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Your doctor will have to tell you how to taper if necessary, but I just googled...
doctor will have to tell you how to taper ... but I just googled how to get off prednisone ... Some websites say you can just stop prednisone ... websites say you don't need to taper
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 18 2:34pm
I agree. Demonizing prednisone is not helpful. Some of us have tried every option to get...
Demonizing prednisone is not helpful ... What amazes me about prednisone is that ... side effects were much worse than prednisone ... tough out the pain on a very slow taper ... I still plan to taper off eventually
Posted: Feb 14 11:39am
It sounds like your PMR isn't completely under control yet if you're having trouble walking and...
How long have you been taking prednisone ... The prednisone and the PMR can both ... I went through a bad stretch tapering ... from 20 mg prednisone down to 10 where
Posted: Mar 1 6:27pm
Hi, I've been diagnosed with PMR and have been on prednisone for 12 months. (continuing to...
diagnosed with PMR and have been on prednisone ... (continuing to taper with the benefit ... Rheumatologist gave her a prescription for prednisone ... the last year on the importance to taper ... Is this a common way to take prednisone
Thank you John. You are a wonderful source of information and good advice. I have been...
I have been reading other posts re tapering ... She originally had me taper 2.5 every ... posts I’ve looked at they seem to taper ... once a month and even .5 taper. ... She’s anxious to get me off prednisone
Posted: Mar 7 3:22pm
I think a low cortisol is expected after months on prednisone. It potentially is a serious...
cortisol is expected after months on prednisone ... Other than staying off prednisone to ... I needed to stay on 3 mg of prednisone ... at an adequate level to allow me to taper ... off prednisone.
No ... DHEA wasn't recommended. I tried DHEA for a month on my own and stopped...
Staying on 3 mg or less of Prednisone ... I believe the only reason I could taper ... could go from 3 mg to zero without tapering ... the first time I stopped Prednisone ... My first attempt to stop Prednisone
Yes, Inflammation markers can be normal (as with me) and you can still have PMR. My...
A year ago I started prednisone and ... tapered to 10mg over 10 months with ... I’m hopeful to get off Prednisone in
I was diagnosed with PMR in November 2022 at 58 yrs old, and started on 20...
My Lessons learned: 1) go slow on tapering ... very slow as my body got used to the prednisone ... . 2) as prednisone drops, the old
Posted: Jun 18, 2024
hi, my name is Joni and I have had polymyalgia rheumatica for over 6 years. I...
I am on a low dose (5 mg) of prednisone ... , but even with slow tapering, I cannot ... I have failed tapering for several years ... All from the prednisone.
Posted: Jan 23, 2012
Hello @bix53, I see that you have already connected with @joanna626 and I would like to...
like you are doing well with your prednisone ... tapering schedule. ... What was your starting dose of prednisone
Posted: Aug 30, 2023
Thanks so much! The higher dose did clear the pain but my Rheumatologist is concerned about...
is concerned about bad effects of prednisone ... tomorrow and am asking to slow the taper
Discussion: PMR and Work
Posted: Jan 21 7:56pm
"... my whole goal in being on this site is to help people understand the love...
understand the love hate relationship with prednisone ... People seem to love prednisone or hate ... prednisone. ... However, I don't envy that you tapered ... off Prednisone with what sounds to
Posted: Feb 3 11:25am
With luck you’re going into remission. When I was first diagnosed my CRP was 76. My...
My doctor prescribed 15mg of prednisone ... weeks to be followed by a moderate taper ... It took me 17 months to taper from 15
Posted: Feb 2 3:14pm
good topic. I too am curious as to why the two cannot be taken at the...
of the problems I’m having being on prednisone ... This is my second try at tapering, currently