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Your rheumatologist sounds sensible to me. Better than people who advise increasing prednisone for niggles of...
niggles of pain as we are trying to taper ... off prednisone. ... to after so many years of trying to taper ... off Prednisone. ... Knowing this also makes it easier to taper
I’ve had PMR since early April 2022. Have been under the care of a rheumatologist since...
I am currently down to 3.25 mg prednisone ... I was able to taper to 2 mg prednisone ... time, and instead had me go up on the prednisone
Posted: 19 hours ago
Remember Kevzara is trying to control the PMR restart or flare caused by the taper of...
PMR restart or flare caused by the taper ... of the prednisone. ... your feeling is most likely from the taper
Posted: Jun 4 11:17am
"Please go after your pains one at a time and don't assume they are inter-related. This...
one at a time that I successfully tapered ... off prednisone. ... for another 10 mg reduction in my Prednisone ... I took some Prednisone again on a short ... term basis and prednisone was only
Thanks for the tag @loribmt. @con123, I thought I would tag you in the discussion suggested...
the morning along with his dose of prednisone ... definitely helped when it came to tapering ... told me to listen to my body and only taper
Posted: Jun 10 4:13pm
Hello @bobroberts, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience treating PMR. I agree that...
I agree that prednisone is not always ... the dosage amount for the day when tapering ... down to get off of prednisone. ... level was too high then to slow the taper
Posted: Jun 11 9:52am
Hi Everyone. I recently connected to this site. I'm a 71 y/o female & I was...
I was started on 50mg of prednisone ... and was able to taper to 30 mg pretty ... esr, have improved significantly on prednisone ... I HATE being on prednisone and will ... continue to taper.
Posted: Jun 11 2:49pm
Great! I've been on the Kevzara nearly a month. I was out all day in the...
In 2 weeks I restart tapering off the ... prednisone and in 2 months I get labs
Posted: Jun 13 9:35am
Ok. I am busted. When on this site or other sites I use the word Prednisone...
site or other sites I use the word Prednisone ... it was referring to my wife's taper ... answer on these sites I always say prednisone ... Even though .75 dex = 5mg Prednisone ... I have never taken Prednisone only the
Posted: Jun 14 11:36am
I'm now at 9 weeks of Hydroxychloroquine (200mg). As with other DMARDS, it takes 3 months...
It appreared to help with the tapering ... find myself 'stuck' on 5.5mg Prednisone ... level but rather than increasing my Prednisone
Posted: Jun 14 1:14pm
Before you panic too much, just follow your doctor's plan. She's probably trying to figure out...
It does look like your prednisone taper ... to wait another two weeks to start tapering ... Kevzara you may be able to stay on prednisone
"Why am I bothering to get down to no medication when my body goes into a...
There is no magic tapering strategy ... Nobody knows the best way to taper off ... I learned in 12 years of trying to taper ... That is why we need to taper off prednisone ... A slow taper gives the adrenals time
Posted: Jun 11 2:52pm
This "awful drug" has saved my life. I was in such excruciating pain that I thought...
quickly and 4 hours after my 1st dose of Prednisone ... I've tapered from 20mg to 8.5mg ... I hope to be off Prednisone in another ... one will be eternally grateful for Prednisone
Posted: Jun 17 8:26am
Yes, I live in a swing state and have worked the polls the last few years....
But I feel I got my life back with prednisone ... However, I am now tapering and the last ... this November even if I have to up my prednisone
Posted: Jun 18 10:38am
I didn't really feel any different for 3 months when I started Actemra injections every 2...
I did my usual 1 mg per month taper ... I decided to taper by 1 mg per week ... I waited six months on 3 mg of prednisone ... me the green light to discontinue prednisone ... adrenal issue on those lower doses of prednisone
Posted: Jun 4 11:36am
Giving her adrenals a chance to produce cortisol depends on why she was put on a...
She might not need Prednisone for PMR ... She might still need prednisone if ... #34; sometimes when people can't taper ... off prednisone. ... I had to stay on 3 mg without tapering
Posted: Jun 18 9:40pm
PMR came on overnight and I was completely debilitated. Two weeks later I started on 15...
weeks later I started on 15 mg of prednisone ... Currently at 8 mg and tapering. ... Prednisone has been a life saver for
Posted: Jun 18 11:49pm