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Actually they have prednisone 1mg tablets. My rheumy prescribed 5mg, 2.5mg and 1mg tablets when I...
Actually they have prednisone 1mg tablets ... , 2.5mg and 1mg tablets when I was tapering ... of PMR took me 3 and half years to taper ... off and the last six months was going ... and 1/2mg until I could stop taking prednisone
Discussion: Tapering
Posted: Oct 23, 2022
Good morning, @rockitman. Just so you know, every time I see your name, I hear Elton...
mg, that’s a really hefty dose of prednisone ... It goes away once you are off the prednisone ... doctor decides it’s time to wean you off ... the prednisone, it will be a very long ... , slow taper to be safe.
Posted: Oct 16, 2022
I've had PMR for over 1.5 years and have been on 1 to 2 mg. of...
years and have been on 1 to 2 mg. of Prednisone ... for months, trying to taper off. ... During this last attempt to taper off ... occasionally mid back when I try to taper ... off.
Posted: Sep 30, 2022
I have taken a course of high dose-to taper off prednisone twice for Nephrotic Syndrome MCD....
have taken a course of high dose-to taper ... off prednisone twice for Nephrotic ... Once I am off the prednisone, my hair ... Prednisone has too many side effects
Posted: Aug 17, 2022
Thank you so much for responding. I need help in problem solving. My small fiber neuropathy...
He tapored this back down. ... This is when he started a prednisone ... the time I asked for help in getting off ... me to see an internist for a tapor. ... I am on 5 mg prednisone.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Aug 16, 2022
Welcome @dongoldwater, Pain from neuropathy can be a difficult thing to treat like you have found...
are a lot of companies making money off ... PMR comes back, I just have to take prednisone ... until I'm able to taper off it
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Aug 15, 2022
I contracted a mild case of PMR in March 2021 and that is also when my...
I have been taking low doses of Prednisone ... since July of 2021 and tried tapering ... off it twice, but my shoulder pain ... /day, but will taper to 1 mg. next week ... The prednisone may actually be relieving
Posted: Aug 1, 2022
Pain in hip and shoulders remedied by prednisone sounds like PMR. And I wonder who the...
Pain in hip and shoulders remedied by prednisone ... in "we don't do that." Prednisone ... Don't taper at all if you're ... different and we can't follow a tapering ... I agree, no one wants off of prednisone
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
I saw my endocrinology doctor. I have seen him onging, before I was diagnosed small fiber...
I was being assessed for prednisone ... cortisol tests I would have to go off ... until gabapentin is tapored. ... treatments will be started, then more taporing ... of prednisone.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 28, 2022
Dear Friend. I empathize with you. I wrote the wrong year in my initial post. I...
I started with 10 mg. of Prednisone ... and tapered down by 1 mg. every 2 weeks ... I went off the prednisone twice, but
Posted: Jul 26, 2022
Thank you so much for replying. I read positive quotes and stories. I have not heard...
I had a severe reaction, so I was tapored ... internist does not feel comfortable taporing ... prednisone and gabapentin at the same ... She wants me off of gabapentin soon.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 20, 2022
Hello @lanafromidaho, Welcome to Connect. I'm glad you found us! My PMR is currently in remission....
first time it took 3-1/2 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... lifestyle changes and was able to taper ... off of the prednisone in 1-1/2 years ... really have to listen to your body and taper
Hi @graysea, You mentioned the tapering off prednisone was causing some anxiety in another discussion. Has...
off prednisone was causing some anxiety ... off of prednisone. ... off prednisone. ... off prednisone. ... You may need to taper off more slowly
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 14, 2022
I Betsy @betsy1958, I would like to add my welcome along with @kimmur, @suetex and others....
are having depression side effect of prednisone ... mentioned that you are down to 5mg prednisone ... second time around and it helped me taper ... off of prednisone in about 1-1/2 year ... been for the entire 2 years while on prednisone
Hi @hfoster, Welcome to Connect. I've had PMR twice and it's currently in remission. Both times...
Both times I was started at 20mg prednisone ... It took me 3-1/2 years to taper off ... and 1/2mg until I could stop taking prednisone ... gave me scripts for 2.5mg and 1mg prednisone ... daily pain log with the amount of prednisone
I was diagnosed with MCTD at age 43 in 1996. I was on prednisone for awhile,...
I was on prednisone for awhile, segued ... I went off MTX at retirement as I was ... doing better, now off Etodolac until ... for pain like 4% lidocaine patch, KT tape
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jun 21, 2022
About a month after coming off of my prednisone taper for PMR, I started to have...
About a month after coming off of my ... prednisone taper for PMR, I started ... I then started another 10 month prednisone ... taper (beginning at 60mg daily) and
Hi @sloped483, In my non medical opinion based on my 2 occurrences of PMR, the goal...
treat the PMR "pain" with prednisone ... whatever medication is being used and taper ... off as soon as the pain is no longer ... not necessarily mean you can't taper ... off of the drugs (just my opinion)
Posted: May 21, 2022
Hi Nana43, it is good to hear from another newbie! While my symptoms started in August...
and in April he gave me a high dose prednisone ... taper for 18 days and I had blessed ... I got off the prednisone a few days