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About a month after coming off of my prednisone taper for PMR, I started to have...
About a month after coming off of my ... prednisone taper for PMR, I started ... I then started another 10 month prednisone ... taper (beginning at 60mg daily) and
Hi @sloped483, In my non medical opinion based on my 2 occurrences of PMR, the goal...
treat the PMR "pain" with prednisone ... whatever medication is being used and taper ... off as soon as the pain is no longer ... not necessarily mean you can't taper ... off of the drugs (just my opinion)
Posted: May 21, 2022
Hi Nana43, it is good to hear from another newbie! While my symptoms started in August...
and in April he gave me a high dose prednisone ... taper for 18 days and I had blessed ... I got off the prednisone a few days
Welcome @lsm47, I haven't had the ACTH test when my PMR was active but did have...
It's also why I think tapering off ... of prednisone needs to be done slowly ... . "Prednisone is similar to cortisol ... If you take prednisone for more than ... A gradual reduction in prednisone dosage
Welcome @shannaam, I've had two bouts of PMR. The first one lasted 3-1/2 years, the second...
received corticosteroids, with a mean prednisone ... helpful for those struggling with tapering ... off of prednisone. -- PMR Dosages
I am on 3 mg prednisone per day and have should/back pain in the morning. I...
I am on 3 mg prednisone per day and ... I take prednisone in the morning and ... wears off. ... Anyone else feel it wears off in the ... I also have a hunch that tapering at
Hi @monami, welcome. @pacarolyn started a discussion about back and shoulder pain that may interest you....
interested in this related discussion about tapering ... off of prednisone ... explain what you mean by 3 dose of prednisone ... this pain only start as you started tapering
@christopherc, You mentioned struggling at 1 mg of prednisone. My first round with PMR took 3...
You mentioned struggling at 1 mg of prednisone ... with PMR took 3 and half years to taper ... off and the last six months I went ... precise but it did finally allow me to taper ... off of prednisone.
I was eager to get off the prednisone, too, as I said at length earlier. However,...
I was eager to get off the prednisone ... looking for a way to increase the prednisone ... hoping the LDN might help with the taper ... Good fortune with your taper in a few
Posted: Mar 7, 2022
@gjc111, Do you mean tried accupuncture along with prednisone when trying to taper off of prednisone?...
mean tried accupuncture along with prednisone ... when trying to taper off of prednisone ... address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone
Posted: Feb 17, 2022
Welcome @tillysam, Sorry to hear you joined the GCA club. I can imagine that going down...
imagine that going down from 80 mg prednisone ... Took me 3 and half years to get off ... Are you completely off of prednisone ... Do you mind sharing how your tapering
Posted: Feb 14, 2022
My pmr shows itself in my shoulders and neck. I have been on prednisone for about...
I have been on prednisone for about ... feel really good at the moment and am tapering ... with my weights but think I will hold off
Posted: Feb 9, 2022
It took maybe another few days for 100%! I was good at this level until I...
Rheumy put me up 1 mg to 11 mg prednisone ... days, then back to 10, i began to taper ... oncologist says we have to get me off
I am a 75 yo male who has and continues to exercise at an elite (nationally...
He Rx prednisone (pd) 10 mg per day ... Within 6 hours of taking prednisone ... I tapered off pd over a period of months ... I went on pd again and tapered off again
Hi Karen @karenhope, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear the Methotrexate had the bad side effects...
rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone ... Took me 3 and half years to taper off ... and half years before I was able to taper ... off.
I too was being treated by a PCP and had a ragged start to diagnosis and...
I was on and off prednisone with the ... usual tapering. ... When I got to 10 mg of prednisone he ... had me start a taper of 1 mg per month ... As much as I'd like to be off prednisone
Hello @dubecates, I would like to add my welcome along with @becsbuddy and other members. Sorry...
PMR that it took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... I picked up my prednisone prescription ... Maybe you are tapering down to fast. ... of 1 to 10 along with the amount of prednisone
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 21, 2022
Thanks for the advice Teri. With the help of my doctor, I'm working through tapering off...
my doctor, I'm working through tapering ... off the prednisone and supplementing ... for over 40 years and just turn it off
Hi. I'll defer to the support leaders and others for verification/opinions, but my sense is that...
CRP; especially after being put on a taper ... of prednisone. ... astronomically high and put me on a prednisone ... taper before the blood test came back ... without a hand-hold and could not take off
Posted: Jan 6, 2022
HI, I'm sorry that you are having PMR pain and are unable to see a doctor...
eight months, during which I took prednisone ... a rheumatologist and took low dose prednisone ... experience any adverse effects from the prednisone ... and was able to taper off over a period ... Prednisone was the only remedy that