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It is not easy to find the right dosage, but when you finally do you should...
most doctors are very cautious about prednisone ... PMR and 40 mg did work before the taper ... then also experiment with different tapers
I was diagnosed with PMR in March of 2021. I started on 20 mg prednisone a...
I started on 20 mg prednisone a day ... By June 1 of 2023 I had tapered down ... I took my last dose of 1/2 mg, of Prednisone ... bad enough to get me to go back on prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 18, 2023
I had onset of symptoms in July of last year at 58 yrs old. It took...
I was put on 20 mg of prednisone and ... Tapered until about July, down to 4mg ... but no other issues so continued to taper ... as wanted to get off prednisone. ... I tapered off prednisone by mid August
I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been waiting for something new to report. I...
I am on 60 mg. of prednisone preventively ... since starting the higher dose of prednisone ... me short bursts of 20 mg. but then tapered ... Once I got to 20 mg. prednisone, it ... So far I’m lucky with prednisone, no
Hi @svsmgm07, Welcome to Connect. Each of us are a little different when it comes to...
little different when it comes to tapering ... PMR but what we have in common is tapering ... helpful for deciding when I could taper ... up in the morning and the dose or prednisone
I don't wish to suggest that Actemra is a perfect solution for PMR/GCA. My rheumatologist didn't...
because he didn't want me to take prednisone ... adrenal insufficiency due to a long term prednisone ... time to improve after I was able to taper ... off prednisone.
@johnbishop - I know you had two bouts of PMR but you were able to taper...
bouts of PMR but you were able to taper ... off prednisone in a reasonable amount ... still a few of years before you could taper ... off prednisone. ... with PMR that made it difficult to taper
I am newly diagnosed with AIED and Sjogren's Syndrome. I finally got a diagnosis for the...
I just finished a high dose taper of ... Prednisone and it completely resolved ... hearing) but.....the meds, even just the prednisone ... I am to start more prednisone but can
Hi, For me the prednisone side effect included overall tiredness at times and napping during the...
Hi, For me the prednisone side effect ... I attributed it to prednisone either ... higher doses or my body reaction to tapering ... Hoping to get completely off prednisone ... hours with having to nap or rest…so tapering
Posted: Aug 14, 2023
So sorry you are having trouble with your dosage of prednisone. PMR is a tricky condition...
having trouble with your dosage of prednisone ... he told me, If you want to get off Prednisone ... follow my direction for a gradual tamper
My pain relief was within an hour or two of taking my dose of prednisone and...
an hour or two of taking my dose of prednisone ... but nothing like before starting the prednisone ... went away after my morning dose of prednisone ... down that day, I didn't do the taper ... bumped my dose up half of my previous taper
An "effective dose" takes into account a variety of factors. It isn't only about pain. Even...
should find a "stable dose" of prednisone ... expected it would be years before I could taper ... introducing other medications to get my prednisone
Posted: Aug 8, 2023
I started prednisone at 15mg per day, after a hiccup where my dr wanted me to...
I started prednisone at 15mg per day ... give me an rx for 2mg for the next taper ... what my schedule was and I was to be tapered ... Papers shuffled and "Oh". ... covered who went through the failed taper
@mikeshell Hmmm -- that is interesting tapering protocol - again i am curious - did your...
mikeshell Hmmm -- that is interesting tapering ... some of the first authors of these papers ... posted above - these patients' Prednisone
Hello @jillrp, Welcome to Connect. @ghsmith only posted once and has not been back on Connect...
Both times I was started at 20mg prednisone ... time it took me 3 and half years to taper ... time it took me 1 and half years to taper ... No one likes the prednisone, myself ... me do was keep a daily log with the prednisone
Posted: Aug 2, 2023