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My name is Tricialynn and I was diagnosed with Polymyalgia rheumatica in the fall of 2020....
My doctor put me on 20mg of prednisone ... levels were quite high while on the prednisone ... my PMR every 4 months and has been tapering ... my prednisone medication. ... Once she reduced the prednisone to 9
3rd bout of PMR. I’m 2 1/2 years from diagnosis, decreasing from 3 mg prednisone to...
from diagnosis, decreasing from 3 mg prednisone ... wanted to give me one month worth of prednisone ... 360 I-mg pills that I could use to taper ... Prednisone is a very cheap drug compared ... rheumatologist trusts me to work out my own tapering
@catharbert Good morning. I know you didn’t ask this question of me, but i also take...
this question of me, but i also take prednisone ... I’m slowly tapering off the prednisone ... Then the prednisone kept the healing ... It is now doing the job of prednisone
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Posted: Mar 8, 2022
To be honest I only had the SED rate and CRP tests done annually after the...
and how I felt each day when I was tapering ... down on prednisone. ... to confirm PMR and start on 20 mg prednisone
Hi June, I know each of us are different with the pain levels. When I was...
When I was tapering, I didn't mind ... I tried to taper every 2 weeks but on ... finally go from 1/2 to totally off prednisone
My rheumatologist started me on 20 mg when I was diagnosed in August '21. I could...
I had no problem tapering to 10 mg over ... it was years-old pain coming back, prednisone ... I can see that this business of tapering ... naturally, though it cuts back when the prednisone ... logical to have problems decreasing the prednisone
Hang in there. It’s a wild ride for sure. Connecting with an MD who asked more...
need to manage your own symptoms (wrt prednisone ... versus flair and the strategy for tapering
Posted: Feb 6, 2022
I came down with PMR December 2021. My CRP marker was 58. Primary gave me Methylprednisolone...
in January who put me on 12.5 mg of Prednisone ... /stiffness is the goal and then to taper ... not seem to want to go above 20 mg Prednisone ... each morning (this equates to 20 mg Prednisone ... using Methylprednisolone instead of Prednisone
My temporal artery biopsy was positive and I had high inflammation, sed rate and CRP. I...
I was on 40 mg Prednisone for two weeks ... , then tapered down by 5 mg every two ... weeks until I got to 10 mg.then I tapered ... 2.5 mg until down to 5 then tapered
John and the other mentors were a great help during my 20 months going through the...
during my 20 months going through the Prednisone ... tapering process that Mayo Clinic ... I exercised before, during tapering
@mild835, Sorry to hear that prednisone is causing sleep problems for you. I never had that...
@mild835, Sorry to hear that prednisone ... According the this article, taking prednisone ... highest in the morning and gradually taper ... Taking the dose of prednisone too late ... This can be difficult because prednisone
Posted: Jan 27, 2022
I would dearly love to hear what your second opinion doctor has to say about this...
everyone seems to agree with is, the less prednisone ... and still my doctor is urging me to taper
Posted: Jan 23, 2022