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Hi @wedgyjackson, I had symptoms of pain and stiffness throughout my body, PMR, not diagnosed. Then...
artery biopsy and started on 40 mg prednisone ... , tapering down 5 mg every two weeks ... I've been off prednisone about a
Trying to decrease your prednisone dose by 2.5 mg so soon after being diagnosed is worth...
"the doctor did hint that the tapering ... failure just because you can't taper ... more than 10 years before I could taper ... off prednisone in less than a year. ... Finding a way to get off prednisone
Since you live in Colorado I would recommend you get a referral to doctor Ann’s Louise...
Has she considered a study with IViG/prednisone ... a year she had two groups one IVIG/prednisone ... I have had friends tapered off of gabapentin ... She came off of it and felt a lot better
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Posted: Oct 15, 2023
Have they done a kidney biopsy? I was diagnosed with IGA vasculitis and I had blood...
upped to 60mg, when I was weaning off ... in 2 weeks and hoping he takes me off ... Prednisone is bad but I’m doing soo ... much better now that I’ve tapered down
I believe you will get better eventually. For me PmR came on fast and hard. It...
just a bit stiff in the AM and have tapered ... to 2.5 mg predisone. ... I will be so glad to be off predisone
Posted: Oct 9, 2023
I am on Kevzara, too, starting in April, soon after I was diagnosed and started on...
after I was diagnosed and started on prednisone ... Now I am starting to taper off from ... on 8 and I think will try a slower taper
Posted: Oct 6, 2023
From my personal experience with PMR, no 6 day dose would get rid of it. First...
me 3 and 1/2 years before I could taper ... off of prednisone and be pain free ... me 1 and half years before I could taper ... off.
It is a nasty drug. So sorry. WhenI was diagnosed with ANCA Vasculitis -Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis,...
Polyangiitis, I was only on 60 mg of Prednisone ... for 2 weeks before starting to taper ... Rheumatologist isn't trying to get you off ... Prednisone more quickly...
wilmigtonemperor, after reading a lot of discussions on this site, it is evident that no two...
My rheumatologist is postulating prednisone ... tapering triggering an autoimmune response ... I'm trying to ward off the swelling
Hi, Just to add to the confusion. When I was diagnosed in May 2023 I started...
She then upped my prednisone to 30mg ... without pain during several months of tapering ... No side effects so far from prednisone ... My goal is to get off the prednisone ... Right now I am tapering 1mg per month
It took over 4 months to diagnose my PMR. I could barely walk. I was so...
my PMR and started me on 15 mg of prednisone ... it for 4 months, than began a slow taper ... off of it. ... The prednisone was not fun, and I developed ... Even with that, the prednisone was so
Hi apb, You are not alone! I was diagnosed with TTP in 2009. The cause is...
am treated with plasma pheresis and prednisone ... (80 mg then eventually taper off). ... 18,2022 I didn’t receive Rituximab, just Prednisone ... The prednisone contributes to higher
Posted: Sep 6, 2023
Hi @chzuck, I've had two occurrences of PMR. Starting at 20mg prednisone for both. I always...
Starting at 20mg prednisone for both ... I also only tapered when my pain level ... off, the second time six years later ... took 1 and a half years to taper off ... pain in the morning and the dose of prednisone
Posted: Aug 23, 2023
Welcome @mpm! My PMR has been in remission for 5+ years now but I do have...
find helpful on the topic here: --- Prednisone ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-and-bone-loss-i-was-diagnosed-with-pmr ... Tapering can be difficult if you try ... to taper off too fast. ... Do you mind sharing what dosage of prednisone
Posted: Aug 20, 2023
Thanks for replying to me John , i was diagnosed with PMR in March and put...
with PMR in March and put on 15mg of prednisone ... my GP tomorrow , would love to come off ... , i see a lot are having problems tappering
Posted: Aug 14, 2023
Hi, Can just share my experience as over time I had quite serious prednisone side effects....
experience as over time I had quite serious prednisone ... While continuing to hopefully taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Aug 12, 2023
I think the 5.9 years as the "average" duration of PMR came from the following study....
Some people take prednisone for a short ... period of time and some people take prednisone ... Some people take prednisone for the ... rest of their lives ... some people taper ... off quickly.
Posted: Aug 10, 2023
This would just be a couple of guesses. I'm currently doing monthly infusions of Actemra. The...
Cortisol is what prednisone replaces ... but oral doses of prednisone aren&#39 ... As you wean yourself off prednisone, ... level should improve as you slowly taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Aug 5, 2023