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@keetaboy I was pain free when I started at 15 mgs., but some people require 25...
, if you're not getting enough prednisone ... We all want off prednisone but you can ... normal so that doesn't help with tapering
Posted: Oct 2, 2022
Hi @vandyms1974, I read that about 30% of those with PMR develop GCA. I also read...
diagnosis and treatment of PMR with prednisone ... I have been able to taper down from ... 40 mg Prednisone for GCA down to .5
I’m new to this site and so glad I found it. I’m also fairly new to...
accurate diagnosis and then started prednisone ... My doctor wanted me to try tapering ... remission is it necessary to stay on prednisone ... until you can taper slowly without ... major concerns regarding staying on prednisone
Posted: Sep 15, 2022
Hi Meredith @meredith101, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club but you...
similar symptoms in the morning while tapering ... down on prednisone when my PMR was ... active but that was the prednisone kicking ... If you are getting by without the prednisone ... handle the symptoms without needing the prednisone
Posted: Sep 12, 2022
Hi Mickie @njtodctode, It does sound like you may be tapering down too fast. My rheumatologist...
up in the morning before taking the prednisone ... I only tapered down if my pain level ... down on prednisone. ... feel and not a timeline to get off of prednisone ... The whole reason for prednisone is to
Turns out the hive like rash I get when taking gabapentin is bad. It was one...
use a otc cream and that the ongoing prednisone ... As I decreased the prednisone the rash ... Im on 400 mg today and taporing down
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 1, 2022
I contracted PMR after my second COVID vaccination in March 2021 (? coincidence?) I have been...
I have been taking 1 mg. prednisone ... pain went away after my first dose of prednisone ... and has never returned, even when I tapered
Posted: Aug 28, 2022
I've had persistent and recurrent angioedema since December 2021 (officially) but possibly back to June 2021...
Prednisone would help bring down the ... Prednisone helps some with inflammation ... Of thge 10,000 papers, studies and articles
Posted: Aug 26, 2022
@hfoster, I've always been told to listen to my body and only taper when I had...
told to listen to my body and only taper ... good before taking my next dose of prednisone ... difference in your pain levels since you tapered ... daily pain log along with how much prednisone
Hi, I have had UC now for 4-1/2 years and it has progressed from mild (I...
end of Feb. and am now in my second prednisone ... taper, as well as Humira, which isn ... Thank god for the prednisone - though ... Tylenol, but not needing it with the prednisone ... taper.
Support Group: Digestive Health
Posted: Aug 22, 2022
Welcome @polykendancer, I am fortunate that my primary care doctor got me a referral to a...
I did struggle with tapering off the ... and told me to listen to my body and taper ... is a quality of life issue with the prednisone ... pain log along with the amount of prednisone
Posted: Aug 19, 2022
@joeblo746 If you have PMR and are not getting enough prednisone your pain will not subside....
have PMR and are not getting enough prednisone ... who knows that my body determines tapering ... Some people are in remission and off prednisone
Posted: Aug 18, 2022