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First go-round w PMR/GCA my doctor put me on 80 mg of omeprazole to protect my...
from possible Increased acid from prednisone ... When I was off prednisone I finally ... I tried tapering with Famotadine but
Posted: 1 day ago
Susan, I'm 71, and I've been taking weekly Actemra injections for almost a year. I haven't...
but the Actemra has allowed me to taper ... the prednisone from 60 mg per day down ... I hope to be finished with prednisone ... I assume the combination of prednisone
Generally speaking you need to give any biologic 3 months to see if it works. The...
Tapering off Prednisone also causes ... I had to stay on 3 mg of Prednisone ... Prednisone had 12 years to work. ... after relapse whenever I tried to taper ... off Prednisone.
Discussion: Tapering pain
Posted: Jun 18 2:25pm
Some people with PMR and/or GCA are on prednisone for many years. If they are lucky,...
people with PMR and/or GCA are on prednisone ... It sounds like you are tapering much ... I was on 60 mg of prednisone for 6 weeks ... at least a month before starting to taper ... I've had to take a lot of prednisone
Posted: Jun 21 2:19pm
I'm intrigued by this and I will ask my endocrincrinologist about it. I'm past the PMR...
I'm past the PMR treated with Prednisone ... phase after 12 years of continuous Prednisone ... I have been off prednisone for more ... inhibitor called Actemra enabled me to taper ... off Prednisone.
I did travel to Europe for 2 weeks while tapering this spring. I was a little...
travel to Europe for 2 weeks while tapering ... I got flu and covid. 4) I timed my tapering ... dose while gone. 5) I brought enough prednisone ... t go more than 24 hrs since taking prednisone ... the day before. 8) I kept my prednisone
Discussion: PMR and travel
Posted: Jun 18 11:18pm
Diagnosed with GCA (temporal arteritis) February 2025, started 60 mg Prednisone. Started monthly ACTEMRA infusions March...
arteritis) February 2025, started 60 mg Prednisone ... But it does allow for the Prednisone ... taper, which is now at 15mg. ... continue monthly at least until off Prednisone
Discussion: Temporal Arteritis
Posted: Jun 24 3:32pm
I don't think statins can cause or trigger PMR. I needed atorvastatin after Prednisone was started...
I needed atorvastatin after Prednisone ... I'm off Prednisone now and I&#39 ... After I tapered off Prednisone, my clinical ... residual muscle pain I had after I tapered ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Jun 18 12:30pm
Have had PMR since early December. On Kevzara for 3 months and have decreased prednisone to...
Kevzara for 3 months and have decreased prednisone ... Hope to taper prednisone more between
Discussion: PMR and travel
Posted: Jun 25 10:16am
Hello @emiglino, I'd like to add my welcome to Connect along with @dadcue @jeff97 and others....
well. -- How to Slowly and Safely Taper ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules ... off prednisone if you want to scan ... search=tapering+off+prednisone.
Posted: Jun 25 4:15pm
It just depends on how fast your adrenals recover. Assuming that Actemra is controlling the inflammation...
I tapered by 1 mg per week from 7 mg ... stayed on 3 mg for 6 months before tapering ... of prednisone completely.
Posted: Jun 28 2:36pm
You do need to be weaned off of prednisone. You do not need that with the...
You do need to be weaned off of prednisone ... If you don’t wean yourself off prednisone ... Even though you are only on 5 mg of prednisone ... away, So you may need cortisol from prednisone ... or three months, while you slowly taper
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Posted: Jun 18 11:15am
Hello @lcrquestions, Welcome to Mayo Connect. I think it's normal to be a little anxious when...
up in the morning and the dosage of prednisone ... When it was time to taper to the next ... lower dose I only tapered when it was ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules
Discussion: New to PMR
Posted: Jun 29 3:01pm
Well at least you recognize the effects. I knew the effects of steroids since I was...
effects and was still stuck on 10mg of prednisone ... A taper will be necessary to keep moving ... you are on steroids the harder this taper ... The side effects of the prednisone make
Posted: Jul 1 6:25am