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"My advice to you all is never miss the opportunity to taper down if your medics...
all is never miss the opportunity to taper ... a doctor's duty is to make the tapering ... I was never pressured to taper lower ... off Prednisone and "refused&#34 ... off prednisone.
Posted: Jun 11, 2024
I think most of us cannot do it without Corticosteroids. That is the drug of choice....
Those are RA type drugs to help with prednisone ... induced flares when trying to taper ... Lucky for me I was able to get off fairly ... to stop those after stopping your prednisone
My mother was on 5 mg of prednisone for over 10 years. Her skin got so...
My mother was on 5 mg of prednisone ... All those years of prednisone left her ... have been trying very hard to get off ... of the prednisone. ... had a couple flares but am trying to taper
Posted: Jun 7, 2024
Thank you for this information! I have been searching for a method to wean off QVAR...
been searching for a method to wean off ... Every time I tried to wean off it got ... original is not knowing how to wean/taper ... spots now and the skin on forearms is paper ... onset of symptoms that will require prednisone
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Jun 1, 2024
Do you want me to separate out PMR symptoms from everything else? What I remember most...
My prednisone prescriptions were written ... I did these bursts of high dose prednisone ... followed by a fast taper off prednisone ... With the onset of PMR my prednisone ... It responded to my daily Prednisone
My experience with GCA and tapering has been different. I was prescribed 40 mg prednisone, then...
My experience with GCA and tapering ... I was prescribed 40 mg prednisone, then ... tapered 5 mg every week, until at the ... After a year and a half off Prednisone ... Back up to 40 mg prednisone.
Posted: May 30, 2024
I am back to 5 mg. now . After getting down to 3 mg. I went...
non-stop even though my doctor took the tapering ... might have to go even slower to get off ... this Prednisone.
Posted: May 30, 2024
I’ve had no markers and have had PMR for almost 4 years now…was off prednisone after...
had PMR for almost 4 years now…was off ... prednisone after long taper but pain ... left during or after finishing the taper ... kicking in but dr put me on 5 mg of prednisone
Posted: May 28, 2024
May 27, 2024 A testimony and an answer. The purpose of this is for anyone suffering...
I read the published papers on the subject ... The first paper working out the hypothesis ... I got off high dose prednisone and returned
Support Group: Infectious Diseases
Posted: May 27, 2024
My first time with PMR took me 3 and half years before I was able to...
and half years before I was able to taper ... off. ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg of prednisone ... until I could finally be off with a
Posted: May 25, 2024
I didn't know anything about PMR when I was newly diagnosed ... in a way, I...
I knew quite a lot about taking prednisone ... was personal experience with taking Prednisone ... happening at the beginning of PMR so I got off ... that didn't increase as I slowly tapered ... my prednisone dose lower.
Yes there is an a.m. cortisol level test that should be done in the morning. Because...
Because of the interaction with Prednisone ... If you are on a higher dose of Prednisone ... this test until a person is ready to taper ... off Prednisone. ... Since I was on Prednisone for 12 years
No relapse?? I had some unplanned "interruptions" of Actemra but I relapsed. My symptoms went away...
Actemra was restarted but I needed some Prednisone ... I was able to quickly taper off Prednisone
Posted: May 15, 2024
I feel for you I have struggled on 2mg but just gritting my teeth as I...
gritting my teeth as I want to be off ... what I have found so very hard about prednisone ... that if you have a hard time with tapering