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Seems like this is a common issue. I had mild osteoarthritis in one joint of one...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1064334/
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
Discussion: Wrist and finger pain while tapering prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 8 1:31pm
I feel for you I have struggled on 2mg but just gritting my teeth as I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067969/
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
Discussion: 2 year struggle to get off prednisone still hard to get from 3 to 2mg
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 14 4:40pm
Yes there is an a.m. cortisol level test that should be done in the morning. Because...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1068294/
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
Discussion: 2 year struggle to get off prednisone still hard to get from 3 to 2mg
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 15 9:20am
I did increase the dose a half mg quite a few times my last six months...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1040918/
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
Discussion: PMR - Decreased prednisone and pain returned
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 27 7:12am
I have been tapering at a rate suggested by my doctor. I was just wondering, is...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1106503/
I have been tapering at a rate suggested ... I was just wondering, is prednisone ... As I have tapered down from the 10mg ... week or so and then seem to level off ... all like the pain before being on prednisone
Discussion: Anyone have discomfort or pain when tapering off prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 16 10:04am
I came off prednisone at the end of May and at first I felt ok but...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1105740/
I came off prednisone at the end of ... signs of withdrawal even though I’d tapered ... off slowly. ... understand more about the condition and tapering
Discussion: Anyone have discomfort or pain when tapering off prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 15 3:15am
I damaged my colon years ago trying to control cholesterol with statins. Another lesson about taking...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1086479/
taper it can restart the PMR or simply ... not unusual for most when trying to taper ... you from a PMR flare while trying to taper ... You have lowered your prednisone but ... your not off.
Discussion: Prednisone to Kevzara back to Prednisone. ( Hope not )
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 13 10:41pm
No relapse?? I had some unplanned "interruptions" of Actemra but I relapsed. My symptoms went away...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1068116/
Actemra was restarted but I needed some Prednisone ... I was able to quickly taper off Prednisone
Discussion: Prednisone to Kevzara
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 15 1:39am
@bunnybear There is definitely a "continuity of care" problem when people move or change doctors frequently....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1089388/
#34;give up" and stop trying to taper ... people off Prednisone for a variety ... off prednisone. ... #39;t my fault that I couldn't taper ... off.
Discussion: Are painful swollen hands and fingers a PMR flare?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 18 7:08pm
I took Zoloft for 2 years, tapered last year with no problem. Got off of it...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1089387/
I took Zoloft for 2 years, tapered last ... Got off of it in July 2023. ... My doctor prescribed me Prednisone which
Discussion: Quitting Zoloft
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Jun 18 7:08pm
I didn't know anything about PMR when I was newly diagnosed ... in a way, I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1072561/
I knew quite a lot about taking prednisone ... was personal experience with taking Prednisone ... happening at the beginning of PMR so I got off ... that didn't increase as I slowly tapered ... my prednisone dose lower.
Discussion: New PMR patient, wondering if mornings will become pain free someday
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 22 6:37am
Hi, I am a year and a few months from my SCT for AML. Started with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/633219/
I was put on a short course of Prednisone ... off the Cyclosporin and started Sirolimus ... taper. ... I was prescribed 20 of Prednisone and ... I started to taper Prednisone, just
Discussion: Chronic GVHD ~ Let’s talk about it!
Support Group: Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy
Posted: Sep 6, 2021