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Hi Mary @marymckeith, I'm sorry to hear you are struggling with additional pain. You mentioned in...
when I dropped to a lower dose of prednisone ... even try going up 1/2 of the amount I tapered ... Tapering off of prednisone is different
Posted: Dec 14, 2023
@aspine, I kept a daily log with the pain I was having in the morning along...
morning along with that days dosage of prednisone ... went back to the previous dose of prednisone ... off of prednisone with my rheumatologist ... like isn't the purpose of the prednisone ... off of prednisone.
Posted: Jan 24, 2022
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
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
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
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 @eby, Good experience tapering off of prednisone is probably not the way most of us...
Hi @eby, Good experience tapering off ... of prednisone is probably not the way ... most of us that have done the prednisone ... tapering dance would describe the process ... the mornings along with my dose of prednisone
Discussion: Working with PMR
Posted: Mar 13 7:26am
Hi, @petrullo - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Sounds like you are having some challenges with...
are having some challenges with your taper ... off prednisone and perhaps with the ... bit too "colorful." I go off ... the prednisone with no taper, and I ... off of prednisone.
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
My experience with Actemra has been very positive. I've been on Actemra since April 2024 due...
Actemra while still on 60 mg/day of prednisone ... , tapering off the prednisone over a ... Getting off the prednisone and transitioning ... Actemra helped tremendously, since prednisone ... Actemra and hope to be completely off
Discussion: Actrema advice
Posted: Mar 4 10:36am