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Welcome @lsm47, I haven't had the ACTH test when my PMR was active but did have...
It's also why I think tapering off ... of prednisone needs to be done slowly ... . "Prednisone is similar to cortisol ... If you take prednisone for more than ... A gradual reduction in prednisone dosage
@ncgal, I don't think there is specific tapering schedule. Each person is affected differently with their...
don't think there is specific tapering ... off of prednisone. ... off. ... Sometimes I did it on a weekly taper ... off of prednisone.
Hi I wonder if you were on an adequate dose to start with if you still...
I started prednisone treatment for PMR ... for a couple of weeks and then try tapering ... 7.5 mg daily and hope to continue tapering ... off the Prednisone. ... to check that this prolonged use of prednisone
Posted: Feb 28, 2023
Hi @cmm445, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I was 60 when my first occurrence of PMR...
off. ... off prednisone. ... of the prednisone. ... off of prednisone and record the dosage ... off.
Posted: Sep 25, 2020
Hello @valerie6062, Welcome to Connect. I haven't read any conclusive evidence on prednisone causing neuropathy but...
;t read any conclusive evidence on prednisone ... PMR, I had some pain flares due to tapering ... off of prednisone too quickly or too ... ride with the treatment is due to tapering
I am getting the Kevzara for free. I called Kevzara Connect at 844-538-9272. They are very...
I can start tapering off the prednisone ... best thing so far is that I was taken off ... the methotrexate and just take 6 mg prednisone ... initially allowing me to drop down on the prednisone
@drtiminaz, It sounds like you have a pretty good plan for tapering off of prednisone and...
like you have a pretty good plan for tapering ... off of prednisone and it's going ... correct about being a side effect of the prednisone
Posted: Jul 6, 2020
Hello @paulamhp -- Welcome to Connect. I also have PMR but it's now in remission. I...
matter of increasing the dosage by 1 mg prednisone ... had 2 occurrences of PMR and when tapering ... off of prednisone both times I bounced ... that really helped me come up with a tapering
I'm sorry you have PMR at such a young age. I have just recovered from my...
days and I am now in the process of tapering ... off of prednisone, which is, in my ... better, even though I am decreasing the prednisone
Hi Mary @marymckeith, I'm sorry to hear you are struggling with additional pain. You mentioned in...
when I dropped to a lower dose of prednisone ... even try going up 1/2 of the amount I tapered ... Tapering off of prednisone is different
Posted: Dec 14, 2023
@aspine, I kept a daily log with the pain I was having in the morning along...
morning along with that days dosage of prednisone ... went back to the previous dose of prednisone ... off of prednisone with my rheumatologist ... like isn't the purpose of the prednisone ... off of prednisone.
Posted: Jan 24, 2022
Hello @graysea, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear that prednisone has caused such awful side...
I'm sorry to hear that prednisone ... off of Prednisone: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ You also ... https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-prednisone-tapering-minimize-withdrawal ... off of predninsone the first time I
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Jul 7, 2022
@sadiesmom, I can't begin to imagine your pain and what you are going through. From my...
venlafaxine it's extremely difficult to taper ... off and should never be done quickly ... My struggles tapering off of prednisone ... going through but I have learned to taper ... off of the Effexor.
Hello @rolandhp, I am currently experiencing my second episode of polymyalgia rheumatica. The first episode was...
I was put on 20 mg prednisone and after ... a few months started tapering the dosage ... dosage until I was finally able to get off ... of prednisone. ... I have been tapering off of prednisone
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 10, 2017