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@grateful 76, I also experienced joint pain and body aches when I was tapered off prednisone....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/912539/
joint pain and body aches when I was tapered ... off prednisone. ... I needed a slower taper, and that helped ... Are your doses of prednisone being reduced
I was diagnosed in 2020 with PMR by my family doctor. He treated me for a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910857/
repeatedly I did not want to be on Prednisone ... I told the doc I wanted off and so I ... that, so back on at 10 or 15mg and taper ... Prednisone has given me thin skin.
What I meant by the pain setting in is when my doctor had me go from...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910338/
As long as I stay on a level of prednisone ... 's why I'm not rushing the taper ... glands and them taking over once one tapers ... off the meds.
I started MXT about two months ago. I’ve been on prednisone since December. Started at 40mg...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/909890/
Started at 40mg of prednisone. ... week and then I’m starting the long taper ... If it helps me get down off of prednisone ... I’m off pred completely. ... And then I’ll work on getting off of
Adia, Like you I have had tapering problems, though I have had PMR longer, over 2...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903835/
Adia, Like you I have had tapering problems ... Below 8 mg prednisone I kept having ... that was not the case I followed the taper ... I have dropped from 8 to 5 mgs prednisone ... me with exercise has been to back off
It must be difficult having been on prednisone for such a long time @gaylerenee. You might...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/897865/
It must be difficult having been on prednisone ... the risks of suddenly stopping the prednisone ... without slowly tapering off before ... you stop taking the prednisone. ... aches and lightheadedness."
--- Prednisone
@vellen and @emo, It definitely makes sense and puts the emphasis on listening to your body...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/896612/
emphasis on listening to your body when tapering ... off of prednisone. ... I've posted this tapering plan before ... slow and nearly stop reduction plan (Tapering
Having multiple conditions isn't ideal under any circumstance. When Actemra worked so well for PMR, I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895441/
worked so well for PMR, I was able to taper ... Within a couple of weeks, of being off ... As I tapered my prednisone dose back ... off prednisone again. ... off prednisone.
Hello @misery3, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @vellen and others....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/891613/
the morning along with my dose of prednisone ... This helped when I was struggling to taper ... off of prednisone. ... started you on and if you have a plan to taper ... off?
My inflammatory markers are always normal but it's very clear I have PMR and GCA. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890702/
I was off prednisone for 4 months. ... dose and am going through a slower taper
About tapering: I am now down to 12.5mg, having started at 20, then 30, then 25,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/889807/
About tapering: I am now down to 12.5mg ... When I got to 20 (weekly tapering) I ... began a 2.5 taper per week. ... math it will take me 10 months to get off ... take a very low maintenance dose of prednisone
Hi, I have been dealing with PMR for a while. Started on Prednisone 15 mg last...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/886375/
Started on Prednisone 15 mg last July ... I am tapering off the prednisone as ... my diet, those types of things) The prednisone ... has helped but time to get off if it ... issues so you must taper SLOWLY and
I think infections caused flares of something although I don't think the flares were always a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/880634/
Prednisone would relieve these painful ... I tapered off prednisone in a one or ... control the pain but I never could taper ... off prednisone for 12 years after that ... A biologic allowed me to taper off prednisone
I was able to taper off my low dose of prednisone (started at 10 mg) within...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/880379/
I was able to taper off my low dose ... of prednisone (started at 10 mg) within ... I have been slowly tapering off of 2
Hi @vellen and @nyxygirl, Unfortunately I am not a medical professional and have no medical background...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/878943/
factor I see from different members is tapering ... off of prednisone is different for ... slow and nearly stop reduction plan (Tapering
Hi all, I just stumbled on this community while searching for an ENT specializing in AIED....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/878646/
my left ear recovered quickly from prednisone ... then, I’ve been on various doses of prednisone ... up to 60 mg, coming off of it only ... for 3 weeks, 30 currently and still tapering ... As far as prednisone, I can empathize
Hi Cynthia, I too am newly diagnosed (May 8). Rheumatologist started me on 20 mg of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/875305/
Rheumatologist started me on 20 mg of prednisone ... upped dosage to 30mg for a week then tapered ... will want to continue the taper. ... understand the need to reduce/get off ... of prednisone with minimum issues.
Hi Cynthia @juju1, Welcome to Connect. You are not alone with not wishing PMR on anyone....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/873780/
coming back when you reduce to 6 mg prednisone ... starting dose, it may be that you are tapering ... I started at 20 mg prednisone and the ... time it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off.
If you see Dr Stone tell him that someone in Iowa said thank-you. The GiACTA study...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872436/
After failing for 12 years to taper ... off prednisone, I was able to taper ... off in less than a year after Actemra ... I have been off prednisone for 2 years ... thinks Actemra is better than long term prednisone
It is sad there aren't more treatment options for PMR/GCA. I was told many times that...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868925/
I was told many times that prednisone ... the "best option." I took prednisone ... Actemra worked for me and I was able to taper ... off prednisone in a year. ... rheumatologist thinks I'm better off
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