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Also have lower disc issues at the moment, sometimes going down my right leg. Yes....my PMR...
I have managed to get from 20mg Prednisone ... Slowly tapering, but felt the difference ... will persevere to see if it levels off ... goal for now and ultimately to be off
Posted: Jul 26, 2022
Thank you for your reply. I often used deep breathing to help me fall asleep. Breathing...
fiber neuropathy, I was prescribeda taporing ... it was frightening and the doctor tapored ... me off of Gabapentin. ... Taporing me off of prednisone and Gabapentin ... myself that my feelings often reflect prednisone
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 24, 2022
Hi @411344076, Welcome to Connect. I've tapered off of prednisone twice for PMR flares but never...
I've tapered off of prednisone twice ... experienced a rash associated with the tapering ... steroids can produce symptoms similar to prednisone ... is a common difference between oral prednisone ... and topical steroids." -- Prednisone
Posted: Jul 24, 2022
Welcome @gailpmr, It sounds like you are doing really well with the tapering. My first time...
you are doing really well with the tapering ... getting from 1 mg to being totally off ... of prednisone. ... until I was finally able to be off ... off.
My PMR symptoms started about 6 years ago. Shoulder pain, neck pain, hip pain, lower back...
I have been on Cymbalta, and Prednisone ... most of this time, tapering down to ... at Duke University, who switched my Prednisone ... Medrol, in hopes that I can try and get off ... with pain, that I’m hesitant to go off
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 11, 2022
I’ve heard that when you’re on a higher dose of prednisone you can taper with larger...
that when you’re on a higher dose of prednisone ... you can taper with larger numbers. ... to do what my doctor called a “dead taper ... one and a half to two years to get off ... the 10 mg of prednisone I’m currently
Posted: Jun 25, 2022
Hi …I agree that tapering too fast can cause pain. I’ve been on prednisone since last...
Hi …I agree that tapering too fast can ... some trial and error about how to taper ... least a year before I can totally get off ... prednisone at this rate. ... I’m worried about being on prednisone
Posted: Jun 23, 2022
Hi @kimmur, Welcome to Connect. I think you feel the same way about PMR as most...
and half years before I was able to taper ... off of prednisone and the second one ... discussed any possible alternatives for prednisone
On 20 mg. Prednisone started Jan 5/22, my symptoms were much as yours since Sept. of...
Prednisone started Jan 5/22, my symptoms ... thighs - all were pretty much a write-off ... With Prednisone at least 90% better. ... Trying to taper down right now, which ... It does NOT seem normal that Prednisone
@emma321, One thing I think might really help since you just started is to keep a...
along with your daily dose amount of prednisone ... This helps when you start tapering. ... around with PMR and allowed me to taper ... off in 1-1/2 years vs the 3-1/2 years ... to listen to your body and take the tapering
Well ... where should I begin? I was diagnosed with reactive arthritis with uveitis some 20...
From my experience, prednisone only ... I was able to taper off prednisone after ... uveitis flared up again as soon as I was off ... prednisone and I was right back on ... I'm not taking prednisone anymore
Posted: Mar 24, 2023
DSNS didn't work for me either. I noticed the person who promotes this tapering plan says...
and kept trying to taper off prednisone ... I felt like I knew how to taper off ... but I was unable to get off prednisone ... off prednisone in 7 months after the ... I have been off prednisone for 3 years
Posted: Mar 9, 2023
Your story is very interesting. It seems to confirm what I've seen from others with PMR:...
I do think that a slow taper is a good ... congratulations on finding a way to get off ... Prednisone after so many years taking
Posted: Mar 1, 2023
Just my opinion but I feel that pain should be gone or nearly gone before starting...
or nearly gone before starting to taper ... your prednisone dose. ... pain it means you're low on the prednisone ... are hellbent to get a PMR sufferer off
Posted: Feb 28, 2023
Hi @christopherc, I do think the prednisone plays a large part of causing PMR to go...
Hi @christopherc, I do think the prednisone ... It took me 3 and half years to taper ... off. ... and only took me 1 and half years to taper ... off.
I'm interested in hearing people's experiences with methotrexate as a steroid-sparing medication. My rheumatologist has pushed...
methotrexate because I have been on prednisone ... a half and failed to successfully taper ... Were you able to get off prednisone ... Did you get off prednisone and remain
Posted: Feb 23, 2023
Are you still taking Enbrel for AS and uveitis? Are you also taking prednisone for PMR?...
off prednisone. ... without being able to taper off wasn ... off prednisone in 7 months for the ... As soon as I tapered off prednisone ... It took 3 months to taper off prednisone
Posted: Feb 18, 2023