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Being treated for PMR going on two years. Taper down to zero prednisone only to be...
Taper down to zero prednisone only to ... symptoms and continued me on a 20 mg prednisone ... I have been on prednisone 20 mg for ... arteritis. immediately put on 60 mg of prednisone ... line here is I was on a 20 mg dose of prednisone
Posted: Feb 8, 2023
One thing I learned was there isn't any "correct way" of tapering off prednisone. I took...
#39;t any "correct way" of tapering ... off prednisone. ... I took prednisone for 12 years before ... I wanted to be off prednisone as much ... Just be aware that getting off prednisone
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Did you increase the prednisone because of bursitis and tendinitis or did the pain of PMR...
Did you increase the prednisone because ... ibuphrophen are not recommended while on prednisone ... Have you spoken to your doctor about tapering
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Inflammatory arthritis and PMR are a bad combination. I took high doses of prednisone intermittently for...
I took high doses of prednisone intermittently ... I would have never been able to taper ... off prednisone until a biologic called ... the main reason that I couldn't taper ... when I needed long term prednisone,
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Hello 1942marilyne, Welcome to Connect. Some members have split their dose between morning and late afternoon/evening...
time with PMR took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off of prednisone so don't be discourage ... just bumped my dose up half of what I tapered
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Not sure if you actually should increase the amount of Prednisone so that your pain is...
actually should increase the amount of Prednisone ... , check out healthunlocked.com for tapering
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Thank you John for your reply. I do have some assistance but I’m going to move...
that’s going to be a few years of tapering ... off my prednisone , I’m still on 5
Posted: Feb 2, 2023
If all of the pain went away when you started on prednisone and you just had...
pain went away when you started on prednisone ... shortly after reducing the dosage of prednisone ... , that might be due to tapering too ... What helped me when tapering was keeping ... If it was a day to taper and my pain
Discussion: Hip pain
Posted: Jan 29, 2023
You might want to read through these two papers, especially the second since the prednisone gets...
might want to read through these two papers ... , especially the second since the prednisone
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 26, 2023
I started with GCA in October, 2020 with 80 mg of Prednisone. I developed PMR in...
GCA in October, 2020 with 80 mg of Prednisone ... has been an up and down thing with Prednisone ... I am tapering slowly with the Prednisone
I have read on a number of sites that when you taper/withdraw from Prednisone you may...
on a number of sites that when you taper ... /withdraw from Prednisone you may experience ... As I have read they will mimic both Prednisone ... just re-started the other day as I tapered ... By the way I decided that my taper plan
Hey Becky, I hope you find good primary care and rheumatology doctors. As you navigate this...
rheumatologist I began with 20 mg of prednisone ... Over the course of a year, I tapered ... this to give you a sense of what the tapering ... prevent bone density loss from taking prednisone
I know that I have stated this before in other threads, but not this one yet....
I started with only 10 mg. prednisone ... Prednisone is known to contribute to ... I am now on 2 mg. prednisone and plan ... on tapering off by .5 mg. every one ... I hope to be off of the prednisone very
Posted: Jan 10, 2023
HI @flymetothemoon, I'm not sure your comment was meant for me. Starting with 40 mg, I...
Starting with 40 mg, I tapered down ... 5 mg of prednisone every two weeks until ... I got down to 10 mg, then the taper ... I was able to get off prednisone with
Posted: Jan 3, 2023
Hello, I am exactly where you are and had great success tapering 1 mg at a...
where you are and had great success tapering ... an aside, my cat is taking 1 mg of prednisone
Posted: Jan 3, 2023
I am 55 was diagnosed at beginning of November 2022 - started at 15mg prednisone had...
of November 2022 - started at 15mg prednisone ... side effects with the higher dose of prednisone ... pain creeping back and keep with the tapering
Posted: Jan 1, 2023
I am newly diagnosed with PMR. Right now I am on prednisone 15 mg daily until...
Right now I am on prednisone 15 mg daily ... numbers come down, then I can start to taper ... The prednisone helps my pain but there ... I read prednisone stays in your system ... I take my prednisone in the am with
Posted: Dec 29, 2022