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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
@valb68, Don't be discouraged and keep taking it one day at a time. My first time...
with PMR it took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off of prednisone and be relatively ... Have you tried tapering down 1/2 mg
Discussion: PMR coming back?
Posted: Aug 13, 2020
John and Dawn, thank you for your emails. Yes, I do want to stay off Prednisone...
Yes, I do want to stay off Prednisone ... A lot of work to taper all the way to ... my rheumatologist wants me to stay off
I was able to completely taper off prednisone twice. Both times from the 10-15 mg range...
I was able to completely taper off prednisone ... time and I had to go back to 60 mg of prednisone ... no side effects that I'm aware off ... Overall, I tolerated prednisone reasonably ... Also, i can't say prednisone induced
@phoenix0509, I did start both occurrences of PMR with 20 mg prednisone. My rheumatologist suggested I...
both occurrences of PMR with 20 mg prednisone ... log and record the dosage as I was tapering ... He wanted me to taper off slowly and ... I was at around 10 mg prednisone at ... thing that is helpful when you are tapering
Posted: Jul 25, 2020
I am on my fourth tapering, coming down from 25 mg, I am now alternating 3...
I am on my fourth tapering, coming down ... For me, when tapering in the teens, ... telling me that would help me get off ... the prednisone sooner. ... My tapering journey is now 20 months
@jkincaid21 - You might get your doc to prescribe 2.5 mg and 1 mg prednisone tablets....
your doc to prescribe 2.5 mg and 1 mg prednisone ... That helped me tweak my tapering schedule ... and keeping it at bay once you can taper ... off.
I was diagnosed with PMR two and a half years ago at age 71. Started out...
Started out at 15 mg of Prednisone but ... mg weekly) so I could begin to get off ... the Prednisone. ... I had three failed tapers from which ... I am now on my fourth taper and am at
Hi Jeff, Welcome. You will be grateful for finding this blog and hearing the stories and...
You were wise to print off a Mayo document ... She put me on prednisone and I have ... been tapering down, now at 3 mg. ... word of caution - be careful about tapering