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These are my thoughts based listening to doctors who have treated PMR. Markers are not always...
present, PMR is always treated with prednisone ... have PMR which is being treated with prednisone ... away almost within days of being on prednisone ... Plus when they taper you off the prednisone
Posted: May 4, 2023
I was on prednisone for just about a year. I started on 20 mg, tapered weekly...
I was on prednisone for just about a ... I started on 20 mg, tapered weekly to ... 10 mg and then tapering 1 mg every ... I’ve been off for about 2 months but ... Do people go back on prednisone when
I think my PMR started with a hamstring tear in Dec. What? I have long hamstrings...
I took 5 weeks off exercise and when ... My R shoulder has been hot on and off ... On prednisone, 20, my shoulder is perfectly ... since Mar 15, and PCP wants me to taper ... We are on our own with tapering.
Posted: Apr 24, 2023
At this point, I can see why you don’t stop the Actemra. I have gone back-and-forth...
I have gone back-and-forth with prednisone ... Actemra , but never completely left prednisone ... I would definitely try getting off Actemra ... them out and use this medicine and taper
Posted: Apr 16, 2023
Methotrexate (MTX) takes 3 to 6 months to become effective. I for one chose immediate pain...
chose immediate pain relief with the prednisone ... As I taper off the prednisone I am introducing ... No tapering off needed. ... No tapering. ... off of.
Sadly I think you may have answered part of your own question - everyone is different....
times when the stomach felt a little off ... #39;t chalk it up to withdrawal from prednisone ... following article helpful — How to Reduce Prednisone ... Symptoms – Determining the Appropriate Tapering ... https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-prednisone-tapering-minimize-withdrawal
Posted: Apr 12, 2023
Good luck with Actemra and I hope it works for you. It will take some time...
was the power of suggestion but I tapered ... After 3 months I tapered by 1 mg per ... off prednisone in 3 months. ... I needed to stop my taper at 3 mg for ... off prednisone slowly in the first
Just for contrast about how one person can feel one way about something and another person...
and a fast taper would be all I needed ... I always had leftover prednisone from ... After taking prednisone for 10 years ... I wanted off prednisone so badly but ... I couldn't taper off.
Posted: Mar 25, 2023
My ophthalmologist didn't like me being on prednisone either. My intraocular pressures seemed to vary depending...
ocular hypertension even though I'm off ... prednisone. ... I was able to taper off prednisone within ... endocrinologist intervened and told me to stop tapering ... After I got off prednisone the first
I would ask your doctor how long will he/she want you to take prednisone? When their...
long will he/she want you to take prednisone ... ask them how will you be able to taper ... off prednisone when your body becomes ... dependent on prednisone as your exogenous
I was on Actemra for several months a couple of years ago. My doctor’s office had...
I had tapered off the prednisone and ... The doctor took me off the Actemra, ... Then I got GCA which started the prednisone ... was working and I, once again, went off ... prednisone for eight months until I
Greetings @saltyg I hope the combination of Embrel and prednisone is working for you. AS and...
hope the combination of Embrel and prednisone ... When I first tapered off prednisone ... stopped while I was taking 60 mg of prednisone ... followed by a fast taper. ... I like being off prednisone!
Hi @abbeyc The biologic I'm currently on is called Actemra (tocilizumab). It has been FDA approved...
I was unable to taper off prednisone ... I was off prednisone a year later. ... I could have tapered off prednisone ... insufficiency caused by long term prednisone
I am 4 months into prednisone and one week into LDN. It is too early to...
I am 4 months into prednisone and one ... is that LDN will allow me a faster taper ... off prednisone and then the LDN will ... decides to pack its bags and take off ... My prednisone so far has gone from 20mg
We should compare notes sometime. My uveitis was "steroid responsive." It was also called "severe" and...
I was a long way from getting down off ... prednisone I took prednisone daily ... fantastic for PMR but as soon as I tapered ... off prednisone I had a massive flare ... I have been off prednisone for the
Posted: Feb 16, 2023
Hi, I am wanting to taper off my prednisone. I will do it under a Drs...
Hi, I am wanting to taper off my prednisone ... and the time frame to taper. ... I can be patient and taper in small ... off of prednisone? ... pain is much better, have been on prednisone
Posted: Feb 15, 2023
I'm in agreement with tillysam. You don't say how much Prednisone you are taking or how...
You don't say how much Prednisone ... you are comfortable and then start tapering ... #39;t think of it as a race to get off ... Prednisone.
Posted: Feb 6, 2023