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I have read many opinions on tapering and there is a separate thread about it. There...
I have read many opinions on tapering ... Currently, I will be on prednisone 2 ... I always either split my dose of prednisone ... The first time I had PMR, I was on prednisone ... of 12 years, the second time I was off
I feel your pain tinman. My diagnosis was about 18-20 months ago too. I don’t know...
methotrexate route… I’m down to 5 Mg of Prednisone ... and hoping I can very slowly get off ... going super slow after my initial tapering
Good info. I too was over eager to taper and had a bad reaction, with giant...
I too was over eager to taper and had ... I have been on prednisone for 18 months ... Just at 5 mg this week and have been tapering ... dropping the dose, but then I level off
Hi @aliceoleary, Welcome to Connect. When my PMR came out of remission in 2016 my CRP...
occurrences I was started on 20mg prednisone ... It took me 3-1/2 years to taper off ... of prednisone the first time but only
Discussion: CRP and SED levels
Posted: Nov 1, 2021
@kspowell. HI ks. I have had GCA since March, 2019. I was treated in July, 2019,...
Prednisone because I suddenly lost the ... vision in my right eye and Prednisone ... By November, 2020, while I was tapering ... down on Prednisone, my rheumatologist ... months but had to be suddenly taken off
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Nov 1, 2021
There is no science in tapering off prednisone - only suggestions. If it was known how...
There is no science in tapering off ... prednisone - only suggestions. ... If it was known how prednisone works ... better idea on what to do in getting off ... anyone that has a reference showing how prednisone
Posted: Aug 27, 2021
Hi Alan, yes prednisone does suppress the immune system, even at a low dose. It takes...
Hi Alan, yes prednisone does suppress ... It takes a while after a slow taper ... Once you’re completely off, it can take ... Are you beginning a taper to get off ... prednisone?
I was on Prednisone for a good portion of my life for Crohns Disease. I then...
I was on Prednisone for a good portion ... They ever so slowly tapered me off Prednisone ... I was so thrilled to get off Prednisone
Hello @tarmansbks and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I believe you were asking if your body...
produce cortisol on its own after tapering ... off your Rx. ... does state the importance of a slow taper ... . "A gradual reduction in prednisone ... Why are you interested in tapering?
Hi, This is my first comment in a MAYO connect group. I hope it's well enough...
effects from long term (3 decades) prednisone ... this community who has successfully tapered ... off prednisone after having been on ... team is working with me to gradually taper ... off prednisone completely.
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Jul 9, 2021
Yes, being on prednisone and trying to taper off can be pretty awful. You just have...
Yes, being on prednisone and trying ... to taper off can be pretty awful. ... easy and listen to your body while tapering ... off. ... 2 level for me) then I didn't taper
Posted: May 25, 2021
My problem with PMR when it was active is that without prednisone there was no relief....
when it was active is that without prednisone ... So prednisone was my miracle relief ... So when I was able to start tapering ... off, I did as quickly as possible even
Posted: May 12, 2021
Hello @klsnyc, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I was 64 when my first occurrence of PMR...
started both occurrences at 20 mg of prednisone ... off and there were times I went up ... and in between tapers. ... rheumatologist to prescribe 2.5 mg and 1 mg prednisone ... off the first time around with PMR
Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old
Posted: Apr 2, 2021
@MarianneJ We have a very similar story, except I lost the vision in my right eye...
heard of who had the 3 day I.V. 1000 Prednisone ... Actemra in November 2020, along with tapering ... Prednisone, but quickly taken off both
Posted: Mar 15, 2021
I am on my fourth tapering, coming down from 25 mg, I am now alternating 3...
I am on my fourth tapering, coming down ... For me, when tapering in the teens, ... telling me that would help me get off ... the prednisone sooner. ... My tapering journey is now 20 months