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Switch to IVIG as medication for Clippers
as a medication that could replace prednisone ... I have been on 20 mg prednisone for ... with both medications and gradually taper ... off the prednisone.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Jun 17 3:24pm
Confused: Tapering vs cold turkey stopping prednisone
Confused: Tapering vs cold turkey stopping ... prednisone ... My question was should I taper off 20 ... mg of prednisone or stop cold turkey
Last active: Jan 28, 2023
2nd withdrawal of prednisone after initial Steroid avoidance protocol
Campath induction and on a rapid steroid taper ... and off prednisone by 4 days post. ... wondering if anyone has gone back off ... prednisone in this situation. ... t but my Mayo doctor says I can go off
Support Group: Transplants
Last active: Nov 16, 2020
Prednisone and blood glucose levels
Prednisone and blood glucose levels ... diagnosed with PMR and put on 20 mg prednisone ... I can't really taper off the prednisone
Last active: Feb 16, 2023
Fast Prednisone taper?
Fast Prednisone taper? ... issues I'm experiencing I need to taper ... off the prednisone fairly quickly. ... She wants me to taper as fast as possible ... down to 2.5 mg on Wednesday and be off
Last active: May 24 8:15pm
Has anyone used an anti inflammatory diet to get off prednisone ?
used an anti inflammatory diet to get off ... prednisone ? ... now and down to 2mg but each time I taper ... My goal has been to get off prednisone ... LDN and Celebrex (would like to get off
Last active: Sep 10, 2024
Heat affects stamina?
At the moment I'm on 11 mg Prednisone ... and trying to taper off 1/2 mg every
Last active: Sep 9 7:27pm
Prednisone tapering
Prednisone tapering ... 21 and I’m having a difficult time tapering ... off of the prednisone I was given along ... I’ve been tapering for 7 weeks from ... has not given me much support in the tapering
Support Group: Prostate Cancer
Last active: Feb 17 4:00pm
New to PMR diagnosis
took the initial diagnostic dose of tapered ... immediately so my Dr prescribed 5mg Prednisone ... started taking it yet.I am terrified of prednisone ... discussion about people trying to taper ... off Pred.
Last active: Apr 26 12:55pm
Prednisone love/hate support group
Prednisone love/hate support group ... a good source of information, the Prednisone ... on a wide variety of topics about prednisone ... about why it is such a struggle to taper ... off prednisone.
Last active: Feb 8 5:39pm
How many of you are on your second flare-up?
How many people have come off of Prednisone ... years and was finally able to wean off ... of Prednisone (after several flare-ups ... I held off calling my rheumy thinking ... tapering 1/2 pill every three days.
Last active: Oct 7, 2023
PMR savvy doctors in Portland Oregon
2008, have never been able to get off ... prednisone, and constantly feel pain ... , she is asking me to taper (my earlier ... told me that my constant efforts to taper ... blood tests before she will continue prednisone
Last active: Dec 2, 2024
Heating pad or ice pack
Prednisone up to 20 mg from5 (was hoping ... to taper off in a few weeks).
Last active: Jul 26, 2024
Anyone have granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) or Wegener's?
12.5 mg. per week of methotrexate Tapering ... off prednisone since May also-2.5 mg ... symptoms be related to the steroid tapering
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Mar 18, 2022
Shortness of breath ..dyspenia..while on prednisone
Shortness of breath ..dyspenia..while on prednisone ... rheumology land when my c- reactive was off ... But on the taper down to 7.5..the c-reactive ... dyspenia and increased gerd while on prednisone
Last active: Jun 4 6:08pm
Proton pump inhibitors and immunotherapy
enzymes were very high and was put on Prednisone ... (still tapering off before the next
Support Group: Cancer
Last active: May 1, 2023
Is This a Safe Taper as Prescribed by my doctor?
Is This a Safe Taper as Prescribed by ... I’ve been on prednisone for about 18 ... months trying to taper. ... my doctor ever gave me was to get off ... prednisone as fast as possible.
Last active: Feb 24 7:53am
Actemra & Methotrexate for GCA treatment
started a 60mg/day treatment with Prednisone ... I am now on Prednisone (10mg/day) and ... doctor is recommending that I start a Prednisone ... taper off program adding weekly Actemra ... the same dosage levels and reducing Prednisone
Last active: May 5, 2024
Small Fiber Neuropathy discouraged
neurologist placed me on 40 mg of prednisone ... me off of prednisone. ... I have been taporing for slmost a year ... The tapor is hell. ... The prednisone tapor is suppose to last
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Apr 13, 2023
Prednisone to Kevzara
Prednisone to Kevzara ... 20 mg and have tried for a year to taper ... off. ... Now Dr says I have to get off Prednisone ... I cut Prednisone to 15 and so far have
Last active: Jun 18, 2024