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I've been on Actemra for about a year after tapering off Prednisone, which I was on...
on Actemra for about a year after tapering ... off Prednisone, which I was on at 60 ... and has been a HUGE improvement over Prednisone
Posted: Sep 10, 2024
Thank you, as always for making such great points. We can ask about a biologic to...
ask about a biologic to get off the prednisone ... I don’t want him to be on prednisone ... As it is now, every time we try to taper ... of life to continue struggling to taper ... the prednisone again.
Posted: Sep 6, 2024
It’s my understanding this is pretty common. I’ve heard of others mentioning it but the same...
endocrinologist because long-term use of prednisone ... your stress hormones, and when you taper ... dad’s endocrinologist, “Long-term prednisone ... for it is to wean all the way off of prednisone ... quality of life to switch medications to taper
Posted: Sep 3, 2024
"Once a daily prednisone dosage of 10 mg is reached, tapering should be slowed to a...
"Once a daily prednisone dosage ... of 10 mg is reached, tapering should ... Attempting to taper steroids before ... Tapering should be individualized once ... Prednisone causes adrenal suppression
Posted: Sep 1, 2024
"I hate to say this - my endocrinologist said I didn't need to taper prednisone from...
endocrinologist said I didn't need to taper ... prednisone from 3 mg to zero as long ... So much for slow tapers ... ... After I tapered off Prednisone the first ... I was able to taper my Prednisone dose
Posted: Aug 30, 2024
Just as an addendum to splitting your dose. I didn't need to split my dose as...
't need to split my dose as I tapered ... By the time I tapered to 10 mg I was ... Taking too much prednisone in the evening
Discussion: newly diagnosed
Posted: Aug 29, 2024
"I don't know if it's working other than I have been able to taper. That's a...
prednisone when Actemra was started ... stayed with my usual 1 mg per month prednisone ... I decided to taper my prednisone dose ... prednisone from 3 mg to zero as long ... I didn't stop prednisone immediately
Posted: Aug 28, 2024
I used Dexamethasone because I had it available to me for self diagnosis. I took it...
I took it for 4 months then tapered ... Dex is similar to prednisone just a ... So 2mg of dex is 10mg of prednisone. ... your particulars but I would try to taper ... You are right at the taper wall on 5
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
Sometimes I'm reluctant to say which biologic because tapering off prednisone wasn't simply a matter of...
reluctant to say which biologic because tapering ... I quickly tapered down to 3 mg of prednisone ... that some people are never able to taper ... guarantee that I would be able to taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
Here are some of the problems I have heard. Just my opinion. MTX is drug that...
off prednisone. ... You will still have to try and taper ... off prednisone and may still have a ... prednisone flare. ... Once you have tapered off prednisone
Posted: Aug 21, 2024
"I had been able to reduce to 5mg a day and still have reasonable comfort, trying...
However, it took 12 years on prednisone ... The 20 years of intermittent Prednisone ... dosage of 10 mg is reached, tapering ... options are tried if they are unable to taper ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Aug 18, 2024
PMR was my primary diagnosis and I was treated with daily prednisone for 12 years. I...
diagnosis and I was treated with daily prednisone ... I needed Prednisone intermittently for ... I was able to decrease my Prednisone ... I was able to taper off Prednisone before ... I needed 15 mg of Prednisone again until
Posted: Aug 17, 2024
I have been diagnosed with hypogammaglobulinemia 18 years ago, but have been on IVIG monthly doing...
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and have been on prednisone ... trying to taper down, but not going ... My prednisone was increased to 15 mg ... My PCP is tapering me for one week at
Posted: Aug 8, 2024