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Also - we did a strong course of prednisone with a long taper to reduce any...
Also - we did a strong course of prednisone ... with a long taper to reduce any inflammation
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Apr 12, 2021
Hello, I am new to the site and responding to the original question on diagnosis under...
rheumy eventually agreed to let me try prednisone ... I've tapered to 4.5 mg but still ... days later but I also may have been tapering
Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old
Posted: Apr 2, 2021
Diagnosed with biopsy end of September following 2 weeks of headache, jaw claudification and finally visual...
very next day I was receiving 1000 IV prednisone ... began with oral 80 mg and eventually tapered ... checks with each blood draw before tapering ... My Prednisone Side Effects: Insomnia
Posted: Mar 15, 2021
Hello Alan @alanmp, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience with PMR. That first...
mid 2010 when I was finally able to taper ... off of prednisone with just minor aches ... until mid 2016 and I went back on prednisone ... year and half until I could again taper
Hello everyone, thought I would share my experience with PMR... Diagnosed 12/1/19 when I thought my...
Went on 20mg prednisone & 200mg ... Attempted to taper off early last summer ... Finally tapered off last September. ... it flares badly I'll take the prednisone
Hello @lobito3, Welcome to Connect. My PMR is in remission but when I was tapering off...
PMR is in remission but when I was tapering ... off of prednisone and the pain flared ... Also, each time I tapered down I would ... This was tapering on a weekly basis. ... members will share their experience with tapering
Yes, re: RA providing scheduling. We were more aggressive at the start of tapering (and I...
were more aggressive at the start of tapering ... fairly quickly impact my need for prednisone ... contributed to the first couple of tapering ... and she encourages me to slow the tapering
Oh @erikas how I hate to be one of the examples....for something bad lol!!! Actually, I...
Actually, I have not tapered down from ... Prednisone is a great drug. ... effective in that when I am able to try to taper ... Does it replace the prednisone or the
@Iphillips May I asked what part of the dura or brain is affected by the inflammation/Pachymeningitis?...
I was also placed on prednisone 60mg ... daily taper down for a few months. ... came right back soon after stopping prednisone
Support Group: Brain & Nervous System
Posted: Feb 11, 2021
John, that's a good idea, splitting your Prednisone into smaller doses. I had to be taken...
's a good idea, splitting your Prednisone ... I had to be taken off Prednisone suddenly ... meds cause terrible withdrawal if not tapered ... lesser dose of Actemra and the lack of Prednisone
Such a good question @123suew . I have been as high as 40 mg (I also...
from Mesenteric Panniculitis, and Prednisone ... to' medication), and have been tapered ... I have been on Prednisone steadily since ... bodies can become 'used to' prednisone
Hello @munchie, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @artist01 and others....
I was started at a dosage of 20 mg prednisone ... up front with me with the goal of tapering ... off of prednisone as soon as was possible ... Took me 3 and half years to taper off ... off of prednisone but not if I overdid
I am sorry it took so long to diagnose you -- I can empathize because I...
I started on 20 prednisone and within ... I realize that slow tapering is the ... all of us, am anxious to not be on prednisone
The answer is that too many people don’t take enough Prednisone to kill the pain. We’re...
too many people don’t take enough Prednisone ... No one wants to be on Prednisone, but ... possible that controls the pain and then taper ... Everyone is different about tapering ... When you get to 10 mg or less, the tapering
There are quite a few centers that do the rapid prednisone taper now. They give another...
quite a few centers that do the rapid prednisone ... taper now. ... had no rejection but had to go on prednisone ... not sure if they should take me off prednisone
Hello @marirose and @roberta125, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Prednisone is definitely the drug of choice...
Prednisone is definitely the drug of ... The trick for tapering off can be different ... seems to be common - slow and steady tapering ... with PMR took about 3-1/2 years to taper ... months going between 1 mg and 1/2 mg prednisone
@angelbear4, The swelling around the neck and face is one of the possible side effects with...
of the possible side effects with prednisone ... should get better when you are able to taper ... the prednisone dosage to 10 mg or less ... effect - Facial Swelling Caused by Prednisone ... : https://www.verywellhealth.com/prednisone-facial-mooning
Posted: Nov 10, 2020
Greetings. I thought I would join the discussion as well because i wondered at first whether...
Within 36 hours of taking 10 mg of prednisone ... I am now tapering 1 mg. a month and ... that is probably the effect of the prednisone
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Nov 9, 2020