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There are many examples on this blog of people who were successful with taking prednisone and...
people who were successful with taking prednisone ... and then tapering off. ... even if you have to increase your prednisone ... in the midst of tapering of you will ... The difference in terms of tapering
Posted: Jan 15 8:25am
Welcome @barbwhitmore, Sorry to hear that the flu vaccine may have caused the polymyalgia rheumatica as...
Prednisone is the magic sauce that makes ... off of the drug and you really have ... off the first time around and a year ... discussions you might find helpful. -- Prednisone ... /discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission
It’s been a while (thankfully) but I remember waking with the first one in September and...
Neurologist thought to hit it with Prednisone ... think it was 10 days or so of the prednisone ... start with a higher dose and gradually taper ... off.
Support Group: Headache & Migraine
Posted: Aug 23, 2023
@lulu1962 @lisalucier - I started the Prednisone taper on 11 December. 42 tabs 10mg. I'll complete...
lulu1962 @lisalucier - I started the Prednisone ... taper on 11 December. 42 tabs 10mg ... Prior to starting the Prednisone I think ... the other meds had thrown off the timing ... I have tolerated Prednisone pretty well
Support Group: Headache & Migraine
Posted: Dec 18, 2018
Hi weten2, I am 71 and happen to be a registered dietitian and have had a...
I tapered off 10 mg. of Prednisone in ... I came down with COVID, but got of Prednisone
Posted: Jan 29 8:38am
I came to this group hoping to find some info about prednisone withdrawal vs adrenal insufficiency...
vs adrenal insufficiency caused by tapering ... I have been put on multiple prednisone ... All were successful tapers until this ... 7 days then 2.5 mg for 7 days then off ... they have gotten worse since I was off
Sadly ... we are told to take prednisone for more than a year for PMR. Then...
and over again when we attempt to taper ... off prednisone as fast as possible ... Sometimes that slow of a taper is all ... She said I didn't need to taper ... experience and how I managed to get off
I started with Actemra injections at first. I got off prednisone temporarily a year later. I...
I got off prednisone temporarily a year ... condition within weeks of stopping prednisone ... I was unable to taper off prednisone ... I have been off prednisone as long as ... No prednisone and no flares of anything
Discussion: Feeling defeated
Posted: Jan 20 11:11am
I think the prednisone and Actemra both made my top priority problem list immediately when I...
I think the prednisone and Actemra both ... I'm still tapering prednisone, and ... I don't think I'll be off Actemra ... while, so I can't speak to getting off
Posted: Jan 22 11:18am
Welcome @chacha83, I think you just figured out how to post but if you want to...
comprehensive-overview-of-pmr/ -- How to Slowly and Safely Taper ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules
Posted: Jan 17 11:12am
@susanew, My PMR has been in remission now for about a little over 6 years but...
time it took me 3 and half years to taper ... second time with PMR 6 years after tapering ... off the first time was much easier ... of prednisone. ... symptom/pain level log along with your prednisone
Posted: Aug 8, 2024
"The result was 7.1 ug/dl, normal range 4.8-19.5. I'm not sure what he was expecting, no...
off Prednisone the first time. ... Almost as soon as I tapered off Prednisone ... As I tried to taper off Prednisone the ... I was able to taper off Prednisone incredibly ... another year after I tapered off the
My PMR began in January of 2022. In April of 2024 I was trying to taper...
In April of 2024 I was trying to taper ... off Prednisone for the second time ... I'm down to 3 mg of Prednisone and ... During the previous two tapers the symptoms ... would return when I reached a Prednisone
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Sep 15, 2024
I was diagnosed with EGPA in February of 2024 after about 14 years of advancing symptoms...
It took 9 months to taper SLOWLY off ... prednisone. ... taper which restored my sense of smell ... helps you to try Nucala and as you taper ... prednisone, follow great advice on
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 21 7:11am
@dadcue ,@cgm You know already that we are in that same boat, unfortunately. I was diagnosed...
Like you I was treated with a fast taper ... of prednisone. ... take Actemra so hopefully I can get off ... the prednisone.
Discussion: PMR to RA?
Posted: Oct 12, 2024
Can you tell me what side effects are the reason behind your tapering off prednisone ?...
effects are the reason behind your tapering ... off prednisone ? ... Would really appreciate knowing, as prednisone
Hi @staylorrn2000 So sorry the prednisone is still giving you hell. I don’t have a successful...
Hi @staylorrn2000 So sorry the prednisone ... I don’t have a successful taper yet ... for prednisone so every Dr does it ... in January - I’ll taper down a very ... s a horrible drug to be on and get off
I went to my hepatologist yesterday, 8/8/23. We discussed my significant joint pain along with some...
body wasn’t ready to completely wean off ... of prednisone (transplant 5/3/23). ... day after I finished my last dose of prednisone ... a low dose, 5mg daily, and I will taper ... off again later/soon.
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Aug 9, 2023