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@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
Hi there. I was diagnosed last year with PMR and just recently with GCA. I was...
I had been on 20mg of prednisone for ... I am looking forward to tapering down ... the prednisone and getting off it entirely
Hi John yes tapering off the pred. is tricky as you know. It all depends on...
Hi John yes tapering off the pred. is ... can stand will determine on how much prednisone
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Jan 30, 2019
Tapering off can be a struggle. The first occurrence of PMR I also tried to taper...
Tapering off can be a struggle. ... occurrence of PMR I also tried to taper ... off as quickly as possible and it came ... I finally was able to stop taking prednisone ... I tried to make my taper schedule weekly
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Jan 29, 2019
Hi @msvl1998, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Far be it for me to call prednisone the...
Far be it for me to call prednisone ... When my PMR was active, prednisone was ... My thoughts are that the prednisone ... Are you trying to taper off of prednisone
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Jan 29, 2019
@paddington asked me to post the following additional information and links that helped him since he...
have been told I am likely to be on Prednisone ... unusual response to a lower dosage of Prednisone ... during the tapering off process This ... Taking Prednisone lowers our resistance
Ive been on 2 mg/day prednisone for a couple of years although I dont really know...
Ive been on 2 mg/day prednisone for ... I am thinking its time to finally taper ... off. anyone have a workable tapering
I am by nature rather an impatient person, however, I have had to force myself to...
I am now down to 5mg of prednisone and ... would like to gat off completely but ... I am very slowly tapering.
Hello @jules11, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm glad you found us. My PMR is currently...
off of prednisone. ... off in about a year and a half. ... off. ... The biggest impact prednisone had on ... Prednisone really is the miracle drug
Posted: Dec 26, 2018