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Hi @christi48, I got two COVID vaccine before I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA, which...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788141/
the Moderna vaccines while taking prednisone ... , and tapering, and did not experience ... I've been off prednisone for a few
Hi marmak ... I'm a retired nurse. I took prednisone for more than 12 years so...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/787132/
off prednisone but I wasn't very ... When a biologic was tried, I tapered ... off prednisone in 7 months. ... I have been off prednisone for 3 years ... I think the best strategy to taper off
You should discuss this with your rheumatologist. Many rheumatologists will refuse to write for prednisone prescriptions...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/787086/
diagnosis but she still encouraged me to taper ... off prednisone. ... for PMR, the medical advice was to taper ... off slowly. ... Good luck with whatever tapering method
Hi Paul, For most people, on the appropriate dosage of prednisone, PMR symptoms will disappear -...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786627/
PMR symptoms increase while you are tapering ... , the prednisone will be increased, ... then tapering will be attempted again ... After taking prednisone for about a ... and a half for PMR and GCA, I'm off
Hi ldingwall88, like you fellow member @dinym was originally diagnosed with PMR, but later discovered she...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785486/
discovered she has rheumatoid arthritis and tapered ... off prednisone. ... @ldingwall88, are you currently tapering ... off prednisone?
I’m now up to eight 2.5 methotrexate tabs once a week from six. My head is...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/780946/
My head is a bit off or dizzy with the ... Still at 13mg prednisone. ... Going to try 12 in a week to taper.
Hi @jerseyjames, Am I reading correctly that you tapered from 24mg down to 4mg prednisone in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/780915/
jerseyjames, Am I reading correctly that you tapered ... from 24mg down to 4mg prednisone in ... That seems like an incredibly fast taper ... around with PMR took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off with the last 6 months going back
How long were you on 20 mg of prednisone? Having been on 15 mg for I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/780897/
How long were you on 20 mg of prednisone ... #39;t recall for how long) but now tapering ... off every 30 days from 4 mg to 3 and
I also am tapering down on my prednisone and my rheumatologist has me dropping dosage every...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777458/
I also am tapering down on my prednisone ... continue this until I am completely off ... the prednisone but I'm also on
I have been taking Actemra (tocilizumab) for almost 4 years. I have been mostly off prednisone...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/776020/
I have been mostly off prednisone for ... I was treated with prednisone for nearly ... 13 years and never could taper off. ... weeks which initially allowed me to taper ... off prednisone in 7 months.
From what I have read, few have troubles taporing from gabapentin. The taper schedules seem brief....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752625/
what I have read, few have troubles taporing ... The taper schedules seem brief. ... I tapored off in 6 weeks. ... I am only on 3 med now, Ill go off of ... prednisone then be on two.
Hello @nancybee, Welcome to Connect. You mentioned tapering from 10 mg down to 2.5 mg over...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/751029/
You mentioned tapering from 10 mg down ... off of the prednisone. ... and I was not supposed to taper if ... off of prednisone faster the second ... Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone
I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan 2022; started on 20 mg, and went on a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762805/
2022; started on 20 mg, and went on a taper ... back up to 10 mg and started a new taper ... you stay on it indefiniely or is it tapered ... off ideally as well? ... Methotrexate worse than long -term Prednisone
Hello @naezzo, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear the COVID vaccine caused your PMR. Since you...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/739325/
doctor/rheumatologist suggested a tapering ... schedule to hopefully taper off of ... the prednisone when your pain decreases
The one thing I learned from my rheumy was that you have to listen to your...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/738599/
listen to your body when you start tapering ... , slow and easy wins the race when tapering ... Took me 3 and half years to taper off ... I was finally able to stop taking prednisone
Hi Mary @mary4, You are doing great! If you have been OK with .5 for a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/796032/
with .5 for a month, you have been tapering ... slowly and stopping prednisone at .5 ... until I could finally stop taking prednisone ... 3 and half years by the time I was off ... prednsione the first time.
How did you feel about PMR being treated with prednisone? I still struggle with that issue...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832442/
off prednisone and I tried many different ... I tried to taper off but there was no ... A year later, I was off prednisone. ... As soon as I got off prednisone the ... I tapered prednisone from 15 mg to zero
Morning I have been on prednisone for about 3 years ranging in doses from 15 to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/799684/
Morning
I have been on prednisone for ... I have been tapering for the last 18mths ... off the 35mg i was on that for 6mths ... so tapering has been challenging but ... to do it by using liquid pediatric prednisone
@nimalw, I think that you had a kidney transplant. And so I want to jump in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/674297/
I also was prescribed prednisone along ... The prednisone dosage was gradually ... hearing so many negative comments about prednisone ... evaluation, I was told that I could taper ... off the prednisone because of some
Hi @annettetompkins that is a true horror story! I'm sorry that your doctor was so blase....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/673511/
My inflammation markers were off the ... What I've read, prednisone has to ... be tapered slowly, as it takes over ... month to monitor inflammation as I taper ... the prednisone.
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