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"Why am I bothering to get down to no medication when my body goes into a...
There is no magic tapering strategy ... Nobody knows the best way to taper off ... off prednisone is the following. ... That is why we need to taper off prednisone ... I got off Prednisone after 12 years
Posted: Jun 11, 2024
Hello @bobroberts, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience treating PMR. I agree that...
I agree that prednisone is not always ... the dosage amount for the day when tapering ... down to get off of prednisone. ... level was too high then to slow the taper
Posted: Jun 11, 2024
"Please go after your pains one at a time and don't assume they are inter-related. This...
one at a time that I successfully tapered ... off prednisone. ... anyway and I was finally able to get off ... Prednisone. ... term basis and prednisone was only
Your probably still on Prednisone? I didnt read through all the threads. My take is if...
The adrenal startup when you taper is ... into not over reacting to get you off ... the prednisone. ... You can probably taper these back as ... soon as you get off prednisone.
Yes. I was originally at 60 mgs of Prednisone last September for possible GCA along with...
I was originally at 60 mgs of Prednisone ... have it so they immediately stated to taper ... me off the meds and now I'm down
Same for Reactive Arthritis ... Pain was more confined to my lumbar spine but I also...
followed by a fast taper. ... I could taper from 100 mg to zero in ... Both responded rapidly to Prednisone ... PMR was diagnosed, I couldn't taper ... off Prednisone for more than 12 years
@dadcue Wow!! You have been through it all!! That sounds awful! I will make sure that...
this is getting better the more we taper ... low back pain he's had on and off ... Also, his high doses of prednisone messed ... He's now up to 5 to 6 as we taper ... So now you're off the prednisone
How long were you taking prednisone? Some people have resilient adrenals. My adrenals weren't so resilient...
How long were you taking prednisone? ... 't so resilient after being on prednisone ... After being on 3 mg of Prednisone for ... endocrinologist said I didn't need to taper ... Fortunately, I was able to taper off
I was on Prednisone for more than 12 years. I wasn't able to get much below...
off Prednisone a difficult challenge ... When I tapered off Prednisone, my endocrinologist ... off Prednisone until my cortisol level ... I had an easier time tapering off Prednisone ... ... no tapering was needed.
Kevzara might be worth a try for "relapsing PMR" Kevzara won't work immediately so prednisone might...
Kevzara won't work immediately so prednisone ... any luck, Kevzara will allow you to taper ... off Prednisone more quickly than you
Posted: May 14, 2024
Hi @stevieb, I had symptoms of PMR and GCA about a year and a half before...
positive for GCA, I started with 40 mg prednisone ... and tapered off it after a year and ... Now I'm back on 40 mg prednisone
I'm happy you are digging into this topic. People have a tendency to hear what they...
know what would happen to me if I tapered ... off prednisone after taking it for ... My endocrinologist said if I tapered ... off prednisone, I could go back on ... off.
Posted: May 5, 2024
Until PMR was diagnosed, I had no problem tapering off prednisone … sometimes from 100 mg...
PMR was diagnosed, I had no problem tapering ... off prednisone … sometimes from 100 ... into remission with a high dose of prednisone ... followed by a fast taper. ... I couldn’t taper off prednisone for
Posted: Apr 26, 2024
Glad you are having no side effects thus far and hope you wind up with none....
As far as tapering, do get guidance ... from your doctor - we all want to get off ... Your formula is similar to my first taper ... and stopping reacted in 3 days of no prednisone
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Posted: Apr 15, 2024
Hi, I started taking LF a month ago with very good results, i.e., reduced shoulder and...
Switched to Prednisone 20mg and tapered ... off 2-3 times down to 5 mg. ... My Rheumatologist really wanted me off ... prednisone so I stopped completely
Posted: Apr 13, 2024
Welcome @joycj, We husbands definitely need an encourager. Good for you for helping your husband with...
for helping your husband with his tapering ... down on the prednisone. ... 1/2 mg until I was finally able to taper ... off. ... Mainly to see if I could the tapering
@glinda47 Thank you! We got his inflammation levels back today (CRP and ESR) and they are...
helping him and pray we can get him off ... prednisone. ... on 80 mg starting late Feb and has tapered ... weeks now and will continue with the prednisone ... taper.