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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
Hi, I, too, exercise a lot but it really hasn’t protected me against the PMR set...
am currently taking MTX 15 mg and tapering ... down the Prednisone-which I am now
Discussion: Tapering angst
Posted: Aug 1, 2023
Welcome @debbieo123, Unfortunately PMR is not one of those 1 and done conditions. Once you start...
Once you start prednisone and the pain ... are working on a plan or schedule to taper ... off of prednisone. ... If you taper too fast, the pain will ... time with PMR took 3-1/2 years to taper
Posted: Jul 28, 2023
Hi there- So sorry you’re going through this, and I hope you find answers soon. You’re...
there’s uncertainty, a trial of oral prednisone ... first line treatment for PMR is oral prednisone ... PMR but you have challenges with the prednisone ... or tapering it…that’s where you’d most ... to consider the diagnosis and try prednisone
When I was diagnosed with PMR in 2020 I was put on prednisone and my blood...
diagnosed with PMR in 2020 I was put on prednisone ... Gradually I started tapering the prednisone ... off the insulin as I was on 3 mg of prednisone ... I am no longer on prednisone but I have
Discussion: Diabetes and PMR
Posted: Jul 14, 2023
I can understand why an endocrinologist has a different opinion than a rheumatologist regarding 5 mg...
Prednisone related weight gain, diabetes ... optimistic that I would ever be able to taper ... off prednisone. ... rheumatologist it was impossible for me to taper ... off prednisone.
They treated my flair ups with Doxy and 5 days of prednisone 40 mg. At that...
flair ups with Doxy and 5 days of prednisone ... At that short of a prednisone dose there ... is no need to taper (allegedly).
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Jul 11, 2023
I never had a big problem with bruising and thin skin while on prednisone. I did...
anyone could do except encourage me to taper ... I wish you good luck with tapering off ... prednisone. ... . "Tapering is generally based ... patient preference, and tolerance of the taper
Hi Kurt @kurt25, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @emo, @vellen,...
/discussion/prednisone/ --- Prednisone ... tapering is challenging. ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission ... / --- Prednisone tapering is hard: ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering
Posted: Jul 4, 2023
I know that it’s scary, and I worry about side effects to medication too, but I...
of taking a low to moderate dose of prednisone ... of completely valid warnings about prednisone ... there are very few alternatives to prednisone ... to the symptoms as the guide to the taper ... prolonged flare, we have to pause the taper
Uveitis doses prescribed by my ophthalmologist usually took 60 mg to 100 mg to start with...
mg to start with followed by a fast taper ... who didn't want me to run out of prednisone ... that I wanted to jump up 100 mg of prednisone ... Not to mention the prednisone my rheumatologist
Posted: Jul 3, 2023