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I’ve had no markers and have had PMR for almost 4 years now…was off prednisone after...
had PMR for almost 4 years now…was off ... prednisone after long taper but pain ... left during or after finishing the taper ... kicking in but dr put me on 5 mg of prednisone
Posted: May 28 11:09am
My experience with GCA and tapering has been different. I was prescribed 40 mg prednisone, then...
My experience with GCA and tapering ... I was prescribed 40 mg prednisone, then ... tapered 5 mg every week, until at the ... After a year and a half off Prednisone ... Back up to 40 mg prednisone.
Posted: May 30 3:44pm
Do you want me to separate out PMR symptoms from everything else? What I remember most...
My prednisone prescriptions were written ... I did these bursts of high dose prednisone ... followed by a fast taper off prednisone ... With the onset of PMR my prednisone ... It responded to my daily Prednisone
Thank you for this information! I have been searching for a method to wean off QVAR...
been searching for a method to wean off ... Every time I tried to wean off it got ... original is not knowing how to wean/taper ... spots now and the skin on forearms is paper ... onset of symptoms that will require prednisone
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Posted: Jun 1 8:14am
The 7 mg barrier is hard to get past. I had problems at that dose of...
I had problems at that dose of prednisone ... level improved before I allowed to taper ... off prednisone. ... After I got off prednisone there were ... I have been completely off Prednisone
Posted: Jun 23 11:25am
@pargeo47 I can only speak from our experience - my husband is the one with PMR....
, tapered to 12.5 mg by Feb 2024 when ... My husband says while prednisone has ... Prednisone offered him that and gave ... 80 mg per day starting in Feb 2024 tapering ... best and hope you can get yourself off
Posted: Jun 16 10:07am
well thats the thing. just like what started the disease everyone is different. I think there...
I started my taper at 4 months and was ... off in 6 months. ... was also on an equivalent of 10mg prednisone ... If Dadcue responds he was on prednisone ... But the sooner you can get off the better
Posted: Jun 25 1:05pm
I don't know how to control "all other factors being equal." I don't think it exists...
The need for a slower prednisone taper ... off Prednisone quickly. ... tapers for uveitis. ... I was terrible at tapering off prednisone ... generally think the people who get off
Posted: Jun 25 5:56pm
Keep up the good work. Assuming PMR symptoms are controlled, taking the lowest possible dose of...
taking the lowest possible dose of prednisone ... Being on no prednisone is the best thing ... Hydrocortisone is given instead of Prednisone ... for a long time and can't taper ... off or have recently tapered off Prednisone
Posted: Jun 30 2:42pm
"PMR starts because your body is not producing enough cortisol." -------------------------------------------------- My understanding is cortisol levels...
of cortisol and people are able to taper ... off Prednisone quickly. ... All is well except for Prednisone side ... we taper our prednisone dose lower. ... We take more Prednisone and the cycle
Posted: Jun 28 10:00am
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 1:31pm
I feel for you I have struggled on 2mg but just gritting my teeth as I...
gritting my teeth as I want to be off ... what I have found so very hard about prednisone ... that if you have a hard time with tapering
Yes there is an a.m. cortisol level test that should be done in the morning. Because...
Because of the interaction with Prednisone ... If you are on a higher dose of Prednisone ... this test until a person is ready to taper ... off Prednisone. ... Since I was on Prednisone for 12 years
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 7:12am