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I was diagnosed in August of 2019 with GCA. By October of that year, I was...
switched from methylprednisolone to prednisone ... #39;m a big believer in slow....slow tapers ... My rheumatologist would have me taper
Don't despair@jennywren. I went undiagnosed with PMR for about nine ten months. Then symptoms changed and...
I was put on 40 mg prednisone with a ... taper of 5 mg every two weeks. ... I've been off prednisone since October
Posted: May 17, 2023
Personally, I wouldn't take the chance on any new drug due to my PMR being a...
I tolerate Prednisone very well and ... tapering from 15 to 12.5 did not even ... I will be on Prednisone for a while, ... one point since I started back on Prednisone ... So Prednisone is actually helping me
Posted: May 11, 2023
Slow and steady should be your mantra. From 40 mg.taper to 35 for at least a...
From 40 mg.taper to 35 for at least ... If you are not happy, you can taper ... Prednisone comes in many different amounts
I thought I still had PMR after I had tapered down to 1 mg of prednisone....
thought I still had PMR after I had tapered ... down to 1 mg of prednisone. ... fully expecting to be put back on prednisone ... But I’m off prednisone and am happy
Greetings All! Ame here. I have been steadily continuing to improve over the past 5 months...
believe you're done with your tapering ... but for anyone else reading this, my taper ... symptoms that I believe are lingering Prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 26, 2023
I did not submit any medical records, and I do not remember signing a release (but...
We'll see how things go as the Prednisone ... taper continues. ... was on a lower dose (20 mg/day) of Prednisone ... I hope they will recover as I taper ... The taper schedule the doctor gave me
Posted: Apr 25, 2023
Yes, mine have been normal for two weeks after starting prednisone. I can feel the information...
normal for two weeks after starting prednisone ... I started tapering in March. ... felt better than I do on 20mg so I’m tapering
Posted: Apr 17, 2023
I'm a little confused by @johnlo's post. It sounds like his symptoms got better with each...
I managed to taper off my low dose of ... prednisone within a year, but it flared ... I am once again tapering off a very ... low dose of prednisone.
Posted: Apr 14, 2023
I was diagnosed with PMR in April 2022 at age 78. I had a mild case...
I have tapered the prednisone to 5 mg ... and am tapering by .5 mg every two
Posted: Apr 14, 2023
P.S. PMR was diagnosed about 15 years ago at the age of 52. I was taking...
I was taking prednisone intermittently ... I would have taken prednisone but I ... Taking prednisone on a long term basis ... I was always able to taper off prednisone ... 12 years before I was able to taper
Posted: Apr 13, 2023
Hello @robin1040, Welcome to Connect. I think we all wanted to be done with prednisone as...
think we all wanted to be done with prednisone ... PMR but each of us are different and tapering ... time with PMR took 3-1/2 years to taper ... when you wake up and your dosage of prednisone
Posted: Apr 12, 2023
Have you looked into treatment with Actemra (Tocilizumab)? It has been shown to be pretty effective...
effective in helping people get off Prednisone ... adverse events when it is used to taper ... with Prednisone are less than with ... Prednisone alone.
Posted: Apr 11, 2023