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I was diagnosed with PMR in May, 2023 and began with 25 mg of prednisone. My...
My taper was very slow, started at 2.5 ... All during the taper I had no adverse ... prednisone. ... to use a biologic in order to wean off ... prednisone.
The following link is a good place to start. https://www.pmrandil6.com/il-6-and-pmr/ --------------------------------------------- IL-6 is a cytokine (protein...
decrease the inflammation so that you can taper ... off Prednisone. ... However, you still need to taper slowly ... off prednisone to give your adrenals ... I have been completely off Prednisone
Posted: Aug 12, 2024
Hi G, I was diagnosed with PMR in 2016 after knee replacement and possible GCA. Was...
Was on 60 mg prednisone for weeks, then ... tapered to 4mg over many months. ... Went back up on prednisone, rheumatologist ... morning stiffness from Kevzara and taper ... down/off prednisone.
Posted: Aug 11, 2024
I sympathize on the fatigue. I've had a lot of that, too. But I turned 72...
lol I'm hoping that when I can taper ... completely off Prednisone---if I can ... hair was always very thick until the Prednsone
Posted: Aug 8, 2024
Yes, I have noticed this side effect, which has only gotten worse as I taper. I...
, which has only gotten worse as I taper ... I still have hope that when I get off ... the prednisone, I can get a thicker
Posted: Aug 6, 2024
Frustration again!! Rheumatologist finally got back to me after I sent a second message today. She...
get the things I wanted to say on paper ... put you on the other med to get you off ... prednisone and control pain. “ She ... schedule it is for using other meds over prednisone
Posted: Aug 5, 2024
@sandra1983 Yes, some people continue to take prednisone because tapering off is too problematic for them....
Yes, some people continue to take prednisone ... because tapering off is too problematic ... But prednisone also comes with major ... And the continued use of steroids(prednisone ... My neurologist won’t let me stay on prednisone
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Posted: Aug 4, 2024
I stopped LDN for two weeks to see if it made a difference. It didn't seem...
It didn't seem to, as when I tapered ... read that LDN has helped others get off ... of prednisone, but not me.
Posted: Aug 3, 2024
There are risks to taking Actemra but I hope it works well for you too. Just...
it wasn't that easy for me to taper ... off prednisone even with Actemra. ... However, it was easier getting off prednisone ... suppress my adrenal function like prednisone ... given to me between Actemra or more prednisone
Posted: Jul 26, 2024
Thank you for your kind words! My hubby and I do have are “off” days but...
My hubby and I do have are “off” days ... Yes, I’m currently tapered down to 7.5 ... mg prednisone, which is obviously not
Posted: Jul 26, 2024
The only advantage of taking the entire dose in the morning is supposedly the risk of...
The artificial cortisol from Prednisone ... Taking Prednisone in the early morning ... inflammation reducing effects were wearing off ... the body turns off the production of ... makes it difficult to taper off Prednisone
@charlotte61 , @trina24 , @nancy53 I know having PMR and worrying about GCA is frightening. But...
failed to mention anyone on 2.5 mg prednisone ... He has been on prednisone for over a ... year and is still tapering with the ... waist (at all, no picking things up off ... I highly recommend anyone on prednisone
Posted: Jul 11, 2024
That is a very good question. My cortisol level improved after 6 months. I was able...
I was able to stay on a prednisone dose ... but I could take Prednisone again & ... I needed prednisone again for a short ... I actually needed 60 mg of Prednisone ... I was able to taper off prednisone quickly
Posted: Jul 10, 2024
Thank you for the very helpful replies to my question about tapering yesterday. Later in the...
helpful replies to my question about tapering ... When I picked up my last lot of Prednisone ... He went off to see the practice nurse
Posted: Jul 8, 2024
I had RA beginning as a teenager (now 68) and was at various times on 25...
hydrocortisone overlapping with the prednisone ... and tapered off the prednisone after ... Please do your best to get off prednisone
Posted: Jul 8, 2024
@hopeinal. you may also be interested in this related discussion: - How did you cope with...
did you cope with the side effects tapering ... off prednisone? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/taper-side-effects
Posted: Jul 7, 2024
I'm currently doing Actema infusions for "refractory PMR." I was on prednisone for more than 12...
I was able to get off prednisone completely ... My first attempt to taper off Prednisone ... My second attempt to taper off Prednisone ... Being off prednisone makes Actemra worth ... I was able to get off Prednisone and