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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 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 9:50pm
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 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: May 7 12:14pm
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 12:55pm
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
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
Pre-diabetes, likely due to long-term steroid use: Anyone else?
this will resolve itself when I’m off ... prednisone, but on my super-slow taper ... experience - or success at lowering A1C on prednisone
Last active: Mar 25, 2022
PMR and tapering -- will blood work change?
PMR and tapering -- will blood work ... possibly above the normal range as taper ... tapered off at a rate of up to 5 mg ... From 5 mg to off I switched to 1 mg ... Is the 20 mg and the tapering process
Last active: Jul 6, 2021
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: 1 day ago
Joint Clinical Guidelines for Prednisone Induced Adrenal Insufficiency
Joint Clinical Guidelines for Prednisone ... approached my low cortisol level when I tapered ... off prednisone. ... I couldn't continue my taper with ... doctor and don't listen to internet tapering
Last active: Dec 16, 2024
New to PMR
Taking 15 mg Prednisone daily since ... before considering a start to slowly tapering ... off?
Last active: Jul 6 9:54pm
Do we actually “recover”?
I have to taper off prednisone rather ... that there will be a time with no prednisone
Last active: May 14 4:13pm
What justifies an increase in prednisone?
What justifies an increase in prednisone ... I have been tapering for 5 months. ... Her reasoning is that the prednisone ... off the med. ... Am I off base to wonder this?
Last active: Aug 8, 2024
PMR and Hip Osteoarthritis
I’m now down to 5mg prednisone and for ... flare up, I even tried taking 20mg prednisone ... anyone tried a cortisone shot while on prednisone ... osteoarthritis, returned to asymptomatic after tapering ... off prednisone?
Last active: Feb 13 7:02am
PMR flare -Shoulder and neck pain..and headaches
I have been trying to taper down the ... prednisone and finally got back down ... decide whether to go back up to 9mg of prednisone ... I really want to get off of these stuff
Last active: Jun 14, 2024
Back on Prednisone
Back on Prednisone ... HFpEF heart failure, I had to get off ... of my prednisone quickly. ... I successfully tapered and May 30th ... I was concerned I had tapered too fast
Last active: Jun 21 11:39am
Autoimmune changes
after I was diagnosed with PMR, the prednisone ... have no itches...until now, when my taper ... autoimmune issues have been hidden by prednisone ... realized that PMR was taking a few days off
Last active: Dec 12, 2023
How hard is it to get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR?
and I'm currently on 60 mg of prednisone ... seen, Actemra (Tocilizumab) helps in tapering ... off prednisone. ... Actemra , it would have to be an "off-label
Last active: Apr 2, 2023