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@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
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
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 10:11am
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
@irishdancer, I think you ask a very good question that each of us has struggled with...
each of us has struggled with when tapering ... off of prednisone. ... off the first time but if I remember ... and forth between 1/2 mg and 1 mg prednisone ... off with tolerable pain/discomfort.
Hello @raven42, Welcome to Connect. I'm not sure @bandruid7 is active on Connect since the members...
Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone ... I attribute the shorter period of tapering ... off of prednisone due to making some ... was and if you have a plan to taper ... off of prednisone?
I think beta blockers like metoprolol mostly block the effect of adrenaline rather than decrease the...
that is a side effect of prolonged Prednisone ... effect on our cortisol level after Prednisone ... Now I'm off Prednisone and I don ... cortisol level was too low when I was tapering ... off of Prednisone.
I do think Turmeric helps with inflammation but I didn't start taking it until around the...
turmeric-paste/ When I was struggling tapering ... off of prednisone for the first occurrence ... almost a year before he was able to taper ... off with no pain.
Hello @phoenix0509, I see this is your first post and would like to thank you for...
that seemed to help (along with the prednisone ... almost all the pain and then start tapering ... off as I was able to do with a minimum ... how much pain you can deal with when tapering ... off of prednisone.
Hello @lestep, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @tillysam and others....
Tapering off prednisone while managing ... off of prednisone and to go very slowly ... first got up along with the dose of prednisone ... prednisone for PMR? ... daily oral prednisone by 1 mg every
Posted: Mar 14, 2023
Hello @helpmegetoffmeds -- I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with Lisa's (@lisalucier)...
I have not tried tapering off of Lexapro ... but I am working on tapering off of ... prednisone for the second time for ... It was on prednisone for 3 years and ... off.
Discussion: Lexapro withdrawal
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Feb 12, 2018
Hi Sally @sallygosse, welcome to Mayo Connect. I am currently in my second episode of PMR....
but they did come back if I tried to taper ... off the drug too fast. ... It took me three years to get off prednisone ... Did your doctor give you a tapering ... off of prednisone but a schedule gives
Welcome @mountainbikergirl, That's a good question but I'm not sure there is a clear answer. I...
I do think that tapering off of prednisone ... second time took 1 and half years to taper ... off. ... track his level of pain and dose of prednisone
Posted: Oct 6, 2023
Hello @edinnola, Welcome to Connect. I'm really sorry to hear that you've joined the PMR club....
connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages/ --- Tapering ... off of Prednisone: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/. ... told me to listen to my body when taper ... to the next lower level and only taper
Posted: Sep 21, 2023
Thank you John for your reply. I do have some assistance but I’m going to move...
that’s going to be a few years of tapering ... off my prednisone , I’m still on 5
Posted: Feb 2, 2023
@ambershe and @sammiesarah - my first onset of PMR happened when I was 64. Here's some...
What I've learned about tapering ... off of prednisone is that each of us ... off. ... off more quickly - 1 and 1/2 years ... 5 mg to 2-1/2 mg to 1 mg and then off
Hello Carrie @pmr2016, Welcome to Connect. I can't imagine how difficult it is to live in...
2016 and fortunately I was able to taper ... off of prednisone after a year and ... shared in this similar discussion: – Tapering ... off of Prednisone https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ I'm guessing
Posted: Jan 13, 2022