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Seems like this is a common issue. I had mild osteoarthritis in one joint of one...
one joint of one hand before PMR and Prednisone ... wrists about a month after starting Prednisone ... was wearing off. ... pain, begging someone to cut my hands off ... and tapering successfully at 0.25mg
Posted: May 8, 2024
Hydrocortisone was the suggestion I received when I got to 3 mg. It was just a...
endocrinologist said it would be okay to stay on prednisone ... I was so tempted to increase my prednisone ... That allowed me to taper off prednisone
There is an abundance of 'trial and error' when treating any medical condition. No two people...
I then taper off prednisone again in ... medications) AND "inability to taper ... off prednisone." My rheumaologist ... and the second goal was to get me off ... prednisone.
MYH13: Good news and then basmd: after tapering down from 20 mg prednisone and depending on...
: Good news and then basmd: after tapering ... down from 20 mg prednisone and depending ... I went down weekly by 2-1/2 mg and off ... weakness and went back on 3-1/2 mg prednisone ... I will taper down much slower and hope
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: May 4, 2024
@dadcue I'm not sure if I've responded to this before but in case I haven't. Thank...
long you've had this and been on Prednisone ... for a long time who can't get off ... Prednisone should be given a chance ... He's able to taper (down from 80 ... Fingers crossed that as he tapers the
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, 2024
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
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, 2024
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
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, 2024
I was told to avoid Advil, ibuprofen and aspirin (NSAIDs) while on Prednisone because it increases...
ibuprofen and aspirin (NSAIDs) while on Prednisone ... Took one 5mg prednisone, then the next ... day began tapering at a rate of .25mg ... When there is no discomfort from a taper ... , I'll shave off a few days now
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
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, 2024
I am 60 and was diagnosed in August with pre. I started on 20 mg and...
I started on 20 mg and have tapered ... I need to get off of prednisone as soon ... month but may have to consider 1/2 mg taper
Posted: Apr 3, 2024
@sandysomers, I've had 2 instances of PMR. The first time took 3 and half years to...
first time took 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... came back and I went back on 20 mg prednisone ... off. ... I believe I was able to taper off quicker