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Hello @obetv, welcome to Connect. I also have PMR which is currently in remission. I can...
in 2007 and it took me 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... The second occurrence I tapered much ... if he can give you some different tapering ... your doctor suggested any specific tapering
Posted: Nov 13, 2018
@dar9216 - from Tinkerbell - I have GCA and just finished my taper all the way...
- I have GCA and just finished my taper ... Sed Rate to see if I am okay to stay off ... of the Prednisone or need to go back ... diagnosed on 2 May 2017 and finished the taper
Hi Don @donkrause -- welcome to Connect. I have no medical training or background but have...
training or background but have been on prednisone ... until I was able to get off of it and ... The first time the tapering took almost ... The second occurrence I was able to taper ... off in less than 2 years.
Posted: Jun 16, 2018
Thanks for your detailed explanation. I am patient at Mayo Clinic Rochester. I travel from Ecuador...
wean me of the metrotexate and the prednisone ... While weaning of the prednisone (very ... If I do fine on it, I can taper of the ... reluctant to answer then its completely off
Discussion: CBD oil for pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Mar 15, 2018
Well unfortunately I've had a relapse and I am back to 15mg of prednisone per day....
a relapse and I am back to 15mg of prednisone ... doing fairly well most of the summer, tapered ... I've been off line for most of the summer
Hello @helloshelly7969 - I have PMR and can share that prednisone was the magic pill for...
helloshelly7969 - I have PMR and can share that prednisone ... years ago I was put on 20 mg dosage of prednisone ... and it took me 3 years to taper off ... I was put back on a dose of 20 mg prednisone ... only side effect I have had from the prednisone
Discussion: New to Humira
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 30, 2017
Hello @barbararene, The first time my PMR came out it took me 3 years to taper...
PMR came out it took me 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... for a year before he was able to get off ... of the prednisone.
Posted: Sep 28, 2017
@cehunt57, Yes, your pancreas transplant is a miracle to celebrate! Thank you for generously sharing your...
who can answer your question about prednisone ... to normal after my high levels of prednisone ... were tapered. ... I remained on low dose (5 mg) of prednisone ... I was approved to taper off last year
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: May 22, 2017
You mentioned that you were on 4 mg dosage or prednisone and when you try taking...
mentioned that you were on 4 mg dosage or prednisone ... write a prescription for the 1 mg prednisone ... your doctor you are having difficulty tapering ... for you and that you will be able to taper ... off of prednisone.
@wkary, I see that you are coming off prednisone. How is that going for you? I've...
wkary, I see that you are coming off ... prednisone. ... started coming off by tapering to 2.5mg ... My body did not like coming off of it ... the prednisone.
Discussion: Vitamin B12 Shots
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Sep 24, 2016
Hi Mike, I was diagnosed with MP in May of this year. I had a lot...
diagnosed, the doctor put me on 40 mg of Prednisone ... for a few weeks, then started to taper ... The high dose of Prednisone made me ... I didn't have any pain until I was tapered ... off to about 15 mg. a day.
Don't worry about complaining. Being stuck with a condition that seems to be unpredictable and mysterious,...
You say that you have been on prednisone ... off and on, do you mean a prednisone ... titer starting at a high dose and tapering ... your 'condition' clears up during prednisone ... Since prednisone helps intermittently
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 22, 2016
I’m just going to hop in here because I’m having a horrible time and I don’t...
I’ve been put on Prednisone for multiple ... time being more difficult to come off ... if they were “normal” I could stay off ... of the prednisone. ... the 5 for a few days then start a tapper
I had been on prednisone for over a year and half, but gradually tapered off last...
year and half, but gradually tapered ... off last spring/early summer. ... started me on hydroxychloroqine before I tapered ... off of the prednisone, but when I hit ... Then we slowed my taper a bit and she
People find different things that work for them. Collectively they are all called "Steroid sparing medications."...
a flare when you try to lower your prednisone ... some people get to a lower dose of Prednisone ... personally think the sooner you can get off ... Prednisone ... the better. ... Unfortunately, tapering off Prednisone
Posted: Jan 8 11:38am
There are many examples on this blog of people who were successful with taking prednisone and...
people who were successful with taking prednisone ... and then tapering off. ... even if you have to increase your prednisone ... in the midst of tapering of you will ... The difference in terms of tapering
Posted: Jan 15 8:25am