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I'm sorry to say Rheumies, in general, seem to go for the fast taper, which does...
hovering between 11.5 and 12.0 mg Prednisone ... Prednisone started in Jan. 2022 was ... not a race, but we do have to get off ... one time, I could barely get on and off ... Thus, the slow taper.
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
PMR can be frustrating. I don't think anyone likes taking the prednisone but if you have...
#39;t think anyone likes taking the prednisone ... with the goal of tapering off slowly ... which helped me taper off. ... I generally did not taper to the next ... /discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission
Posted: Jul 18, 2022
Welcome @olliviv, It sounds like you already have a head start and a great mindset for...
I would hate to do it without prednisone ... but it does help to taper off as soon ... my PMR were started with 20mgs of prednisone ... It took me 3 and half years to taper ... second time around and allowed me to taper
Posted: Jul 5, 2022
I was diagnosed with PMR in May 2016 & didn't want to take a corticosteroid like...
want to take a corticosteroid like predisone ... insisted that I do a very aggressive taper ... off the methylprednisolone, and of ... authorization' paperwork, which knocked off ... Plus predisone/methylprednisolone is
I was tapering off Prednisone starting from 15 mg I went to 12.5-then 10-then 8,6,4, 3,2.5,2,1.5,1,1/2....
I was tapering off Prednisone starting ... I think it is very important to taper ... Mg doses when you get to the end of tapering
Posted: Jun 25, 2022
Yes, dr prescribed steriod as systematic treatment of inflamation, but maybe the tapering off was too...
treatment of inflamation, but maybe the tapering ... off was too drastic (as shown in attachment ... discussions on Mayo Connect about tapering ... off of predisone which suggests much
I was a very active 73 yr young I have had pmr now for a year...
I know the goal is to get off prednisone ... You need to take enough prednisone to ... soon will go to dead slow nearly stop taper
Posted: Jun 1, 2022
I was diagnosed with PMR 3 years ago and am still trying to taper off prednisone...
3 years ago and am still trying to taper ... off prednisone after experiencing several ... I have had to increase my dose of prednisone ... and begin tapering again. ... off prednisone continues.
If you're in pain, you shouldn't be tapering. The objective is not a relentless drive to...
#39;re in pain, you shouldn't be tapering ... is not a relentless drive to zero prednisone ... though we'd all like to be off ... you initially got when you started prednisone ... Your body dictates the taper, not an
Hi June, I know each of us are different with the pain levels. When I was...
When I was tapering, I didn't mind ... I tried to taper every 2 weeks but on ... could finally go from 1/2 to totally off ... prednisone and still had about a 1
I came down with PMR December 2021. My CRP marker was 58. Primary gave me Methylprednisolone...
in January who put me on 12.5 mg of Prednisone ... /stiffness is the goal and then to taper ... off the meds. ... not seem to want to go above 20 mg Prednisone ... each morning (this equates to 20 mg Prednisone
I think it might depend on why the doctor wants you to take the prednisone. If...
why the doctor wants you to take the prednisone ... pain to go away, hence the need to taper ... off slowly depending on how much pain ... you have when you taper.
Posted: Jan 14, 2022
@jmcc - That's a great question. I based all of my tapering on a daily pain...
I based all of my tapering on a daily ... I didn't taper down when it was ... up before I took my daily dose of prednisone ... off with the last six months going ... following method for titrating the dose of prednisone
Posted: Dec 1, 2021
I experienced an attack of PMR almost immediately after receiving my first Covid vaccination. I didn't...
overcome most of the worst symptoms and taper ... off of prednisone. ... another attack of PMR and go back on prednisone
Posted: Nov 11, 2021
I, too, become discouraged from time to time. I've had PMR since the summer of 2019...
summer of 2019 and even with slow tapers ... And though we all want off of prednisone ... pain-free), and then attempt a slow taper