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Hello @georgev, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences, find...
When it comes to tapering off of prednisone ... off of prednisone with the last six ... following discussions: -- PMR Dosages and Managing ... Symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... lifestyle changes to help with your PMR symptoms
Hi zaa, A higher dosage of prednisone is needed to manage GCA. I wqas put up...
Hi zaa, A higher dosage of prednisone ... is needed to manage GCA. ... I'm on a tapering schedule - down ... 5 mg every two weeks if symptoms don ... grateful for the higher dosage of the prednisone
Hi Ethan. I am new to the group and really appreciate the perspectives and experiences expressed...
Spondylitis in my mind-twenties and have managed ... My PCP was inclined to begin a Prednisone ... taper (50mg to 10mg) over the course ... away in the first 12 hours of the taper ... Suspect we taped down to 5 mg a little
@rnm, One thing I would suggest that my rheumatologist told me when I was first diagnosed...
and managing symptoms. ... and Safely Taper Off Prednisone but ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules ... off of prednisone. ... search=tapering%20off%20prednisone.
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 24 6:58am
@ebf, I added your question to the Cancer: Managing Symptoms group as well. There are members...
added your question to the Cancer: Managing ... Symptoms group as well. ... Weaning off prednisone can be challenging ... the dose to the previous level and taper
I have GCA and PMR diagnosis Nov 2024 . Immediate start on 50mg pred rapid taper...
Immediate start on 50mg pred rapid taper ... I’m now off prednisone completely, all ... according to my blood results and zero symptoms ... be treated with Actemera, no more prednisone ... Thank you modern medicine made it all manageable
Posted: Feb 16 9:27pm
HI There - you wrote : " I was started on 65mg of prednisone, which obliterated...
I have now tapered down to 20, which ... insist on a steroid sparing approach to manage ... your symptoms so you can continue with ... or MS, for example, that are still managing ... #34; Take a look at this paper
Discussion: Feeling defeated
Posted: Jan 17 1:04pm
Dear Deb, I'm truly sorry to hear about the challenges you're facing with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR),...
Prednisone Dosage and Consistency ... better can lead to fluctuations in symptom ... inflammation, followed by a gradual tapering ... Managing Diabetes While on Prednisone ... Communicate: Keep a detailed record of your symptoms
Posted: Apr 4 7:36pm
My quick take: If you and your husband aren’t comfortable with adding a statin while he’s...
a statin while he’s continuing to manage ... the GCA/PMR symptoms and prednisone ... taper, I would talk with his doctor ... recovering from PMR and a stroke, and managing ... a prednisone taper.
Welcome @victoriab, PMR can definitely cause havoc with symptoms and flares when you are tapering off...
and flares when you are tapering off ... of prednisone. ... PMR symptoms and tapering. ... search=pmr%20managing%20symptoms. ... the PMR symptoms and tapering?
Welcome @tinmanneedsoil, Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club. It can be tricky tapering down...
It can be tricky tapering down on prednisone ... my prednisone dose. ... length of time for getting off of prednisone ... have shared. --- PMR Dosages and Managing ... Symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org
Posted: Apr 8, 2024
PMR is unpredictable though usually manageable with prednisone. Treatment depends on severity of symptoms, other health...
PMR is unpredictable though usually manageable ... with prednisone. ... Treatment depends on severity of symptoms ... I felt I had some control over prednisone ... try DHEA otc low dose with very slow taper
Posted: Jan 29, 2024
Welcome @sandysomers, My PMR is in remission but I can relate to the time early on...
I only took prednisone for my two occurrences ... find helpful. -- PMR Dosages and Managing ... Symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... keeping a daily log of your pain and symptoms ... a great tool to help when you are tapering
Hi Elizabeth @ess77, There are a couple of other discussions you might find helpful if you...
/diet-and-pmr/ -- PMR Dosages and Managing ... Symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... a lot of us have had is trying to taper ... off of prednisone too quickly when ... It helps to keep a daily pain/symptom
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 12, 2023
Welcome @lunamadre, I think we've all had those "will I ever get off of prednisone" moments....
those "will I ever get off of prednisone ... find it helpful: --- Can Diet Affect Symptoms ... discussion that might help you with the tapering ... : --- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... like you at doing great being at 7 mg prednisone
Hi @jennywren, GCA can cause stroke or blindness if untreated and a higher dosage of prednisone...
than that for PMR is needed to manage ... I had PMR untreated a year, then symptoms ... Strange symptoms came and went. ... , tapering down by 5 mg every two weeks ... I tapered down a couple of mg every
Posted: Sep 21, 2023
Welcome @limbmaker, It sounds like you could be tapering a little too much too fast. When...
comes to PMR, no one likes to take prednisone ... --- 2015 Recommendations for the management ... pain when I woke up and my dose of prednisone ... find helpful: --- PMR Dosages and Managing ... Symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org
I have had good results from prednisone in managing the joint pain & stiffness but muscle...
I have had good results from prednisone ... in managing the joint pain & stiffness ... daily at the start of treatment) and tapering ... reduce the dose without return of major symptoms
It must be difficult having been on prednisone for such a long time @gaylerenee. You might...
It must be difficult having been on prednisone ... without slowly tapering off before ... you stop taking the prednisone. ... find helpful: --- PMR Dosages and Managing ... Symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org
Posted: Jul 18, 2023
@paulagcl, Did the symptoms reappear after lowering the dosage of prednisone you were taking? If so,...
@paulagcl, Did the symptoms reappear ... after lowering the dosage of prednisone ... the dosage was too big of a drop or tapering ... work with your rheumatologist on a tapering ... find helpful: --- PMR Dosages and Managing
Posted: Jul 11, 2023