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New to this site….four months of pain in the the buttocks area and right arm in...
and on March 3rd began with 10 mg of prednisone ... Now we are in July, Tried to taper ... off but left arm is difficult to raise
Hello @marymckeith, It sounds like you may be tapering too fast. I started at 20 mg...
I started at 20 mg prednisone both times ... time it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off. ... need to listen to my body and only taper ... pain when waking up and the amount of prednisone
I'm 79 with "extreme risk" osteoporosis and really didn't want to use prednisone, but the pain...
and really didn't want to use prednisone ... Then I was given 15mg Prednisone, and ... other than morning stiffness, and tapering ... She wants me tapering off as quickly ... larger dose now, you might be done with prednisone
Posted: Jul 30, 2023
thankyou for your reply . Are you better now back to normal? I spent years going...
I spent years going from 8mg of Prednisone ... i decided that had to be it and i tapered ... off down to 2mg taking 12 days. ... February having reduced to nil i came off
Hi, I have had these symptoms as well. It started right after I had the 1st...
Anyhow, this Dr. put me on a tapering ... dose of prednisone and then kept me ... actually at the time had asked to get off ... the prednisone because I did not want ... to ask if I could try the prednisone
Posted: May 19, 2023
@blossomgirl, and all...Blossom, why are you considering Prednisone and Cellcept? Are you currently in a flare...
..Blossom, why are you considering Prednisone ... ever helped calm a flare for me was Prednisone ... ago, the only medication offered was Prednisone ... about 9 months, then slow, graual tapering ... worked with my doctor to wean myself off
I am 68 and have been dealing with PMR diagnosis for going on four years. It...
, I proceded a bumpy path down the taper ... , going off completely once and having ... This month I went completely off after ... might not tolerate (just want to be off ... I have been off for maybe a week and
I am so sorry you are having these problems. I have been on prednisone in the...
I have been on prednisone in the past ... cases the only real problem I had with prednisone ... After being tapered off of the prednisone ... the weight started coming off, thank
I have been taking prednisone since March 1, 2023. My bloodwork in December was (excellent) per...
I have been taking prednisone since ... refuses to do any lab work until I’m off ... is from the PMR, what is from the prednisone ... Started prednisone at 15 mg. ... I’ll discuss options to taper slowly
Posted: May 29, 2023
My PMR/GCA symptoms became apparent on January 14, 2023 and I was diagnosed with PMR on...
, 2023 I began taking 10 mg/day of Prednisone ... known as tocilizumab) that supports tapering ... off Prednisone. ... April 8 - June 3 dosage tapered, reaching ... Additional tapering, at a much slower
Hi Rob- Can I jump in here with my experience? I was put on 60 mg...
for more than 2 months then I was tapered ... It didn't seem to calm the prednisone ... I also took prednisone doses in the ... I'm off of it now. ... But, after I was off prednisone for
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Posted: Jun 8, 2023
I had very little success tapering off prednisone during my 12 years years of being treated...
I had very little success tapering off ... alone because it is very difficult to taper ... off prednisone after long term use ... I was able to taper off prednisone and ... again for a couple of months but I tapered
It took time for me to get used to the idea of having PMR along with...
about PMR was that I couldn't taper ... off prednisone until 12 years later ... I could always taper off prednisone ... TCZ was prescribed for PMR and I tapered ... off prednisone in a matter of months
I have seronegative spondyloarthropathy diagnosed as reactive arthritis. I was HLA-B27+ along with uveitis and excruciating...
followed by a fast taper every year ... I wanted to be completely off prednisone ... and taper off quickly again. ... happened once while I was on Actemra and off ... prednisone.