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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
I did increase the dose a half mg quite a few times my last six months...
six months when I was trying to get off ... of prednisone and going back and forth ... was finally able to stop taking the prednisone ... comes back again I might try this tapering ... off. --- Dead slow and nearly stop
Posted: Mar 27, 2024
@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, 2024
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
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
You might just want to be cautious with the omeprozole or PPIs because I learned in...
to stop taking, and also requires tapering ... risks, and we didn’t want him to be tapering ... the prednisone, only to end up having ... to taper the PPI. ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/i-need-help-getting-off-of
Posted: Mar 13, 2024
I have osteopenia ( less severe than osteoporosis) and my rheumatologist put me on Fosamax to...
bone loss as soon as I started the prednisone ... people who have PMR but cannot tolerate prednisone ... or cannot taper off it. ... could increase my dose up to 25%, then taper ... experience is that waiting to increase prednisone
Discussion: Rheumatoid Drs
Posted: Mar 9, 2024
Finding you have a chronic autoimmune disease is the worst. I am 12 years into a...
I’ve had to take prednisone a couple ... I was started at 20mg and tapered down ... and off over 16 days.
Posted: Mar 7, 2024
Hello @sbschnell59, I see you've been a member for awhile but this is your first post...
happy that you found relief with the prednisone ... of pain (1 to 10) and the dosage of prednisone ... for the day to help when I started tapering ... off.
Hopefully you’ll hear from others, but it sounds unusual to start with methotrexate at the beginning....
not come up until months into his taper ... considered if it might be best for him to taper ... off prednisone more quickly. ... boat and were able to continue the prednisone ... taper.
I forgot to say that Actemra worked extremely well for PMR. I tapered off prednisone in...
I tapered off prednisone in one year ... after being on prednisone for 12 years ... another autoimmune disorder soon after I tapered ... off prednisone the first time. ... I was able to taper off prednisone a
Posted: Mar 2, 2024
Someone posted this link about a week ago. I am recommending it to everyone here as...
educational source of the issues related to prednisone ... tapering that I have seen recently. ... Baker-Is-there-a-safe-and-effective-way-to-wean-patients-off-long
Posted: Feb 26, 2024
Thank you so much for your feedback. It is greatly appreciated! I will definitely be mentioning...
had, and inquire/recommending about tapering ... can wait another 1/2 year or more to taper ... slowly off the Prednisone, especially
Posted: Feb 25, 2024
I was diagnosed with reactive arthritis with recurrent uveitis at least 20 years before PMR was...
It took me 12 years to get off prednisone ... Actemra was tried when I was able to taper ... off prednisone. ... It took less than a year for me to taper ... off prednisone the first time after
I am down to 3 mg for the third or fourth time in my 6th year...
taking at least 2 weeks for a .5 mg taper ... " Prednisone could set off a chain ... reaction in your body setting off symptoms ... are from increasing/decreasing your prednisone ... back to your pcp you're better off
Psoriatic arthritis is a seronegative inflammatory disease. It is more likely if you have or ever...
As soon as I tapered off prednisone, ... Prednisone will help almost any type ... rheumatologists will want to avoid long term prednisone
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
I was on a moderately high dose of prednisone for 13 years for PMR. When I...
When I was able to taper down to 3 mg ... okay to go from 3 mg to zero without tapering ... However, she allowed me to taper off ... I was able to taper off prednisone a ... I have been off prednisone for more
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
@654321, @beaver, and all...It sounds like you've made some decisions about your treatments and are moving...
I've been taking 10mg of Prednisone ... Tried to taper off but the PMR and GCA ... hydroxychloroquine in addition to Prednisone ... to help taper off the Prednisone or
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 28, 2024
@srsmith3820, and all...I had the 1st of 2 covid infections last July 2023, 2nd covid in...
still experiencing and treating with Prednisone ... I got better quickly, but for the tapering ... off the steroid. ... it symptomatically with continued Prednisone ... That seems to be the cut-off for Covid
Support Group: MAC & Bronchiectasis
Posted: Jan 25, 2024