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I had RA beginning as a teenager (now 68) and was at various times on 25...
hydrocortisone overlapping with the prednisone ... and tapered off the prednisone after ... Please do your best to get off prednisone
Posted: Jul 8 12:43pm
@hopeinal. you may also be interested in this related discussion: - How did you cope with...
did you cope with the side effects tapering ... off prednisone? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/taper-side-effects
Posted: Jul 7 3:01pm
That is a very good question. My cortisol level improved after 6 months. I was able...
I was able to stay on a prednisone dose ... but I could take Prednisone again & ... I needed prednisone again for a short ... I actually needed 60 mg of Prednisone ... I was able to taper off prednisone quickly
Posted: Jul 10 8:04am
@charlotte61 , @trina24 , @nancy53 I know having PMR and worrying about GCA is frightening. But...
failed to mention anyone on 2.5 mg prednisone ... He has been on prednisone for over a ... year and is still tapering with the ... waist (at all, no picking things up off ... I highly recommend anyone on prednisone
Posted: Jul 11 10:11am
I think Dr treating PMR have a pretty tough job. They disease requires long term steroid...
they know when they start you on the prednisone ... you most likely will not be able to taper ... off. ... Its when you start to taper off the ... prednisone then you run short because
Posted: Jun 30 11:52am
@JustinMcClanahan Thanks for inviting me to this page. I will check it out. My husband developed...
He was on 30 mg for PMR, tapered to ... then had three 1200 mg infusions of prednisone ... He’s tapered to 30 mg now with weekly ... caused by steroids can improve once off
Posted: May 23 1:29pm
I'm currently doing Actema infusions for "refractory PMR." I was on prednisone for more than 12...
I was able to get off prednisone completely ... My first attempt to taper off Prednisone ... My second attempt to taper off Prednisone ... Being off prednisone makes Actemra worth ... I was able to get off Prednisone and
Thank you for your kind words! My hubby and I do have are “off” days but...
My hubby and I do have are “off” days ... Yes, I’m currently tapered down to 7.5 ... mg prednisone, which is obviously not
Posted: Jul 26 10:21am
There are risks to taking Actemra but I hope it works well for you too. Just...
it wasn't that easy for me to taper ... off prednisone even with Actemra. ... However, it was easier getting off prednisone ... suppress my adrenal function like prednisone ... given to me between Actemra or more prednisone
Posted: Jul 26 11:41am
Hi all, I just stumbled on this community while searching for an ENT specializing in AIED....
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
Yes, I have noticed this side effect, which has only gotten worse as I taper. I...
, which has only gotten worse as I taper ... I still have hope that when I get off ... the prednisone, I can get a thicker
Posted: Aug 6 2:08pm
Frustration again!! Rheumatologist finally got back to me after I sent a second message today. She...
get the things I wanted to say on paper ... put you on the other med to get you off ... prednisone and control pain. “ She ... schedule it is for using other meds over prednisone
Posted: Aug 5 9:45am
I sympathize on the fatigue. I've had a lot of that, too. But I turned 72...
lol I'm hoping that when I can taper ... completely off Prednisone---if I can ... hair was always very thick until the Prednsone
Posted: Aug 8 2:02pm
Hi G, I was diagnosed with PMR in 2016 after knee replacement and possible GCA. Was...
Was on 60 mg prednisone for weeks, then ... tapered to 4mg over many months. ... Went back up on prednisone, rheumatologist ... morning stiffness from Kevzara and taper ... down/off prednisone.
Posted: Aug 11 12:18pm
I stopped LDN for two weeks to see if it made a difference. It didn't seem...
It didn't seem to, as when I tapered ... read that LDN has helped others get off ... of prednisone, but not me.
Posted: Aug 3 5:28am
@sandra1983 Yes, some people continue to take prednisone because tapering off is too problematic for them....
Yes, some people continue to take prednisone ... because tapering off is too problematic ... But prednisone also comes with major ... And the continued use of steroids(prednisone ... My neurologist won’t let me stay on prednisone
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Posted: Aug 4 5:13pm
The following link is a good place to start. https://www.pmrandil6.com/il-6-and-pmr/ --------------------------------------------- IL-6 is a cytokine (protein...
decrease the inflammation so that you can taper ... off Prednisone. ... However, you still need to taper slowly ... off prednisone to give your adrenals ... I have been completely off Prednisone
Posted: Aug 12 8:17pm
I was diagnosed with PMR in May, 2023 and began with 25 mg of prednisone. My...
My taper was very slow, started at 2.5 ... All during the taper I had no adverse ... prednisone. ... to use a biologic in order to wean off ... prednisone.