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Welcome to Mayo Connect. I see that you have been following for a while, but recently...
in the meantime, I can agree that prednisone ... asked your doctor about trying to taper ... off a little to reduce the side effects
Great! I am so glad that is working for you. Like I said, everyone is different,...
I do not like Prednisone because of ... the side effects and hope I can get off ... I am trying to learn other peoples tapering
A couple of comments: 1- Interesting about the sciatica. I had off and on "mild" leg/back...
I had off and on "mild" leg/ ... that my pain is under control with prednisone ... 2- Prednisone taper - I was started ... with rheumatologist, did my first taper ... at least two weeks before the next taper
Hi @fam8284, I understand your reluctance to take Prednisone, but most people who suffer from PMR...
understand your reluctance to take Prednisone ... artery biopsy and put on 40 mg, with tapering ... it a year and a half, and have been off ... prednisone now for nearly a year. ... She took the Prednisone and was cured
Welcome @wilmingtonemperor, You are not alone. Nobody wants to take prednisone but it is the defining...
Nobody wants to take prednisone but ... I was started at 20mg prednisone for ... Fortunately I was able to taper off ... pain when I woke up along with my prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 2, 2023
Okay, just about ready to give up. On 17.5 Prednisone down from 20 started in April....
On 17.5 Prednisone down from 20 started ... I wanted to try Prednisone and for two ... I tapered to 15 and had to start again ... Maybe I was better off when I got cortisone ... How can I ever get off it?
Posted: Aug 29, 2023
Hi @mpm, You definitely need to advocate for yourself. My Mayo rheumatologist started me on 20...
rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone ... first time took me 3 and half years to taper ... off and the second time around 6 years ... later took me 1 and a half years to taper ... off.
Posted: Aug 20, 2023
Exact same thing happened to me after weaning off prednisone (my post is in this thread)....
thing happened to me after weaning off ... /8/23 for a month, and then I will taper ... off and see what happens. ... Are you still tapering off or are you ... finished with prednisone?
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Aug 14, 2023
Hello @chzuck, I see that you have already met another new member @kipster and I would...
I was started at 20 mg prednisone for ... off and I stayed in remission until ... off the second time around which I ... but I'm not sure it's the prednisone ... off of prednisone?
I've posted to this thread before, but I happen to be a registered dietitian who eats...
I started with 10 mg. of Prednisone ... and it took over a year to wean off ... again, so I went back on 2 mg. and tapered ... off in about 6 months.
Posted: Aug 3, 2023
I'm 79 with "extreme risk" osteoporosis and really didn't want to use prednisone, but the pain...
and really didn't want to use prednisone ... Then I was given 15mg Prednisone, and ... other than morning stiffness, and tapering ... She wants me tapering off as quickly ... larger dose now, you might be done with prednisone
Posted: Jul 30, 2023
@bren2023, Diet and lifestyle changes certainly helped with my second time around with PMR and made...
around with PMR and made it easier to taper ... off of prednisone in a shorter period ... None of us like taking prednisone but ... Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone
New to this site….four months of pain in the the buttocks area and right arm in...
and on March 3rd began with 10 mg of prednisone ... Now we are in July, Tried to taper ... off but left arm is difficult to raise
Hello @marymckeith, It sounds like you may be tapering too fast. I started at 20 mg...
I started at 20 mg prednisone both times ... time it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off. ... need to listen to my body and only taper ... pain when waking up and the amount of prednisone
I've tapered from 15mg (6 weeks) to 12.5mg (two weeks) daily and realized just yesterday that...
I've tapered from 15mg (6 weeks) ... not even noticing much in the way of Prednisone ... then get the 1mg tablets for a slower tapering ... If so, I may be able to taper off the
My rheumatologist was diplomatic about the risk of infections from these medications. She said it was...
Prednisone might me the most potent ... on a biologic now and I was able to taper ... completely off prednisone. ... had a serious infection since being off ... prednisone.
Posted: Jun 28, 2023
I was on prednisone for 12 years primarily for the treatment of PMR. I have multiple...
I was on prednisone for 12 years primarily ... Actemra injections every two weeks and tapered ... off prednisone in 7 months. ... effects during my 12 years of taking prednisone ... "recommended" for residual prednisone
Posted: Jun 22, 2023
Hi Rob- Can I jump in here with my experience? I was put on 60 mg...
for more than 2 months then I was tapered ... It didn't seem to calm the prednisone ... I also took prednisone doses in the ... I'm off of it now. ... But, after I was off prednisone for
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Jun 8, 2023
I hope you have good luck with Kevzara. I'm on Actemra which my rheumatologist wanted me...
I was able to taper off prednisone in ... nothing compared to all of the problems prednisone ... Prednisone relieves pain faster but
Posted: Jun 7, 2023