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The abbreviation of Reactive Arthritis is (ReA) so it won't be confused with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)....
My ophthalmologist used high dose Prednisone ... 60 mg to start followed by a fast taper ... That kind of dose of Prednisone alleviates
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Nov 29 10:10am
If you have intermittent flares of iritis, that generally isn't associated with PMR --- iritis is...
However PMR almost always responds to a Prednisone ... diagnosed with PMR and getting on Prednisone ... --- there isn't any tapering method ... I didn't finally get off Prednisone ... I'm just happy to be done with Prednisone
Posted: Dec 2 11:06pm
Sorry ... I didn't realize you were from the UK. Someone told me the rules in...
approved was because I was unable to taper ... off prednisone and my case of PMR was ... ------------ I wish you luck with tapering ... said I was very lucky to be able to taper ... on prednisone for such a long time.
Discussion: Flare
Posted: 4 days ago
I think that's a tough one just because each of us are different. My rheumatologist was...
super helpful and gave me scripts of prednisone ... patients took over a year at 1mg to taper ... with PMR I spent the last six months tapering ... bumped it back up to half of what I tapered ... still was making progress with the tapering
Posted: Nov 18 7:17am
This subject is very complicated. I don't know all that much other than what my rheumatologist...
Unlike Prednisone, Actemra can be easily ... Actemra was working until I started tapering ... my Prednisone dose by 1 mg per week ... I only tapered my Prednisone dose that ... my rheumatologist told me to stop tapering
Posted: Nov 19 8:20pm
I didn't want to take Prednisone either. It wasn't as though I was given a choice....
I didn't want to take Prednisone ... I don't take Prednisone anymore. ... Looking back on why I took Prednisone ... the medication that enabled me to taper ... off prednisone was worse than prednisone
Posted: Nov 19 3:47am
Everyone's reactions to prednisone are different. I did not gain weight or change my diet. I...
Everyone's reactions to prednisone ... Prednisone did interfere with my sleep ... felt like superwoman until I started tapering ... 100 with pmr, then felt like 30 on prednisone ... Only had one slight flare tapering 10%
Posted: Nov 21 9:54am
I appreciate everyone's responses. I had appt with my Rheumatologist. He checked my sed rate and...
#39;t worried about me increasing my Prednisone ... advised me to return to 3mg and continue tapering
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Nov 23 12:37pm
From 10 to 5, I tapered at 1 per month. Below 5 at 0.5 per month....
From 10 to 5, I tapered at 1 per month ... Your taper seems a little fast. ... reporting issues almost always seem to be tapering ... Chasing a bouncing ball of prednisone
Posted: Dec 8 11:38am