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Great news @bertbiz. Speaking of prednisone, you may be interested in the discussion that @johnbishop and...
Speaking of prednisone, you may be interested ... johnbishop and @charlena are having about tapering ... off the drug and managing pain. https
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Jun 10, 2016
Dot, Thank you for starting this. Right now, I am very discouraged because of my experience...
months by starting me on a course of prednisone ... azathioprine (Immuran) while continuing the predinsone ... some adjustments with a very slow taper ... off the prednisone, my symptoms when ... of being cured and being able to go off
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Dec 18, 2012
I almost died, too, due to misdiagnoses that left me without the proper care for weeks....
with my first experience, but it's tapering ... off now. ... having after refusing to take anymore prednisone
Posted: Jan 31, 2012
Hello steelbh... I am so sorry that you have PMR.... I believe most people with PMR...
vaccine I received in 2014 set it off ... I usually taper to 1 to 2 mg and stay ... It set off the PMR again. ... Doc put me on a very quick prednisone ... taper 7mg to 0 in 6 weeks!
Hello @steelbh, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @rolandhp and other...
He was able to taper off of prednisone ... It took me a little over 3 years to taper ... off and it came out of remission in ... then it took me about 1-1/2 years to taper ... off the second time.
I had found very good info and suggestions for dealing with PMR (prior to this Mayo...
newer/more recent thinking on ways for tapering ... off Prednisone. ... my arms to turn light switches on/off ... mg every AM and will begin a slow taper
Hi Jill @jth4d, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with the other...
off of prednisone. ... off of prednisone. ... It might help to keep a tapering off ... I started tapering by 1/2 mg when it ... the bad side effects for me of the prednisone
Hi @geniecm, There is an existing discussion on Giant Cell Arteritis where your post will receive...
occurrences of PMR and was started on 20mg prednisone ... The first time it took me 3 years to taper ... off. ... off. ... Has your doctor suggested any tapering
Maybe start here:- "Careful 'tapering' is needed if you have been taking Prednisone orally. But, there...
Maybe start here:- "Careful 'tapering ... is needed if you have been taking Prednisone ... An example of Prednisone Tapering:- ... Prednisone works best if taken at least ... (Even 10mg or 20 mg can 'wear off
Hi @asklizzie, I had the same concerns about taking prednisone but it just made me work...
had the same concerns about taking prednisone ... but it just made me work harder to taper ... off as soon as possible. ... The prednisone primarily (IMHO) addresses
Sorry for the misunderstanding -- pain began one year ago in January 2019. I have tapered...
I have tapered down to 6 mg of prednisone ... lingering stiffness occurs on and off ... #34;dead slow and nearly stop" taper
Hi, Just discovered this group. I am starting my 3rd bout with PMR. The first bout...
weeks, but it took 2 years to get off ... I think I weaned off too soon. ... In October, I saw an ortho who took off ... The main side effect from prednisone ... how long folks are on Pred, how they taper
Hello @apr39, Welcome to Connect. I also have PMR but it is currently in remission so...
relief from the pain and what kind of a tapering ... schedule are you using to get off of ... the prednisone? ... occurrence of PMR it took me 3 years to get off ... of prednisone and the last six months
Posted: Dec 11, 2019
I’ve been on Prednisone since my transplant. I started at a higher dose and gradually tapered...
I’ve been on Prednisone since my transplant ... started at a higher dose and gradually tapered ... off to 5mg. once a day.
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Sep 27, 2020
No, I haven't done anything differently. I just hoped it wouldn't come back. I eat pretty...
The first time I had PMR I think I tapered ... off of it in about 14 months. ... No bad side effects from the prednisone
I had PMR and was on prednisone for 18 months. The side effects were terrible, especially...
I had PMR and was on prednisone for ... did not experience any difficulty tampering ... off. ... off. ... the awful pain before I started on prednisone