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My first time with PMR took me 3 and half years before I was able to...
and half years before I was able to taper ... off. ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg of prednisone ... until I could finally be off with a
Posted: May 25 5:36pm
I haven't ever found any research study that says this method works any better than any...
works any better than any other slow tapering ... It is a "slow tapering method&#34 ... is any better than any other slow tapering ... method for getting off prednisone. ... she was writing my prescription for prednisone
Before prednisone my blood pressure was consistently 120 over 80 rheumatology said it was high 6...
Before prednisone my blood pressure ... it was high 6 months after being on prednisone ... suggest monitoring i have just stopped prednisone ... after 2 years tapering off 20mg was ... information about the side effects of prednisone
@dadcue I had no idea you've been through so much!! And for so long. I'm so...
you were finally able to be free of prednisone ... Do you know if they make 1 mg of prednisone ... symptoms and have to start increasing prednisone ... #39;m so glad you were able to get off ... the drugs for prednisone side-effects
I am down to 3 mg for the third or fourth time in my 6th year...
taking at least 2 weeks for a .5 mg taper ... " Prednisone could set off a chain ... reaction in your body setting off symptoms ... are from increasing/decreasing your prednisone ... back to your pcp you're better off
I started the Prednisone at 60 mg in August, 2023 and still weaning to date. I...
I started the Prednisone at 60 mg in ... This was my tapering process: August ... normal, than I may be able to stay off
Posted: Jul 9 10:10pm
I had and still have a chronic inflammatory disease for nearly 20 years before PMR was...
I never had any problems tapering off ... I wasn't able to taper off Prednisone ... off quickly and insisted I needed prednisone ... I got off prednisone 3 years ago after ... off prednisone.
Welcome @andirae, It's not uncommon to have a lot of questions being fairly new to PMR...
off of prednisone. ... twice and both times started at 20 mg prednisone ... off in the fall of 2018. ... off. ... in the morning plus your dosage of prednisone
@ldg001 Taking my husband off the prednisone unfortunately is not an option at the moment. However,...
@ldg001 Taking my husband off the ... prednisone unfortunately is not an ... However, we are doing a taper and he ... go off of it, as long as he doesn&#39 ... of prednisone.
Posted: Jul 12 12:15pm
I am back to 5 mg. now . After getting down to 3 mg. I went...
non-stop even though my doctor took the tapering ... might have to go even slower to get off ... this Prednisone.
Posted: May 30 11:03am
My mother was on 5 mg of prednisone for over 10 years. Her skin got so...
My mother was on 5 mg of prednisone ... All those years of prednisone left her ... have been trying very hard to get off ... of the prednisone. ... had a couple flares but am trying to taper
Posted: Jun 7 11:07am
I think most of us cannot do it without Corticosteroids. That is the drug of choice....
Those are RA type drugs to help with prednisone ... induced flares when trying to taper ... Lucky for me I was able to get off fairly ... to stop those after stopping your prednisone
"My advice to you all is never miss the opportunity to taper down if your medics...
all is never miss the opportunity to taper ... a doctor's duty is to make the tapering ... I was never pressured to taper lower ... off Prednisone and "refused&#34 ... off prednisone.
Posted: Jun 11 10:00am
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
Hi. As @dadcue mentioned above, I have had RA for 12 years. My onset was very...
But ultimately i had to go off MTX so ... sometimes severe enough my Rheumy gives me Prednisone ... - usually starting at 15-20 mg and tapering
Posted: Jun 11 11:27am
I've not met someone who started on methotrexate instead of prednisone, although it makes sense. Let...
started on methotrexate instead of prednisone ... have been on methotrexate and while prednisone ... #34;Well we could use it to help you taper ... off prednisone, but that will present ... insurance will approve it to help you taper
Posted: Jun 11 2:29pm
Your situation, and his, are tough ones! Since he got so sick from the UC, it’s...
Once that occuhe should be able to taper ... off the Prednisone. ... Prednisone can definitely cause personality ... from him gives him a chance to cool off ... the Prednisone or at least on a lower
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Aug 1 3:44am