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I am on 3 mg prednisone per day and have should/back pain in the morning. I...
I am on 3 mg prednisone per day and ... I take prednisone in the morning and ... wears off. ... Anyone else feel it wears off in the ... I also have a hunch that tapering at
@christopherc, You mentioned struggling at 1 mg of prednisone. My first round with PMR took 3...
You mentioned struggling at 1 mg of prednisone ... with PMR took 3 and half years to taper ... off and the last six months I went ... precise but it did finally allow me to taper ... off of prednisone.
I was eager to get off the prednisone, too, as I said at length earlier. However,...
I was eager to get off the prednisone ... looking for a way to increase the prednisone ... hoping the LDN might help with the taper ... Good fortune with your taper in a few
Posted: Mar 7, 2022
@gjc111, Do you mean tried accupuncture along with prednisone when trying to taper off of prednisone?...
mean tried accupuncture along with prednisone ... when trying to taper off of prednisone ... address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone
Posted: Feb 17, 2022
Welcome @tillysam, Sorry to hear you joined the GCA club. I can imagine that going down...
imagine that going down from 80 mg prednisone ... Took me 3 and half years to get off ... Are you completely off of prednisone ... Do you mind sharing how your tapering
Posted: Feb 14, 2022
My pmr shows itself in my shoulders and neck. I have been on prednisone for about...
I have been on prednisone for about ... feel really good at the moment and am tapering ... with my weights but think I will hold off
Posted: Feb 9, 2022
It took maybe another few days for 100%! I was good at this level until I...
Rheumy put me up 1 mg to 11 mg prednisone ... days, then back to 10, i began to taper ... oncologist says we have to get me off
I am a 75 yo male who has and continues to exercise at an elite (nationally...
He Rx prednisone (pd) 10 mg per day ... Within 6 hours of taking prednisone ... I tapered off pd over a period of months ... I went on pd again and tapered off again
Hi Karen @karenhope, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear the Methotrexate had the bad side effects...
rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone ... Took me 3 and half years to taper off ... and half years before I was able to taper ... off.
I too was being treated by a PCP and had a ragged start to diagnosis and...
I was on and off prednisone with the ... usual tapering. ... When I got to 10 mg of prednisone he ... had me start a taper of 1 mg per month ... As much as I'd like to be off prednisone
Hello @dubecates, I would like to add my welcome along with @becsbuddy and other members. Sorry...
PMR that it took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... I picked up my prednisone prescription ... Maybe you are tapering down to fast. ... of 1 to 10 along with the amount of prednisone
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 21, 2022
Hi. I'll defer to the support leaders and others for verification/opinions, but my sense is that...
CRP; especially after being put on a taper ... of prednisone. ... astronomically high and put me on a prednisone ... taper before the blood test came back ... without a hand-hold and could not take off
Posted: Jan 6, 2022
HI, I'm sorry that you are having PMR pain and are unable to see a doctor...
eight months, during which I took prednisone ... a rheumatologist and took low dose prednisone ... experience any adverse effects from the prednisone ... and was able to taper off over a period ... Prednisone was the only remedy that
I know that a rheumatologist or even regular doctors will want you to taper off of...
even regular doctors will want you to taper ... off of prednisone as soon as possible ... I hate taking prednisone too and I know ... you want to taper off of it as soon ... provide a better explaination of why not prednisone
Posted: Dec 1, 2021
Hi Hilary @hilary62, I see this is your first post in the PMR group so I...
was happy to see you are down to 1mg prednisone ... keep a daily pain log along with your prednisone ... dosage to help you taper off?
I had PMR for a couple years (maybe more) before I could no longer stand the...
I was started on 35mg of Prednizone, ... at 15mg for another 18 months, then tapered ... off over the next 6 months.
Posted: Nov 4, 2021
I understand and I'm so sorry! I have UC (pancolitis) and had been in remission on...
and failed Stelara, have been on and off ... prednisone several times (60 mg daily ... , then the taper by 5 mg every week) ... Remicade every 4 weeks and still on prednisone ... Right now, I am down to 15 mg prednisone
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Oct 10, 2021
I started following the Mayo Clinic website after my sister had a Covid19 vaccine and developed...
I was started on 35 mg of prednisone ... In March 2017 I tapered down to 15mg ... By October 2018 I had tapered off Prednisone ... I have remained off Prednisone and use
Hi @jmcc, Welcome to Connect. Reading your post brought back some memories of my first occurrence...
PMR when it took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off of a starting dosage of 20 mg prednisone ... went away shortly after taking the prednisone
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Sep 16, 2021
I'm new to the group. I got my first shot of the vaccine last February and...
reactive arthritis and I was prescribed prednisone ... It was a bit of an on and off affair ... Then I was put on 20 mg of prednisone ... progress, I'm now at 10 mg of prednisone ... a day and doing the slow taper.