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Thank-you but when I looked to find information I found the following: "What Is Not Eligible...
and encouraged me to keep trying to taper ... off prednisone yet they prescribed ... Getting off prednisone was hard to do ... been tried sooner because it made tapering ... off prednisone much easier.
Posted: May 30, 2023
My PMR/GCA symptoms became apparent on January 14, 2023 and I was diagnosed with PMR on...
, 2023 I began taking 10 mg/day of Prednisone ... known as tocilizumab) that supports tapering ... off Prednisone. ... April 8 - June 3 dosage tapered, reaching ... Additional tapering, at a much slower
Hi @dadcue! You asked "Did anyone ever tell you that your taper was too fast?" The...
Did anyone ever tell you that your taper ... UK, and when I posted the six month tapering ... and it turned out that I was able to taper ... introduced about a month later and to start tapering ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Sep 19, 2024
"The Dr may have different plans but you call the shots. You're the one going through...
off prednisone. ... I successfully tapered off prednisone ... tapers to treat uveitis. ... off Prednisone. ... slowly off Prednisone.
I have been on 15mg of Prednisone since July for PMR. I get my health care...
, I have gone to my Dr and am tapering ... off prednisone. ... I will even taper down by 0.5 mg per ... off my symptoms and not my labs. ... off the prednisone.
Posted: Mar 5, 2023
Hello @charlena, my symptoms are shoulder and arm pain/tingling. I'm a side sleeper and was waking...
I was put on 20 mg prednisone for both ... I was able to taper down to 7 mg dosage ... took me until July 2010 to totally taper ... off of prednisone the first time. ... off prednisone for this second PMR
I think trusting your own instincts is the best you can do. I don't think there...
I also know prednisone will relieve ... me to say this now because I'm off ... happened in spite of my best attempts to taper ... slowly off prednisone. ... Tapering off Prednisone was much more
Posted: Jun 13, 2024
How long in total were you on Kevzara? From the time you started Kevzara ... how...
off prednisone? ... did you take Kevzara after getting off ... could taper off prednisone completely ... off prednisone. ... Tapering off prednisone with an assist
My journey is very similar to yours. About 3 1/2 years ago all my symptoms came...
they immediately put me on high dose prednisone ... He had me continue the tapering off ... prednisone but started me on methotrexate ... with the hopes of being able to be off ... off of the methotrexate again with
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Posted: Jun 11, 2024
I had this scenario. Was diagnosed with PMR in April 2024 after tapering off Prednisone 30mg...
diagnosed with PMR in April 2024 after tapering ... off Prednisone 30mg that an orthopedic ... I carry 60 mg of Prednisone with me ... I had been on 20 mg of Prednisone for ... I am now weaning off the high dose steroids
I had 2 different eras of prednisone use. The first 20 years were characterized by 60-100...
rapidly tapered to zero in a 1-2 months ... I never had any problems tapering off ... Then I could never taper off prednisone ... I tried but I just couldn't taper ... off.
Are you prescribing prednisone to yourself? Did you diagnose yourself? When I was first diagnosed with...
I thought I knew everything about tapering ... off prednisone. ... I was then allowed to taper myself off ... I could always taper off quickly in ... I eventually got off prednisone but
Posted: Oct 25, 2023
"Please let me know what all the problems I am going to have?" --------------------- You might...
off. ... off. ... off in a month the same as you. ... The problem I had with tapering off ... I have been off Prednisone for almost
Sometimes I'm reluctant to say which biologic because tapering off prednisone wasn't simply a matter of...
off prednisone wasn't simply a ... I quickly tapered down to 3 mg of prednisone ... off prednisone because of adrenal suppression ... off prednisone. ... The fact that I got off prednisone at
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
I had and still have a chronic inflammatory disease for nearly 20 years before PMR was...
I never had any problems tapering off ... I wasn't able to taper off Prednisone ... off quickly and insisted I needed prednisone ... I got off prednisone 3 years ago after ... off prednisone.
My inflammation markers (ESD and CRP) are both low normal (EDD = 4 mm/hr and CRP...
, and am currently on 50 mg/day of prednisone ... I was on 60 mg/day of Prednisone until ... Actemra injections, I am now quickly tapering ... off Prednisone, following a schedule ... But overall, my response to Prednisone
Posted: Apr 10, 2023
My rheumatologist wanted me to taper my prednisone dose as low as possible before starting Actemra....
My rheumatologist wanted me to taper ... #39;t spend much time doing a slow taper ... I tapered cautiously by 1 mg per month ... My main problem tapering off prednisone ... There is no correct way to taper.
Posted: Jan 12, 2024
The doctor in the video mentions prednisone effects on the HPA axis. I'm convinced that reactivation...
off prednisone. ... The whole reason for tapering prednisone ... off prednisone again because I wasn ... I tapered off prednisone again --- going ... I have been off prednisone for nearly
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 19, 2024
I had very little success tapering off prednisone during my 12 years years of being treated...
I had very little success tapering off ... alone because it is very difficult to taper ... off prednisone after long term use ... I was able to taper off prednisone and ... again for a couple of months but I tapered