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Hello @anitacs, Welcome to Connect. PMR can bad news when the pain is not controlled. It's...
As you start tapering off when you start ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages/ -- Tapering ... off of Prednisone: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ What dosage ... of prednisone did you start with?
Posted: Sep 14, 2022
Hello @naezzo, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear the COVID vaccine caused your PMR. Since you...
doctor/rheumatologist suggested a tapering ... schedule to hopefully taper off of ... the prednisone when your pain decreases
The one thing I learned from my rheumy was that you have to listen to your...
listen to your body when you start tapering ... , slow and easy wins the race when tapering ... Took me 3 and half years to taper off ... I was finally able to stop taking prednisone
Posted: Aug 17, 2022
Hi, njtodctode, If I had to say anything about your tapering history, it would probably be...
If I had to say anything about your tapering ... At two weeks, the prednisone hasn&#39 ... Then, you would start tapering down ... ;s how you eventually get yourself off ... the prednisone.
I’ve been lowering my prednisone and am down to 1 mg. Next week I go “cold...
I’ve been lowering my prednisone and ... I would never have been able to taper ... off without them.
Hi @sandiw77, Welcome to Connect. There are different conditions that can mimic PMR with similar symptoms...
PMR, after taking the first dose of prednisone ... moving around and took the next dose of prednisone ... daily pain log with the amount of prednisone ... ;t taper if my pain scale was above ... off sooner that the first time with
Posted: Jul 30, 2022
I had COVID with mild symptoms in late December and soon after began having symptoms of...
I was given 60 mg of Prednisone in the ... I went home on 30 mg of Prednisone and ... seems to think everyone responds to Prednisone ... I want to get off Prednisone more than ... he wants me to get off.
Posted: Jul 30, 2022
Also have lower disc issues at the moment, sometimes going down my right leg. Yes....my PMR...
I have managed to get from 20mg Prednisone ... Slowly tapering, but felt the difference ... will persevere to see if it levels off ... goal for now and ultimately to be off
Posted: Jul 26, 2022
Thank you for your reply. I often used deep breathing to help me fall asleep. Breathing...
fiber neuropathy, I was prescribeda taporing ... it was frightening and the doctor tapored ... me off of Gabapentin. ... Taporing me off of prednisone and Gabapentin ... myself that my feelings often reflect prednisone
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jul 24, 2022
Hi @411344076, Welcome to Connect. I've tapered off of prednisone twice for PMR flares but never...
I've tapered off of prednisone twice ... experienced a rash associated with the tapering ... steroids can produce symptoms similar to prednisone ... is a common difference between oral prednisone ... and topical steroids." -- Prednisone
Posted: Jul 24, 2022
Welcome @gailpmr, It sounds like you are doing really well with the tapering. My first time...
you are doing really well with the tapering ... getting from 1 mg to being totally off ... of prednisone. ... until I was finally able to be off ... off.
I initially, I was taking prednisone along with the Actemra. I slowly tapered (for 6 months)...
I initially, I was taking prednisone ... I slowly tapered (for 6 months) off ... the prednisone. ... No more prednisone!!!
Posted: Jul 16, 2022
My PMR symptoms started about 6 years ago. Shoulder pain, neck pain, hip pain, lower back...
I have been on Cymbalta, and Prednisone ... most of this time, tapering down to ... at Duke University, who switched my Prednisone ... Medrol, in hopes that I can try and get off ... with pain, that I’m hesitant to go off
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 11, 2022
I’ve heard that when you’re on a higher dose of prednisone you can taper with larger...
that when you’re on a higher dose of prednisone ... you can taper with larger numbers. ... to do what my doctor called a “dead taper ... one and a half to two years to get off ... the 10 mg of prednisone I’m currently
Posted: Jun 25, 2022
Hi …I agree that tapering too fast can cause pain. I’ve been on prednisone since last...
Hi …I agree that tapering too fast can ... some trial and error about how to taper ... least a year before I can totally get off ... prednisone at this rate. ... I’m worried about being on prednisone
Posted: Jun 23, 2022
Hi @kimmur, Welcome to Connect. I think you feel the same way about PMR as most...
and half years before I was able to taper ... off of prednisone and the second one ... discussed any possible alternatives for prednisone
On 20 mg. Prednisone started Jan 5/22, my symptoms were much as yours since Sept. of...
Prednisone started Jan 5/22, my symptoms ... thighs - all were pretty much a write-off ... With Prednisone at least 90% better. ... Trying to taper down right now, which ... It does NOT seem normal that Prednisone
@emma321, One thing I think might really help since you just started is to keep a...
along with your daily dose amount of prednisone ... This helps when you start tapering. ... around with PMR and allowed me to taper ... off in 1-1/2 years vs the 3-1/2 years ... to listen to your body and take the tapering
Hey mikeshell, After dealing with a great deal of discomfort in my upper legs and upper...
and started a 10-month taper. ... Near the end of my taper, some of the ... About a month after weaning off the ... prednisone, I began to experience mild ... taper and also began receiving monthly