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Prednisone help
Prednisone help ... been through all the side effects of Prednisone ... and tapering off the medication.
Last active: Nov 17, 2025
Irregular heartbeat issues
I am tapering off prednisone and currently ... PMR (or more likely prednisone) has ... irregular heartbeat on my monitor since tapering
Last active: Feb 18 2:50pm
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, 2025
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: Dec 12, 2025
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
When to start tapering
When to start tapering ... I've been doing ok on 25mg of prednisone ... by next dose for my rheum to start tapering ... me off? ... I'm hoping we can start tapering
Last active: Dec 1, 2025
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, 2025
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: Feb 19 4:35am
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
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
Just looking for help and suggestions on prednisone withdrawals,
looking for help and suggestions on prednisone ... So stupid me have been taking prednisone ... I tried to taper myself off for about ... one month and ran out so I’ve been off ... or two, can someone give me a good taper
Last active: Feb 24 6:23pm
Upcoming surgery prevents prednisone use
Upcoming surgery prevents prednisone ... to happen to me pain-wise when I go off ... 7 months before I would if I tapered ... I got PMR in August and have been tapering
Last active: Jun 23 10:23pm
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
The importance of seeing a rheumatologist
I have been taking prednisone since ... 2025 and was having a lot of trouble tapering ... methotrexate and hopefully getting off ... prednisone (slowly).
Last active: Apr 18 10:50am
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
Biologic Medications-Video about how to decide what is right for you.
nice to have alternatives instead of prednisone ... the better if there is any chance of tapering ... off prednisone. ... medical professionals promote forever prednisone ... because neither of us thought long term prednisone
Last active: Mar 4 5:01pm
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
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
Anyone using Prednisone for ear pressure?
Anyone using Prednisone for ear pressure ... Prednisone is suggested as a trial to ... with a dose of around 80 mg to start, tapering ... off over 2 years with no problems about
Last active: Jan 21 10:28am
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