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Hello @npostusa, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear your vaccine started your PMR symptoms. It...
not something that a few weeks of prednisone ... on an average dose of 15 to 20mg prednisone ... off. ... off. ... off sooner.
Hello @pokey, Welcome to Connect. So sorry to hear you've joined those of us who have...
Prednisone is the magic pill to make ... but it's something you want to taper ... off of as soon as it is possible which
John @johnbishop, Thank you so much for those links! I am learning a lot about PMR...
attribute my soreness to and when to back off ... Am I tapering too fast or too slow? ... sometimes feels like just too much prednisone ... illness." Avoiding over-use of prednisone ... re all eager to get out from under prednisone
Posted: Mar 4 7:39pm
I have seen so many things that seem to work for one person and not so...
mostly keto advocates until they spun off ... months at 10mg and then was able to taper ... Approximately 5 months at 20mg prednisone ... is a rather long time without a taper
I agree with you regarding how to taper off prednisone. I had a mild case (only...
I agree with you regarding how to taper ... off prednisone. ... I started at 10 mg. and tried tapering ... off by 1 mg. every 2 weeks. ... I found that a .5 mg. taper was more
Posted: Mar 27 10:01am
I'm currently 70 years old. PMR was diagnosed when I was 52. I took Prednisone for...
I took Prednisone for PMR every day ... biologic called Actemra was tried and I tapered ... off prednisone in a year. ... I have now been completely off prednisone ... followed by a fast taper was routine
Posted: Jan 19 12:45pm
"I NEED to get better! Please forgive me for sounding like I'm complaining, but I absolutely...
I was started on 65mg of prednisone, ... I have now tapered down to 20, which ... told me a "stable dose" of prednisone ... Pain combined with Prednisone side effects ... I'm off prednisone currently and
Discussion: Feeling defeated
Posted: Jan 17 2:54pm
"It's interesting too where you say prednisone is listed as one of your medical problems. In...
In my medical chart, GCA, prednisone ... more concerned about my inability to taper ... off Prednisone. ... as saying, "I never want to be off ... I truly want to be off Actemra!
Posted: Jan 22 10:35am
@bonnie57 Hello Bonnie! Is your doctor a rheumatologist? Most specialists will bring up starting you on...
biologic to help your pain and also taper ... you off the ptednisone. ... inflammatory that should not be taken with prednisone
Posted: Jan 22 2:59pm
I'm very envious that you're able to run. I had to give it up for the...
up for the time being because the prednisone ... muscle problems will clear up as I taper ... more or else get off of prednisone. ... #39;m a few months behind you on the taper ... interested to hear how you're taper
@nyxygirl, @becsbuddy, @johnbishop and all... Another interesting new friend introduced to me! How lovely, and how...
I am still on 8 mg Prednisone daily, ... weekly for the last 8 months or so, tapering ... down on Prednisone from 20 mg at my ... in seeing if I need to increase the Prednisone ... I've been off the site for several
"Some patients will start to see improvement within a few weeks, but it may take several...
I only tapered my prednisone dose by ... After 3 months I decided to taper my ... off prednisone a year after starting ... forgotten what it felt like to be off ... rheumatologist asks me how long I have been OFF
Posted: Mar 31 3:25pm
I just started on hydroxycloroquine. I’ve been on prednisone for 5 months so hoping it helps....
I’ve been on prednisone for 5 months ... H and said that it helped you get off ... of P, what was your taper schedule? ... Right now I’m supposed to taper 1 mg
Thanks. I was diagnosed in December 2024 and my rheumatologist started me on a low dose...
started me on a low dose of 4 mg of prednisone ... I started tapering last month and i ... I’m hoping to be completely off prednisone
Posted: May 23 8:53pm
Prednisone isn't the only option anymore but it is still the least expensive. There are other...
Prednisone isn't the only option ... that worked for me and allowed me to taper ... off prednisone. ... to find alternatives to long term Prednisone
Posted: May 21 5:29pm
The prednisone should relieve your symptoms fairly quickly - like in a few days. If not,...
The prednisone should relieve your symptoms ... there a while, then start to slowly taper ... off the steriod.
Posted: May 19 6:52pm
I am 61. I was diagnosed with PMR ar 59 and was put on 15mg prednisone...
with PMR ar 59 and was put on 15mg prednisone ... and tappered down to 0 in 18 month. ... After being completely off prednisone ... Dr put me back on 10 mg prednisone, ... Dr thinks I just came down off of prednisone
Posted: May 27 4:59pm
Do you have GCA or PMR or both? Kevzara should allow you to get to a...
and not being able to taper down to ... 10 mg for 12 years despite tapering ... biologic similar to Kevzara allowed me to taper ... mostly determine how quickly you can taper ... off prednisone.
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: May 31 12:52pm
I had been taking Lipitor until my CK levels started to rise so my PCP took...
started to rise so my PCP took me off ... He said” I’ll put you on Prednisone ... I’m still tapering from 15 mg/ day currently
Posted: Jun 26 10:20am