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Hi @sherylp, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club. You asked a...
occurrences of PMR and was started on 20 mg prednisone ... kept a daily log to help with the tapering ... off of prednisone and logged my level ... Does the 10 mg daily dose of prednisone
Posted: May 16, 2024
Hello @vas135, Welcome to Connect. We merged your post into an existing discussion on the same...
/discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission ... off prednisone? ... / -- Tapering off of Prednisone: https ... off of prednisone. ... slower, only tapering when my pain
Hello @graysea, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear that prednisone has caused such awful side...
I'm sorry to hear that prednisone ... off of Prednisone: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ You also ... https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-prednisone-tapering-minimize-withdrawal ... off of predninsone the first time I
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Jul 7, 2022
@sadiesmom, I can't begin to imagine your pain and what you are going through. From my...
venlafaxine it's extremely difficult to taper ... off and should never be done quickly ... My struggles tapering off of prednisone ... going through but I have learned to taper ... off of the Effexor.
Hello @rolandhp, I am currently experiencing my second episode of polymyalgia rheumatica. The first episode was...
I was put on 20 mg prednisone and after ... a few months started tapering the dosage ... dosage until I was finally able to get off ... of prednisone. ... I have been tapering off of prednisone
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 10, 2017
Welcome @papasrockyworld, It is definitely a great feeling when that first dose of prednisone kicks in...
off of prednisone. ... Many of us struggle with tapering and ... trying to taper too much and too fast ... to get off of prednisone. ... /discussion/when-and-how-to-taper-prednisone
Posted: Oct 29, 2023
Hi @bardy1953, Welcome to Connect. That's a great question and the answer might be easier than...
off of Prednisone: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ The biggest ... off and the last six months were going ... off of 3 mg prednisone. ... How long have you been on prednisone
Posted: Sep 15, 2022
Good morning @charlie01 I’m so sorry you were diagnosed with myositis. Autoimmune disease can be so...
inclusion-body-myositis You said that you’re on prednisone ... I started on heavy doses of prednisone ... The prednisone finally brought my disease ... I’m tapering off the prednisone and ... control without the side effects of prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 23, 2022
Hi @kimberlynitz66, Welcome to Connect. Tapering off of prednisone for PMR can be very difficult and...
Tapering off of prednisone for PMR can ... pain symptoms returned when I had tapered ... the dosage by half of the previous taper ... out it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off.
Posted: Jul 28, 2022
Hello @ingekunga, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. The 6 months of back and forth between 1...
and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg prednisone ... was after 2-1/2 years of being on prednisone ... off by trying to go down by 1/2 mg ... off of prednisone, my rheumatologist ... to the next lower dosage, I tapered
Hello @awag, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I also have PMR but it is currently in...
I was started on 20 mg prednisone for ... both occurrences and was able to taper ... off with pain at a minimum. ... of activity or mild exercise while tapering ... off of prednisone and to accept a little
@julieschiwal1972, You might want to discuss a slower tapering schedule for the prednisone with your rheumatologist....
schedule for the prednisone with your ... off of prednisone for PMR symptoms. ... explanation of why RA especially if the prednisone ... My experience with tapering off has ... until I could finally stop taking the prednisone
Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old
Posted: Oct 4, 2020
Hello @mach92, welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your story. You are so right about...
It took me three years to taper off ... of prednisone. ... dosage until I was finally able to get off ... I'm now at 5 mgs and trying to taper ... Wishing you luck on tapering off the
I was started on 60 mg last August because they thought I had GCA in addition...
When I was at 10 mgs and being tapered ... So when my PA recommended I taper back ... going to want me to cut back on the Prednisone ... you are describing during the final tapering ... itself, the tapering off the Prednisone
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Feb 15, 2024
Hi @rogernj67, I think @alanbruce might be referring to working with your doctor to come up...
doctor to come up with a schedule for tapering ... off of prednisone. ... withdrawal: Why taper down slowly? ... 20057923 Here is another discussion on tapering ... with your doctor and come up with a tapering
Hi @dadcue, I struggled my first time around with PMR and had a good discussion with...
off of prednisone one of whom rung ... me when he said he had been on 1mg prednisone ... off. ... mg and 1/2 mg until I was able to taper ... off 6 months later with little to no