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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
The Prednisone tapering experience seems to be highly variable. I had quite severe disease symptoms but...
The Prednisone tapering experience seems ... I responded to Prednisone but initial ... tapering was very difficult with lots ... the end of a month was like jumping off ... Is this what successful tapering looks
Posted: Aug 16 3:11pm
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
What doses of Prednisone did you take for asthma? My first dose of Prednisone was at...
What doses of Prednisone did you take ... and I could always taper off quickly ... followed by a fast taper many times ... Prednisone. ... to tapered off in a month or two.
Posted: Aug 6 3:10pm
Sorry to read about your experience. Luckily, I'm 2 days from my prednisone dosage going to...
Luckily, I'm 2 days from my prednisone ... dosage with a more gradual taper, and ... As I've tapered closer to 0 prednisone ... my work environment is worse, or if tapering ... off is making it seem worse.
Posted: Aug 8 1:27pm
I've been on Kevzara for 3 months now so thought I would offer a report. Methotrexate...
I was at 6 mg prednisone and felt like ... stayed on the Kev for 6 weeks without tapering ... I then tapered down to 5 mg pred at ... slightly but has come down since I got off ... the prednisone .5 mg/month.
I agree with everything that has already been posted. I'm not sure how much my experience...
When I tapered off Prednisone, Actemra ... I tapered by 1 mg per month for the ... I tapered by 1 mg per week and found ... ;if I felt the need." I tapered ... off prednisone going from 3 mg to zero
Yes! That is exactly what happened to me not long after I started Prednisone. My forearms...
happened to me not long after I started Prednisone ... rheumatologist told me, this is from the Prednisone ... when I finally manage (if I do) to taper ... off it completely my skin would go ... I have the "Prednisone Pregnancy
Support Group: Aging Well
Posted: Aug 1 9:14am
Kevzara and Actemra are new biologics that insurance may cover. Usually if you have tried methotrexate...
down or a PMR restart while you are tapering ... Once you are off prednisone you can ... going to have a very difficult time to taper ... Dadcue on this site was has been on and off ... Prednisone is not your friend.
Posted: Aug 2 9:04am