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I was never diagnosed with GCA but Actemra was offered to me almost 5 years ago...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925365/
except it was impossible for me to taper ... off prednisone. ... After Actemra was started, I was off ... I have been completely off prednisone ... You probably won't be able to be off
I'm sorry you have an autoimmune condition. I was diagnosed with PMR at the age of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925245/
It is the reason why we are told to taper ... off slowly. ... is no easy fix except for trying to taper ... off prednisone slowly.
Once you taper off the prednisone, how long will you need to be on the methotrexate?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923324/
Once you taper off the prednisone, how
I was diagnosed with Giant Cell Arteritis in 2020 with a biopsy near my temple. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923217/
I started with 40 mg of Prednisone and ... tapered off during 6 or 7 months and ... Considering going on Prednisone again ... for watching my calorie intake with Prednisone
Well, my second occurrence of PMR went into remission about 5+ years ago and I'm now...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923213/
I was on prednisone for 18 months for ... with PMR took 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone.
Hi @joan7, I had a temporal artery biopsy done on my right side - since that's...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923110/
was positive - I was put on 40 mg of prednisone ... , tapering down 5mg every two weeks. ... me for a Dexa scan, I guess because prednisone ... Prednisone took care of the GCA and ... I' ve been off it for 10 months.
Welcome @limbmaker, It sounds like you could be tapering a little too much too fast. When...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922443/
comes to PMR, no one likes to take prednisone ... twice, both times I started at 20 mg prednisone ... off, the second time took me 1-1/2 ... years to taper off. ... pain when I woke up and my dose of prednisone
Hello all, new to PMR and finding this Connect site very helpful. I'm a 63 yo...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922030/
but not horrible and kept putting off ... #34; at 20mg and the need to start tapering ... diagnosed quickly
- Looking forward to tapering ... Some great threads on tapering on this ... better than the pain, as long as I can taper
I was down to 3 mg and told to stay on that dose for an extended...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/920454/
would do 3 - 2 - 1 - zero countdown tapers ... I told her about the count down tapers ... tried for uveitis but I couldn't taper ... off prednisone. ... injections instead of very 2 weeks, I tapered
I am quite sure that the mRNA booster I had in April 2022 triggered my PMR....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/919309/
I started taking Prednisone in late ... As I taper off Prednisone (down to 7.5
"The most common adverse reactions (incidence of at least 5%): upper respiratory tract infections, nasopharyngitis, headache,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/914596/
said a fatty liver from long term prednisone ... Actemra allowed me to taper off prednisone ... My side effects from long term prednisone ... rheumatologist thinks I'm better off
@grateful 76, I also experienced joint pain and body aches when I was tapered off prednisone....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/912539/
joint pain and body aches when I was tapered ... off prednisone. ... I needed a slower taper, and that helped ... Are your doses of prednisone being reduced
I was diagnosed in 2020 with PMR by my family doctor. He treated me for a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910857/
repeatedly I did not want to be on Prednisone ... I told the doc I wanted off and so I ... that, so back on at 10 or 15mg and taper ... Prednisone has given me thin skin.
What I meant by the pain setting in is when my doctor had me go from...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910338/
As long as I stay on a level of prednisone ... 's why I'm not rushing the taper ... glands and them taking over once one tapers ... off the meds.
I started MXT about two months ago. I’ve been on prednisone since December. Started at 40mg...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/909890/
Started at 40mg of prednisone. ... week and then I’m starting the long taper ... If it helps me get down off of prednisone ... I’m off pred completely. ... And then I’ll work on getting off of
Adia, Like you I have had tapering problems, though I have had PMR longer, over 2...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903835/
Adia, Like you I have had tapering problems ... Below 8 mg prednisone I kept having ... that was not the case I followed the taper ... I have dropped from 8 to 5 mgs prednisone ... me with exercise has been to back off
It must be difficult having been on prednisone for such a long time @gaylerenee. You might...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/897865/
It must be difficult having been on prednisone ... the risks of suddenly stopping the prednisone ... without slowly tapering off before ... you stop taking the prednisone. ... aches and lightheadedness."
--- Prednisone
Having multiple conditions isn't ideal under any circumstance. When Actemra worked so well for PMR, I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895441/
worked so well for PMR, I was able to taper ... Within a couple of weeks, of being off ... As I tapered my prednisone dose back ... off prednisone again. ... off prednisone.
Hello @misery3, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @vellen and others....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/891613/
the morning along with my dose of prednisone ... This helped when I was struggling to taper ... off of prednisone. ... started you on and if you have a plan to taper ... off?
My inflammatory markers are always normal but it's very clear I have PMR and GCA. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890702/
I was off prednisone for 4 months. ... dose and am going through a slower taper
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