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I think you may want to consider tapering more slowly. My dad was at the exact...
I think you may want to consider tapering ... , he had to significantly slow the taper ... s one thing to want to get off the prednisone ... go, the more you need to slow the taper
I had pain in my hands and feet. I go to a fairly busy family Dr....
the inflammation from PMR so you can taper ... on the prednisone. ... dont produce cortisol to replace the prednisone ... That of course is just taking about prednisone
"Methotrexate is given as an adjunct drug to disease modifying biologics because it has a multiplier...
year and it spared me the use of some prednisone ... I was able to lower my Prednisone dose ... reactive arthritis. "Failure to taper ... off prednisone" was the single ... up almost as as soon as I got off Prednisone
Posted: May 28, 2024
That does sound consistent with COVID… But I felt a lot better after taking Paxlovid. I’m...
curious though—why were you prescribed prednisone ... condition that requires long-term prednisone ... mostly because it takes so long to taper
I was never sold the idea that I would be "pain free." I was told the...
told the pain would be managed with prednisone ... more tolerable when I took enough prednisone ... free during the more 12 years I took predisone ... I was able to taper off prednisone. ... After being off Prednisone for almost
Posted: May 21, 2024
I was diagnosed 2 years ago and struggle with prednisone taper generally experience nausea fatigue headaches...
diagnosed 2 years ago and struggle with prednisone ... taper generally experience nausea fatigue ... wished there was an alternative to prednisone ... everyone has had the side effects of prednisone
Posted: May 18, 2024
My rheumy told me at the outset that I would be having some pains during the...
would be having some pains during the taper ... implying that I should stick to the taper ... tempted to think of increasing the prednisone ... level 2 hand/wrist/thumb pains while tapering
Posted: May 18, 2024
Hello @marielynn -I'm just curious - how was the opportunity to go on Kevzara described to...
weird pains in the duration of time tapering ... "I really want to get off the prednisone ... understanding is that your rate of tapering
You and @pb50 have RA in common. I was diagnosed with seronegative inflammatory arthritis at the...
term use of Prednisone made things ... for 12 years when I was unable to taper ... off Prednisone. ... was tried, it took another year to taper ... off Prednisone --- that was when I
Hello @fishnfever, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you are struggling with PMR. I know from...
Prednisone always got me through the ... pain but was difficult tapering off ... doctor offered any suggestions to help taper
Posted: May 15, 2024
I just reread your question. Simple answer ... yes my inflammation markers (CRP and ESR) were...
Prednisone decreased my biomarkers but ... best I could ever achieve unless my prednisone ... experienced more pain when I tried to taper ... Prednisone lower. ... criteria was that I was "unable to taper
My rhematologist had no problem with how I tapered my prednisone dose down. She gave me...
rhematologist had no problem with how I tapered ... She gave me general guidance about tapering ... There is no single best way of tapering ... a single best way for everyone to taper ... never blamed me for not being able to taper
I was able to get off Prednisone after Actemra was tried. I hope it also works...
I was able to get off Prednisone after ... start but I could always do a fast taper ... was when I wouldn't be able to taper ... off Prednisone again until 12 years ... Prednisone also created additional &
Discussion: PMR target areas
Posted: May 12, 2024
My Mayo rheumatologist told me I needed to "listen" to my body when tapering my prednisone...
to "listen" to my body when tapering ... my prednisone dosages. ... pain (0 to 10) and if it was time to taper ... with PMR took 3 and half years to taper ... mg until I could finally stop the prednisone
The being stuck is the dependency on the steroid. Your body has to start making its...
When you taper that low the body is ... google prednisone dependency or something ... only answer is try an even slower taper
That truly is an interesting question. My opinion is PMR causes "systemic inflammation." Most of the...
replacement would help me reduce my prednisone ... replacement surgery I was able to reduce my prednisone ... but still could not taper off Prednisone
Discussion: PMR target areas
Posted: May 7, 2024