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Hi Colleen, I am pleased to report that my GI Appt. went very well yesterday. I...
I will continue to take prednisone and ... start to taper off next week taking ... of thing managing "flare ups" with prednisone
Hi @klmmrm and welcome to Connect. I totally understand your concern – I know that dealing...
managing withdrawal symptoms from prednisone ... written about pain management with prednisone ... Have you talked to your doctor about tapering ... off prednisone, rather than coming ... off it abruptly?
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Mar 23, 2016
Martin - Thanks so much for sharing your history with LV. It seems we have a...
I have been on prednisone of various ... doses and tapers for nearly 2 years ... Colchicine and a low maintenance dose of Prednisone ... As you point out, Prednisone is bad ... enough and I've tried to wean off of
Support Group: Skin Health
Posted: Jan 27, 2016
I'm not sure where the 10% rule comes from but I can never find any research...
longer it will take to taper off. ... The amount of time it takes to taper ... off prednisone depends on the disease ... off prednisone is any better than another ... off Prednisone very quickly because
I was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA in July 2024. Started on 60 mg. of...
Started on 60 mg. of prednisone. ... My taper got me down to 8 mg. the first ... beginning of January 2025, I increased my prednisone ... I am going to hold off on beginning ... how others have managed/began their prednisone
It would be safe to say that my cumulative dose over my 13 years of PMR...
I usually took 60-100 mg and tapered ... off again in a month or two. ... corrective surgeries enabled me to taper ... Treatment with a biologic followed and I tapered ... I have been off Prednisone for 4 years
Posted: Jan 14 8:55am
Yes . I was diagnosed in May 2021. It took me about 6 months to figure...
I tried prednisone and was better in ... I understood the pitfalls taking prednisone ... so I was determined to get off. ... I had almost no pain on 10mg prednisone ... think from adrenal insufficiency while tapering
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 20 7:42pm
I started Kevzara in November 2023. I was able to taper off Prednisone in about 3-4...
I was able to taper off Prednisone in ... Rhuemie took me off Kevzara and in about ... So now back on 20 mg of prednisone again ... back in and probably will with the prednisone
Posted: Jan 26 11:59am
Full stop and I stayed on 3 mg until my endocrinologist determined that "it might be...
rheumatologist said I shouldn't attempt to taper ... my prednisone dose any lower than 3 ... I'm off Prednisone but I might need ... The biologic only got me off prednisone ... rheumatologist says I'm "better off
"I also think there was a Connect member ( maybe there are many others here?) who...
who was /are using a rapid taper.&#34 ... ; ---------------------- How to taper ... off prednisone when treating PMR is ... myself off Prednisone than he could ... off prednisone quickly.
Posted: Jan 11 9:23pm
Hi @gee18, I'm wondering if a temporal artery biopsy confirmed your GCA. If so, then I...
My rheumatologist had me taper down ... At the lower dosages of prednisone, ... 10 mg, I tapered down by 1 mg every ... I was on prednisone about 17 months ... and have been off it for 14 months with
Posted: Dec 13, 2023
What does your doctor recommend? You are fortunate to be able to taper from 20 mg...
You are fortunate to be able to taper ... I always admire people who can taper ... off Prednisone for the treatment of ... After many failed attempts to taper ... off Prednisone slowly, I went from 3
Posted: Jan 12 3:05pm
Great to hear your husband is doing better @joycj. It really helps to have a special...
. -- 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
Posted: Jan 17 7:38am
I wrote my symptoms on Google and came back with PMR. I could not even remove...
I could not even remove the covers off ... to be more effective than ordinary prednisone ... have no PMR symptoms since my 1st taper
Posted: Jan 10 10:41am
There is no tapering strategy that has been researched that will allow you to taper off...
There is no tapering strategy that has ... researched that will allow you to taper ... off Prednisone successfully if your ... shocker was I didn't even need to taper ... hope that you might be able to get off