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Yes, being on prednisone and trying to taper off can be pretty awful. You just have...
Yes, being on prednisone and trying ... to taper off can be pretty awful. ... easy and listen to your body while tapering ... off. ... 2 level for me) then I didn't taper
Posted: May 25, 2021
Hello @klsnyc, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I was 64 when my first occurrence of PMR...
started both occurrences at 20 mg of prednisone ... off and there were times I went up ... and in between tapers. ... rheumatologist to prescribe 2.5 mg and 1 mg prednisone ... off the first time around with PMR
Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old
Posted: Apr 2, 2021
There is no science in tapering off prednisone - only suggestions. If it was known how...
There is no science in tapering off ... prednisone - only suggestions. ... If it was known how prednisone works ... better idea on what to do in getting off ... anyone that has a reference showing how prednisone
Posted: Aug 27, 2021
Hi Alan, yes prednisone does suppress the immune system, even at a low dose. It takes...
Hi Alan, yes prednisone does suppress ... It takes a while after a slow taper ... Once you’re completely off, it can take ... Are you beginning a taper to get off ... prednisone?
Between Mayo Connect and HealthUnlocked PMR group out of the UK, there are many thousands of...
able to deal with real PMR without prednisone ... I have difficulty tapering below 10 ... We all want off of prednisone, but the ... discomfort can be tolerated well and then taper ... No one likes prednisone, but it allows
@suebep, I was more worried about the moon face and weight gain but I did end...
Six years after I tapered off, my PMR ... came back and I was on prednisone for ... off more quickly because I had made ... off as quickly as your body allows. ... off.
I was on Prednisone for a good portion of my life for Crohns Disease. I then...
I was on Prednisone for a good portion ... They ever so slowly tapered me off Prednisone ... I was so thrilled to get off Prednisone
Hello @tarmansbks and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I believe you were asking if your body...
produce cortisol on its own after tapering ... off your Rx. ... does state the importance of a slow taper ... . "A gradual reduction in prednisone ... Why are you interested in tapering?
Hi, This is my first comment in a MAYO connect group. I hope it's well enough...
effects from long term (3 decades) prednisone ... this community who has successfully tapered ... off prednisone after having been on ... team is working with me to gradually taper ... off prednisone completely.
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Jul 9, 2021
@karenjs Hi and Welcome to connect and Congratulations on the New Heart. Yes unfortunately in the...
months now and you symptoms sound like prednisone ... The Prednisone gave me the most issues ... But the good news is they do taper off ... some.of the drug names I've been off
Discussion: Brain fog update
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Jun 20, 2021
Hi @aliceoleary, Welcome to Connect. When my PMR came out of remission in 2016 my CRP...
occurrences I was started on 20mg prednisone ... It took me 3-1/2 years to taper off ... of prednisone the first time but only
Discussion: CRP and SED levels
Posted: Nov 1, 2021
@kspowell. HI ks. I have had GCA since March, 2019. I was treated in July, 2019,...
Prednisone because I suddenly lost the ... vision in my right eye and Prednisone ... By November, 2020, while I was tapering ... down on Prednisone, my rheumatologist ... months but had to be suddenly taken off
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Nov 1, 2021
Hello @mompiano, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. PMR can definitely keep a person from doing pretty...
It took me 3-1/2 years to taper off ... of prednisone for my first occurrence ... percentage of people are not able to taper ... completely off and do keep taking a ... of prednisone this past year.
@darkarta - Sorry, I remember the swelling I had at the time I was diagnosed in...
I was on prednisone until 2010 when ... I was able to taper off when the PMR ... remission in 2016 and I went back on prednisone
Posted: Oct 20, 2020