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Hi @carley, your symptoms seem similar to mine when I was first diagnosed with PMR. I...
#39;t quite sure on the dosages of prednisone ... diagnosed with PMR and they give you prednisone ... off of the drug until you can stop ... I would ask the doctor if tapering off ... It took me 3 years to taper off the
Posted: Nov 14, 2018
Hi Pauletta @rachelp, I'm able find a list of doctors in the Rheumatology Department for Mayo...
trying to find research on medical papers ... disease and the treatment goal of tapering ... off of the prednisone gradually until ... remission took a year and a half to taper ... off of prednisone.
Posted: Nov 13, 2018
@dreamer38 I'm sure we've all done that when we were trying to taper off or down...
all done that when we were trying to taper ... off or down and the pain was too much ... Yes, I've bumped my prednisone up ... working with me to come up with a tapering ... helped is he wrote a script for 1 mg prednisone
Hi @jules11 -- I've had 2 occurrences of PMR. The first time it took me a...
it took me a little over 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... off of prednisone. ... It might help to keep a tapering off ... I started tapering by 1/2 mg when it
Hi @sharync -- Welcome to Connect. I have PMR but it's currently in remission. From what...
rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone ... and it took me about 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone the first occurrence
Good morning, @marilyncarkner . I’m also on prednisone but I’m hoping to taper off as the...
I’m also on prednisone but I’m hoping ... to taper off as the rituxan (I’m getting ... If your on prednisone for a very short
Hello, everyone. It's been a while since I've been on- basically in denial mode for mental...
cellulitis of the face and was put on prednisone ... The doc didn't do a taper so I did ... I have been off of it for 4 days, but
Posted: Jun 13, 2019
Hi @lindapc, my PMR is currently in remission but I started on 20 mg of prednisone...
remission but I started on 20 mg of prednisone ... first occurrence took me 3 years to taper ... off and the last 6 months or so was ... ILD Nutrition Manual: Prednisone and ... / Why do people gain weight on Prednisone
Hi @amom7, I'm not sure I've dealt with PMR the longest. I had my first occurrence...
lasted 3 years until I was able to taper ... off of prednisone. ... I was back on 20 mg of prednisone and ... me about a year and half to finally taper ... off again so it's been in remission
Posted: May 20, 2019
Hello @susieflamilngo, welcome to Connect. I have had two occurrences of PMR but it is currently...
You mentioned you are stuck at 7 mg prednisone ... different but what has helped me get off ... prednisone was slow and easy tapering ... off. ... It only took 1-1/5 years to taper off
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: May 17, 2019
Hi Barry @barry51, welcome to Connect! I can really relate to the feeling of incredible aging...
first them it took me three years to taper ... off and the second time 1-1/2 years ... to get off. ... When I was tapering the first time I ... I was finally able to stop taking prednisone
Hi John. Remember me ... I’m the one with autoimmune attacking my lungs. Also bronchiectasis and...
I’m tapering my steroids now. ... flare up and was back to 15 Mg of prednisone ... Last May 2 I started tapering again ... Hoping to stem off lung infection. ... goal is to get me to zero or max 5mg Prednisone
Dear Barbara, It's been a couple of years since you posted and I wonder how you...
I was urgently put on 60 mg prednisone ... , now tapered down to 20 mg with another ... to deal with mild side-effects of prednisone ... addicted, I decided I had to come off
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Aug 31, 2020
@estrada53, Thank you for your kindly wishing me well. I am sorry for the delay. I...
have sarcoidosis, and I was taking Prednisone ... It is my understanding that the prednisone ... transplant, that I was eligible to taper ... off the prednisone. ... They think that the low dose prednisone
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Mar 24, 2019
@jeanne5009, My friends have told me that I know more about the inside working of my...
Diagnosed as asthma possibly related to tapering ... off long term prednisone) After pulmonolgist
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Mar 18, 2019
Hello @suziropiequet, welcome to Connect. Thank you for posting your symptoms. I see you have met...
interstitial-lung-disease-severe-copd/ > Groups > Digestive Health > Prednisone ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone ... / Are you trying to taper off of prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 16, 2019
Thanks for sharing your story, Peanuts. My Doctor, like yours, told me that I would be...
yours, told me that I would be on Prednisone ... I started tapering off Prednisone last ... summer and by early Feb, this year, was off
@janegm @balagan111 @fiesty76 Good morning! I’m in the process of tapering off steroids. I’m now at...
I’m in the process of tapering off steroids ... on rituxan) Has anyone totally come off ... prednisone?
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 21, 2020