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I've been on low dose prednisone for 20 years I'm going to taper off in march...
I've been on low dose prednisone ... for 20 years I'm going to taper ... off in march I was only on 5mg.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 28 12:49pm
My liver enzymes, AST and ALT have both been elevated at various times since I was...
medications used to treat PMR and/or Prednisone ... when atorvastatin was stopped after I tapered ... off prednisone. ... I have lost 35 lbs since getting off ... Prednisone.
Discussion: Elevated alk phos
Posted: Aug 16 11:31am
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.
"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 2:52pm
This "awful drug" has saved my life. I was in such excruciating pain that I thought...
quickly and 4 hours after my 1st dose of Prednisone ... felt the weight of the world lifted off ... I've tapered from 20mg to 8.5mg ... I hope to be off Prednisone in another ... one will be eternally grateful for Prednisone
Posted: Jun 17 8:26am
Giving her adrenals a chance to produce cortisol depends on why she was put on a...
#34; sometimes when people can't taper ... off prednisone. ... I had to stay on 3 mg without tapering ... quality of life got better when I got off ... Prednisone.
Posted: Jun 18 9:40pm
@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
It would be too fast if you were only taking prednisone and following a standard reduction...
be too fast if you were only taking prednisone ... Kevzara as well suggests you need to get off ... prednisone more quickly than usual, ... explain the reasons for the quicker taper
Thats a really good question. I wont bother sending you links but just google prednisone taper...
taper or prednisone and cortisol. ... This pain from the taper can also resurface ... the PMR in check making it easier to taper ... going to be pain free when you get off ... If its prednisone taper Tylenol or other
Posted: Jun 24 9:11am
I hope you tapered slowly, your adrenal glands become dependent on Prednisone for cortisol production. It's...
I hope you tapered slowly, your adrenal ... glands become dependent on Prednisone ... It's dangerous to take yourself off ... #34;, as there are alternatives to Prednisone
Discussion: treatment of PMR
Posted: Jun 26 7:49am
"RA has been around a long time." "Corticosteroids appear to be all that works if the...
Promoting the fast response to prednisone ... be reset quickly and people need to taper ... off Prednisone as soon as possible. ... Prednisone worked well for uveitis and ... dose for uveitis followed by a fast taper
Discussion: treatment of PMR
Posted: Jun 23 12:59pm
Before you panic too much, just follow your doctor's plan. She's probably trying to figure out...
It does look like your prednisone taper ... to wait another two weeks to start tapering ... Even if you go off Kevzara you may be ... able to stay on prednisone at a lower
Can you tell me about the cloudiness on your lungs? I’ve been dealing with that for...
It was a cycle of on prednisone, taper ... Staying off prednisone for now as I ... waiting to remove them due to the prednisone
I was diagnosed with PMR about 15 months ago. My first assigned prednisone dosage was too...
My first assigned prednisone dosage ... breakfast and dinner), with a more gradual taper ... (7.5/7.5), with a slower taper when ... to have worked as far as getting me off ... prednisone without inflammation returning
Posted: Aug 15 9:31am
I had a similar experience with Actemra (tocilizumab). I was skeptical that Actemra would work so...
Being a skeptic, I decided to taper ... I tapered off Prednisone a second time ... The second time I tapered off Prednisone ... off Prednisone. ... I have been off prednisone for 3 years
Posted: Aug 19 6:25pm
@susanew, My PMR has been in remission now for about a little over 6 years but...
time it took me 3 and half years to taper ... second time with PMR 6 years after tapering ... off the first time was much easier ... of prednisone. ... symptom/pain level log along with your prednisone
Posted: Aug 8 9:27am
@yertondg I posted a video about the "gold standard" for tapering off prednisone for the treatment...
off prednisone for the treatment of ... off Prednisone for PMR. ... off Prednisone in less than a year. ... off except I needed to wait nearly ... I have currently been off Prednisone
It’s been a while (thankfully) but I remember waking with the first one in September and...
Neurologist thought to hit it with Prednisone ... think it was 10 days or so of the prednisone ... start with a higher dose and gradually taper ... off.
Support Group: Sleep Health
Posted: Aug 23, 2023