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@potterywoman You can have both PMR and also have secondary adrenal insufficiency from taking Prednisone for...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1652709/
adrenal insufficiency from taking Prednisone ... had to be able to stay on 3 mg of prednisone ... or ideally --- NO prednisone. ... It was impossible to take more prednisone ... for PMR flares and less prednisone
I have been on this PMR journey for a few months now. At first with no...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1645164/
was diagnosed, and put on 20mg of prednisone ... then after a week my doc reduced the prednisone ... So they increased prednisone to 30mg ... to stay on the VERY lowest dose of prednisone ... The side-effects of prednisone are AWFUL
@rayabw Prednisone is indiscriminate and reduces all inflammation, including osteoarthritis that will return at low dose...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1628926/
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Prednisone is indiscriminate ... return at low dose or elimination of prednisone ... I'm feeling it during my prednisone ... Prednisone doesn't cure anything
@staylorrn2000 It isn’t easy to manage adrenal insufficiency. When adrenal insufficiency is caused by prednisone, the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1647311/
adrenal insufficiency is caused by prednisone ... way to manage the symptoms is more prednisone ... for the adrenals to recover is less prednisone ... The situation is also known as the prednisone
Blood pressure medications often need adjustments higher or lower depending on how much prednisone we take....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1629343/
higher or lower depending on how much prednisone ... aware that you are lowering your prednisone ... After prednisone is started, a person ... The higher the prednisone dose ... the ... As we decrease our prednisone dose,
I've transitioned from 25mg prednisone to kevzara due to an SMM diagnosis. I was at 6mg...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1634867/
I've transitioned from 25mg prednisone ... I was at 6mg prednisone when I took ... I'm continuing my prednisone tapering ... change while I did a fast taper off prednisone ... I liked the prednisone because it helped
@mlz I try not to dwell on the side effects of prednisone too much. When I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1634168/
not to dwell on the side effects of prednisone ... effects it is about "long term prednisone ... use" and not "short term prednisone ... The side effects from my long term prednisone ... other hand, the pain relief that prednisone
Question #1---The biologic is fighting inflammation, right? The biologic decreases excess inflammation that is caused by...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1632778/
#039;t usually happen when we take prednisone ... Adrenal suppression from prednisone ... Reducing prednisone decreases adrenal ... My goal was to discontinue prednisone ... I learned that increasing my prednisone
I am in a similar situation. PMR started in 2023. GCA at end of prednisone taper...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1635880/
GCA at end of prednisone taper in September ... started May, 2026 while on about 8 mg prednisone ... Now down to 2 mg prednisone.
Everyone has a different experience with prednisone too. My experience with prednisone wasn't all bad but...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1634351/
Everyone has a different experience with prednisone ... My experience with prednisone wasn' ... ;encouraged me" to taper off prednisone ... rheumatologist of only prescribing prednisone ... Then I wanted her to get me off prednisone
@dadcue Both are corticosteroids, but they differ in potency, duration, and side-effect profile. Hydrocortisone more closely...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1648114/
causes less adrenal suppression than prednisone ... insufficiency that can occur with long term prednisone ... use, and as a means of ending prednisone ... For some people, the bone loss from prednisone ... is a concern or if elimination of prednisone
You may have an easier time getting responses if you go to the 🔍 at the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1640615/
at the top of the page and type in Prednisone ... Or Prednisone and cognition.
My sed rate and crp have been normal for a while but I feel terrible from...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1649271/
I feel terrible from tapering the prednisone ... I say the prednisone has become my enemy ... I took prednisone for years for chronic ... realized how difficult tapering off prednisone
I’ve been on it now for six months along with the prednisone and I’ve been reducing...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1639505/
now for six months along with the prednisone ... and I’ve been reducing the prednisone ... when I had PMR 10 years ago, I was on prednisone
My rheumatologist said I was an "outlier" in terms of my long term prednisone use---35 years...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1650845/
outlier" in terms of my long term prednisone ... My long term prednisone use wasn' ... 't think I would ever get off prednisone ... " as if prednisone was my primary ... when someone encouraged me to take prednisone
@eaod I was on prednisone and switched to Actemra both of which for approximately a year...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1648949/
@eaod I was on prednisone and switched ... Within seven weeks of stopping both prednisone ... I’m now on 20 mg of prednisone again ... pain again but do not want to stay on prednisone
I was diagnosed with PMR in October 2025. At the time I was taking 50mg of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1635638/
That dosage of prednisone worked for ... began having symptoms of GCA so my prednisone ... In June, my prednisone intake was down ... The more Prednisone you take the greater ... Reducing prednisone should reduce blood
@eparnold0219 I split my dose when I took higher doses of 15 mg and above. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1641288/
I figured that much prednisone would ... I needed less prednisone and had 24 ... over 12 years of being treated with prednisone ... have never been able to taper off prednisone ... I didn't think I needed prednisone
@rebeccaheard, you may be interested in these related discussions: - Treating PMR with Prednisone and Hydroxychloroquine:...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1631046/
discussions:
- Treating PMR with Prednisone ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/treating-pmr-with-prednisone-and-hydroxychloroquine ... adding hydroxychloroquine because prednisone
@pmrnew People say all kinds of things about lower doses of prednisone. Many people do elaborate...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1635003/
kinds of things about lower doses of prednisone ... Minuscule doses of prednisone seem to ... haven't ever cut a 1 mg tablet of prednisone ... adrenal insufficiency from long term prednisone ... It is true that 5 mg of prednisone is
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