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My eGFR is consistently in the 60-70 range so listed as Stage 2 Chronic Kidney Disease....
lab abnormalities are attributed to Prednisone ... -------------- When I was able to taper ... off Prednisone ...
Posted: Jun 28 8:04am
Well ladies, add me to the group of ANA anomalies. I’m 61, I’ve been on prednisone...
I’m 61, I’ve been on prednisone for ... Have you taken prednisone other than ... I’ve spent 21 years tapering to lower ... prednisone use - and it is awful!!!
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jun 27 5:48am
Very helpful. With my PMR back - I am now on 10 mg prednisone. Takes away...
With my PMR back - I am now on 10 mg prednisone ... Or is more prednisone required to eliminate ... okay to just stay on 10 mg - and then taper
Posted: Jun 15 3:15pm
@groksvaag, I think you are correct but I have no medical experience other than having PMR...
and both times I started at 20 mg prednisone ... what you mentioned. -- The correct prednisone ... helpful: -- How to Slowly and Safely Taper ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules
Posted: Jun 15 1:03pm
Hi all - I will update as more people have indicated that they have been diagnosed...
I was started on 30 mg of Prednisone ... over 4 months and will now taper to ... 3 mg in one week and then 1 mg tapers ... if I go down by 5 mg and feel 1 mg tapers ... and I tapered the PPI for 2 weeks -
Discussion: Dressler Syndrome
Posted: Jun 19 11:09am
Congratulations for tapering off Prednisone. I hope you can stay off Prednisone. I was on Prednisone...
Congratulations for tapering off Prednisone ... I hope you can stay off Prednisone. ... I was on Prednisone for 12 years to ... treat PMR until I was able to taper ... before I was able to taper off.
Posted: Jun 20 12:11pm
"My Doc said I need to tough it out and feel’s that after withdrawal, Actemra will...
It mirrors my experience when I tapered ... off prednisone with Actemra. ... cortisol level prior to discontinuing prednisone
Hey @boo3 Sorry to hear you went from tapering down to 2 then back up to...
boo3 Sorry to hear you went from tapering ... Been on prednisone for two years now ... , which was my tapering time to be completely ... Have been tapering 1mg/month since February ... July I will take @megz advice and taper
My history is very similar. PMR started about 10 months ago with extreme pain. 40 mg...
months ago with extreme pain. 40 mg prednisone ... which doc says is either from PMR or prednisone ... (Argh) He has me tapering off completely
Hello Helene @kathren, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience! There are a lot...
are all different when it comes to tapering ... level of pain and the dose of MTX and prednisone
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: Jun 25 11:24am
It was the terminology used in the GiACTA study that led to the FDA approval of...
through Week 52 and adherence to the prednisone ... taper." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ... More importantly, I have been off Prednisone ... and I have mostly recovered from my Prednisone
Discussion: Temporal Arteritis
Posted: Jun 24 10:06pm
You're really lucky to get down to 15 mg per day of prednisone so quickly. I...
lucky to get down to 15 mg per day of prednisone ... effects, and it has allowed me to taper ... the prednisone down to 2 mg per day
Discussion: Temporal Arteritis
Posted: Jun 23 9:06am
This pred tapering info tempts me to self taper rather than wait for my rheumatologist. I’ve...
This pred tapering info tempts me to ... self taper rather than wait for my ... In my opinion prednisone should be dosed ... Have you tapered your pred or was it ... I may taper to 15 starting tomorrow.
Discussion: Temporal Arteritis
Posted: Jun 25 2:37pm
I’m curious as to how you were able to stop Prednisone after 12 years. My rheumatologist...
I was miserable on Prednisone and my ... after starting Actemra, I miraculously tapered ... off prednisone. ... I tapered quickly until a cortisol level ... I have been off Prednisone for 4 years
Posted: Jun 25 10:04pm
My guess is that "extreme fatigue" is very common as we decrease our prednisone dose. I...
is very common as we decrease our prednisone ... You tapered your Prednisone dose in ... cortisol again so that you are able to taper ... off Prednisone. ... and a slower taper is what is recommended
Does anyone’s blood pressure go low while tapering down ?i have pmr been on prednisone for...
anyone’s blood pressure go low while tapering ... i have pmr been on prednisone for 2 ... When I was taking Prednisone, my blood ... After Prednisone was stopped my blood ... When I was taking Prednisone ... it
Posted: 5 days ago