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@macadoo I developed PMR in February 2021, starting at 40 mg of prednisone and tapering to...
and tapering to 15 within the first ... for another month and then hopefully off ... prednisone. ... starting me on Methodextrate once I’m off ... Pednisone, for RA In my hands, (RA,
I can relate to much of it ... I was diagnosed with ax-SpA about 35 years...
I tapered off Prednisone in one year ... I tapered off prednisone for the first ... off prednisone sooner. ... When I was finally able to get off Prednisone ... I tapered off Prednisone in 3 months
Many things can cause an enlarged spleen including autoimmune diseases. Chronic inflammatory conditions can cause an...
I think prednisone in the "short ... #39;t sure Actemra was working so I tapered ... more confidence after 3 months, I tapered ... Getting off prednisone is the hard part ... Hopefully, Kevzara will help you get off
Posted: Oct 5, 2023
Before I got PMR, I had a lot of orthopedic surgery (shoulder, knee, ankle, wrist), a...
Once I started taking prednisone for ... When my tapering got below 6-7 mg of ... prednisone, my old aches and pains ... 3s) for it, but I’ve continued to taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Apr 16 10:39am
I was diagnosed with PMR in December 2023 but the symptoms began in late August. The...
rheumatologist prescribed 10 mg of prednisone ... & she suggested I begin slowly tapering ... off to see how low a doseage I could ... I have tapered down to 4mgs (for 3 days
Posted: Apr 17 3:06pm
@ddonnagirl1 - My first time around with PMR it took me 3 and half years to...
PMR it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off with the last six months going ... less than 2 on my pain scale when tapering ... If it was time to taper and my pain ... another day or so on the same amount of prednisone
Posted: Mar 26 5:54pm
It depends where you live and how easy it is to be seen by a rheumatologist....
lasted 12 years before I was able to taper ... off prednisone. ... rheumatologist that I needed to get off ... prednisone. ... Getting off prednisone was possible
How long in total were you on Kevzara? From the time you started Kevzara ... how...
off prednisone? ... did you take Kevzara after getting off ... could taper off prednisone completely ... off prednisone. ... Tapering off prednisone with an assist
I was on prednisone since 8/22. My rheumatologist wanted me to taper off. In September I...
I was on prednisone since 8/22. ... My rheumatologist wanted me to taper ... off. ... I have now been off prednisone for 2
Posted: Mar 20 9:44am
I had swollen hands and pain in joints. My blood work was and is normal. My...
My RA doc put me on prednisone. ... My doc said I had to get off prednisone ... , methetrixate and folic acid as I tapered ... off the prednisone.
Discussion: Remission, maybe.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 20 11:48am
I just wanted to suggest that finding a "stable dose" of prednisone that works was more...
tapers. ... it seemed like I would be unable to taper ... off prednisone I was referred to an ... I was able to taper off prednisone within ... I have been off prednisone for nearly
Posted: Oct 5, 2023
Why did you decide to stay on prednisone? Why can't you taper off prednisone? If you...
Why did you decide to stay on prednisone ... Why can't you taper off prednisone ... If you started prednisone in June 2022 ... that requires you to increase your prednisone
Posted: Oct 12, 2023
People on HealthUnlocked.com have flares doing this taper as well. If it works for some people...
HealthUnlocked.com have flares doing this taper ... There is no tapering method that works ... method has taken prednisone for PMR ... off using her own method. ... That 7 mg dose of prednisone is a tricky
"The pathway forward is to get pred down below 10 and then off ..." That sounds...
to get pred down below 10 and then off ... Tapering from 10 mg to zero was easy ... soon as that happened I discontinued prednisone
My Dr. Started me with Prednidone -25mg and 15mg Methotextrate 1x a week and I take...
Started me with Prednidone -25mg and ... The ideas is to titrate off the prednisone ... Once off prednisone can try to stop ... They suggest slow taper of prednisone ... Once at 10 mg prednisone- go down by
Posted: Apr 5 9:56am
I'm in awe with biologics in general. I remember being on a forum for people with...
I was being told that prednisone was ... The problem with prednisone --- the ... longer prednisone is used, the more ... difficult it becomes to taper off. ... As long as prednisone is considered
The problem with testing for adrenal insufficiency is because cortisol levels can't be tested reliably until...
Many people on long term prednisone ... lost all hope that I would be able to taper ... off Prednisone until a person who had ... I wondered why I couldn't taper ... off prednisone quickly after PMR was
Posted: Apr 11 4:58pm
I'm relatively new here. PMR symptoms came on like a tsunami in mid-November. After dozens of...
diagnosed PMR and said I was likely prednisone ... Increased Medrol to 48mg for 2 days, tapering ... for about a month and then started tapering ... My goal is to get completely off Medrol ... others who were successful in getting off