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Thanks for your reply. Very interesting how slowly you tapered off towards the end. From 60...
Very interesting how slowly you tapered ... off towards the end. ... 20 mg for 4 weeks: then the gradual taper ... the "bad" side effects of Prednisone
Hi @virginiaj, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Your story is similar to mine except I had...
It took me 3 years to taper off off ... prednisone. ... dose until I was finally able to be off ... of prednisone. ... off of prednisone which was almost
Hello, new to these posts, groups and all of this information. I have had atopic dermatitis...
doctors gave me overdose amounts of prednisone ... eating everything, it took weeks to taper ... off the prednisone but and so glad ... I am off of it.
Posted: Sep 9, 2019
Hello! Well, after almost a year of trying to manage the edema caused by the gamma...
function on many levels due to edema, predniosne ... misery as she had great difficulty tapering ... off as the edema issues would always
Support Group: Brain Tumor
Posted: Jul 28, 2019
that is amazing., seems you can't win. I am done to 4mg of prednisone just over...
I am done to 4mg of prednisone just ... the pain remains manageable so I can taper ... right off of prednisone as yes, it
Thanks John, Very sorry I miss quoted my Doc and she did not say " because...
I have slowly tapered over the last ... on 1mg every other day and will go off ... Prednisone soon. ... I realize may have to go back on prednisone
I was diagnosed with PMR a year ago. Started on 15mg of prednisone then gradually tapering...
Started on 15mg of prednisone then gradually ... tapering off to 5mg by December. ... as I don’t seem to be able to get off ... prednisone and this is a way of doing ... 3 months then will start reducing prednisone
Posted: Mar 18, 2019
@colleenyoung thank you for the MG link. I will take a look. My dad is losing...
Prednisone 60 mg PO and IVIG every 3 ... The prednisone ( for MG) is exacerbating ... We are tapering 5 mg q2weeks so is going ... to take awhile for him to get off it
Support Group: Cancer
Posted: Mar 14, 2019
Hi ...I was diagnosed with sarcoid in 2004 and had to have a heart transplant in...
I started on prednisone and methotrexate ... effective combination for me - was taken off ... I was on 45 mgs of prednisone a day ... for over a year and tapered off very ... I was off of all meds in 2016 when I
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Mar 12, 2019
I use a nebulizer 4 times a day regularly and up it to 6 when I...
🤗 Being on prednisone helps ... I do a taper dose starting at 45 mg ... and taper off over about 3 weeks.
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Mar 11, 2019
Hi @ambershe, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I also have polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) but it is...
, all of the while I was trying to taper ... off. ... My rheumatologist helped me with a tapering ... talks about white blood count and prednisone ... Prednisone-induced leukocytosis.
Hi Carley, I am truly sorry to hear about your pain…. My diagnosis was basically the...
everything else out and the 20 mg dose of Prednisone ... not a doctor, but the dosage of your prednisone ... up 1 mg for the month and start the taper ... It’s a long process to taper and get ... off the meds, but it can be done.
Hello @rachelp, welcome to Connect. I have had 2 occurrences of PMR. The first lasted 3...
years at which time I was able to taper ... off of prednisone. ... a year and half and I was able to taper ... off prednisone this past February. ... off.
Posted: Nov 10, 2018
@rearea1 - From Tinkerbell - I am just off 1 1/2 years of Prednisone. Hopefully the...
rearea1 - From Tinkerbell - I am just off ... 1 1/2 years of Prednisone. ... If you have any problems with your taper
Hi @evelyn123, welcome to Connect. I also have PMR but it is currently in remission. It's...
The first took me about 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... took me about a year and a half to taper ... off of prednisone. ... plan to help you taper off of prednisone