 56 and was diagnosed with PMR in Dec 2019, been on Prednisone since Aug...
diagnosed with PMR in Dec 2019, been on Prednisone ... was up to 30 mg/day for awhile then tapered ... Want to taper off prednisone but found
Thanks for starting a PMR Group Ethan @ethanmcconkey! I hope other members with PMR will share...
it took me a little over 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... off of prednisone. ... It might help to keep a tapering off ... I started tapering by 1/2 mg when it
For the record, I did take statins maybe for 3 or 4 years before getting PMR...
Also for the record I was able to taper ... off Prednisone completely by the end ... I believe that Prednisone caused me ... somewhat improved since being off Prednisone
Posted: Dec 8, 2019
Hi @vfaye, I don't think any of us diagnosed with PMR like the idea of taking...
diagnosed with PMR like the idea of taking prednisone ... years I was continually trying to taper ... off of prednisone. ... Then when off prednisone, the PMR went ... about 1-1/2 years before I was able to taper
Posted: Dec 7, 2019
I have been on prednisone for three years--I am sorry to say. My PMR included neck,...
I have been on prednisone for three ... Like, John, my response to the prednisone ... By the time I had tapered to about 10 ... I began taking prednisone again, and ... FYI, I hate prednisone's side-effects
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Oct 12, 2019
It was not originally prescribed to take the place of ,but to assist the prednisone to...
take the place of ,but to assist the prednisone ... to taper off. ... dose if needed and I do.I started on prednisone
Hi @kirby, Welcome to Connect. Thanks for sharing your PMR journey with us. It can be...
lasted 3 years before I was able to taper ... off of prednisone. ... it came back and I started on 20 mg prednisone ... again and was able to taper off in