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My current experience is this: Tapered from 10 to 5 at 1 per month, then at...
My current experience is this: Tapered ... gone and stay that way until the next taper ... If you increase prednisone to deal with ... treated with something other than prednisone ... solution seems to Tylenol while still on prednisone
Posted: Jul 6, 2024
Don't skip your morning dose. Just take whatever dose you took today and carry on with...
Monday and how you felt on the extra prednisone ... I think many people have problems tapering ... transitioned to a medication that wasn't prednisone ... cortisol level until I reached 3 mg of prednisone
Posted: Jul 5, 2024
They ordered the biopsy and I did not have GCA. I was put on prednisone 20...
I was put on prednisone 20 mg and could ... It's been almost 3 years on prednisone ... I couldn't get below 8 mg prednisone ... for a long time but now tapering and ... I have minimal prednisone side effects
Posted: Jul 5, 2024
@naturegirl5 You're very welcome! Thank you for your kind words. It has been so hard watching...
they figured it out and got him on Prednisone ... He had tapered from 30 mg to 12.5 mg ... of prednisone daily when he got hit ... He's now tapered to 20 mg but the ... affects of prednisone are pretty ugly
@doreenc Wow! You have been through it!! I tend to disagree with you about the "fragility...
(he has PMR and GCA, high doses of prednisone ... He's had very high doses of prednisone ... for over a year and is now finally tapering ... His eyes and face are puffy from the prednisone
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: Jul 2, 2024
I have been on Actemra for 5 years. I started with injections every 2 weeks. I...
I was able to taper off prednisone in ... I was on prednisone for 12 years to ... treat PMR so getting off prednisone ... had various problems crop up after I tapered ... off prednisone.
Posted: Jun 30, 2024
I didn't have pain and stiffness for another autoimmune condition which had symptoms similar to PMR....
I took Prednisone intermittently for ... I didn't have problems tapering ... off Prednisone. ... and tapering off usually in a month ... different but I wasn't able to taper
I don't have any experience with changing but I was a DEX user. I know I...
That's about 16-17mg of prednisone ... Prednisone may not have quite the jolt ... use a little extra and then try to taper ... I was able to taper down from 4 to 2mg ... But I didn't use prednisone.
Methotrexate is used to help prevent inflammation while trying to taper off prednisone. The idea if...
prevent inflammation while trying to taper ... off prednisone. ... inflammation but you still need to taper ... your prednisone. ... I dont like drugs either but prednisone
Posted: Jun 25, 2024
My mantra is there isn't any "best way" to taper off Prednisone. There are some guidelines...
off Prednisone. ... My experience with Prednisone tapering ... I was on 10 mg of Prednisone. ... off prednisone. ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Jun 25, 2024
steroids do have side effects. But so can the pain/inflammation you endure trying to not use...
effect making it almost impossible to taper ... can about adrenal insufficiency with prednisone
Discussion: treatment of PMR
Posted: Jun 23, 2024
I just saw these webinars on the PMRGCAUK website and thought they might be helpful. --...
resources page on the site that has a tapering ... if you are struggling to get off of prednisone ... information-and-advice/resources/ -- Steroid tapering
@yeb I don't think you are alone in your struggle to get off of prednisone when...
alone in your struggle to get off of prednisone ... discussion/pmr-dosages/ -- Alternative to Prednisone ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternative-to-prednisone ... difference to half of my previous taper ... less than the previous dose when I tapered