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Switching From Prednisone to Methotrexate!?
Switching From Prednisone to Methotrexate ... years ago and have been on low dose Prednisone ... for a few days and then tapering takes ... I have also come right off the pred ... rheumatologist has asked me to consider coming off
Last active: Aug 16, 2025
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, 2025
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
Liver toxicity due to Azathioprine
I was taken off the azathioprine but ... continue with the prednisone for another ... 56 days on a taper dosage. ... enzymes to return to normal and while off ... tiredness while on azathioprine and prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Sep 21, 2025
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, 2025
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
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
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
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
Anyone successfully treating PMR without Prednisone?
successfully treating PMR without Prednisone ... several years ago starting at 60mg prednisone ... I continued tapering over the following ... 6months then off. ... work so I am very fearful of taking Prednisone
Last active: 7 hours ago
Possible GCA
in the meantime I started 50mg of prednisone ... I'm wondering what the tapering ... dose off 50 mg will be if it turns out
Last active: Feb 23, 2025
Glucocorticoid-induced Adrenal Insufficiency
when we reach physiological doses of Prednisone ... (eg, 4-6 mg prednisone). ... mirrors my personal experience with tapering ... off Prednisone after 12 years of treatment ... clinicians who prescribe long term Prednisone
Last active: Apr 28, 2025
Inflammation on Low Doses of Steroids
Started on Prednisone and no real impacts ... that some people (me) cant metabolize prednisone ... higher doses and as soon as i began to taper ... off the inflammation and pain would
Last active: Aug 28, 2025
Prednisone addiction(?)
Prednisone addiction(?) ... that I might have become addicted to prednisone ... Everytime I tapper down to 5mg per day ... really am trying my very best to come off ... Prednisone without ending up admitted
Support Group: Addiction & Recovery
Last active: Jun 12, 2025
Associated migratory primarily thoracic back pain
currently had to increase my 20 mg daily prednisone ... I’m hoping to begin tapering off of
Last active: Jul 28, 2023
Prednisone and Dexamethasone Injection Makes Tinnitus Worse?
Prednisone and Dexamethasone Injection ... an ENT, and they had me take 60 mg Prednisone ... for 7 days and then taper off for another ... I’m on day two of being off the oral ... Prednisone.
Last active: Nov 12, 2025
Rheumatoid Drs
about the disease itself or about tapering ... off of the prednisone. ... My Dr told me to start tapering off ... She never told me at what rate to taper
Last active: Mar 13, 2024
Prednisone, Leflunomide, adrenal adenoma. Confused
Prednisone, Leflunomide, adrenal adenoma ... Originally put on 15 mg of prednisone ... me to 20 mg for 2 weeks and told to taper ... Nervous to taper to 7.5 so called my ... They won’t see me until I’m off prednisone
Last active: Jan 7, 2025
Pain ever goes away on its own?
I was on Prednisone from the previous ... July through May this year for PMR, tapering ... off. ... is the only solution to go back on Prednisone
Last active: Oct 13, 2024
Has anyone else had pain return after reducing pred by only 2.5 mg?
I'd been taking 15 mg of prednisone ... suggested I start trying to slowly taper ... off the prednisone. ... The doctor did hint that the tapering ... , or taking the prednisone for months
Last active: Oct 24, 2023