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Hello Teri, thank you for your comments. I got off to an awful start just getting...
I got off to an awful start just getting ... Prednisone. ... diagnose me right away, prescribed Prednisone ... the practice who is now trying to taper
One of the worst aspects of PMR, for me, is that the treatment (prednisone) works but...
PMR, for me, is that the treatment (prednisone ... there is all this pressure to get off ... , which might allow me to taper to a ... the face of all the pressure to get off ... prednisone.
After getting my PMR under control, my MD suggested a tapering schedule and said to call...
PMR under control, my MD suggested a tapering ... Trying to wean off of the Celebrex. ... dramatically within 1 -2 months of beginning prednisone
Thanks. Right now I am learning my part of the pt. Her blood clot is gone...
Also being taken off prednisone in two ... Tapered from 100 mgs daily to 10, starting ... test and will probably also be taken off
Support Group: Caregivers
Posted: Dec 7, 2021
Hi @oldhen, Actually there is a lot of information out there on Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR). It...
really helpful when I was trying to taper ... off of prednisone was for me to keep ... daily pain log along with how much prednisone ... you up with a schedule to help you taper ... off of prednisone when it's under
@charlena, You will notice we changed your discussion title a little to help let members know...
that your husband is having trouble tapering ... years before I could successfully taper ... off of prednisone. ... off. ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg of prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Mar 2, 2022
New Member I am a 70 yr. old male, I was diagnosed with PMR in Feb....
PMR in Feb. 2021 and started 20 mg prednisone ... Doc put me back to 17.5 and then tapered ... My experience with the prednisone is ... 12 hours and then it seems to wear off ... Good luck to you all in tapering ,and
I have some experience with acupuncture. In my first bout of PMR (15 years ago), I...
In the past 3 years, I went on prednisone ... months and felt I decreased and went off ... In the 10 months I was off, I had a ... I have now been on prednisone almost ... a year, down to 5 mg, taking the taper
Hi, @jullieh. I am extending a virtual handshake to welcome you to Mayo Connect. I am...
Like you, I was tapered off the high ... post surgery dose of prednisone in ... I continued to take a daily 10 mg prednisone ... doctor who is nearby helped me with my taper ... I have been off prednisone for probably
I contracted Bell’s Palsy a few months ago after successfully (I thought) tapering off Prednisone over...
ago after successfully (I thought) tapering ... off Prednisone over 20 months. ... Since my BP showed up while off Prednisone ... , and went away with more Prednisone ... at least is manageable with proper Prednisone
Posted: Nov 26, 2020
Hi @golfmom, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @amandajro and other...
understanding-temporal-artery-biopsy Normally the goal is to taper ... off of prednisone as your pain gets ... Have you discussed tapering off with
@fredjan2016 I see in the physician instructions that the nalumed is not MRI compatible. That was...
He prescribed Prednisone, which is supposed ... Morphine takes the edge off the pain ... A few years ago I tapered off it to ... I realized within 2 weeks of being off
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 5, 2020
UPDATE.. Took test for Giant Cell Arteritis...blood taken from right temple....told it would be a month...
thanks for your Prayers....SO stopped Prednisone ... Immediately....Dr called today to taper ... off Prednisone......WONDERED why I ... ....took small dose again and will taper
Hello @drtiminaz, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience with the Shingrix...
occurrences of PMR I was started at 20mg of prednisone ... Then after a few weeks I started tapering ... off but it took me a little over 3 ... years to taper off with my first round ... dosage and possibly splitting the prednisone
Posted: Apr 28, 2020
A few weeks ago, I specifically asked my rheumatologist about Prednisone and PMR. Obviously it is...
specifically asked my rheumatologist about Prednisone ... Prednisone at higher doses shuts down ... One of the reason to taper Prednisone ... working normally by the time you wean off ... higher risk for Covid-19 by reason of Prednisone
@chals What has helped me taper off of prednisone the 2 times that it was active...
@chals What has helped me taper off ... of prednisone the 2 times that it was ... I generally tried to taper down every ... was active I was started at 20 mg prednisone ... I didn't taper lower unless the
Posted: Jun 5, 2021