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Loss of smell and taste
DOES PREDNISONE CAUSE THIS?? ... IT STARTED A WEEK AGO I HAVE BEEN TAPERING
Last active: May 20, 2020
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
Increasing Prednisone Dosage
Increasing Prednisone Dosage ... that I have to increase my dose of prednisone ... 5mg after taking almost 6 months to taper
Last active: Jun 6, 2019
Pain ever goes away on its own?
I was on Prednisone from the previous ... July through May this year for PMR, tapering ... is the only solution to go back on Prednisone
Last active: Oct 13 10:01pm
Anyone tapered down as directed, but increased back up on their own?
Anyone tapered down as directed, but ... His Dr. wrote RX for Prednisone starting ... at 20 mg tapering down by 2.50 mg every ... to go back up to a higher mg. and taper
Last active: Apr 12 8:52am
GPA granulomatosis with polyangiitis
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
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 ... When I got to 10 mg I changed to tapering ... Is the 20 mg and the tapering process
Last active: Jul 6, 2021
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 5:09pm
Possibly Misdiagnosed?
Now I have tapered down to 1 mg. ... Prednisone and am no longer tired but ... now I am at a loss … is this PMR or prednisone ... tapering or just symptoms of getting
Last active: Aug 2 12:22pm
Covid and pmr
I am on 8 mg of prednisone and tapering
Last active: Sep 14 7:01am
how to know how much to increase Prednisone dosage during flare
how to know how much to increase Prednisone ... I have PMR and tapered down from 20mg ... /day to 2 mg/day of Prednisone over ... I decided to take 5 prednisone today ... I have always had to split my Prednisone
Last active: Jul 17 2:48pm
What mg of prednisone to take when a person gets a flare up?
What mg of prednisone to take when a ... don't have any pain and then start tapering ... How can I taper when I am in pain?
Last active: Jun 6 5:52am
PMR symptoms worse in winter? Seasonal?
diagnosed, have been treated with prednisone ... first diagnosis and am continuing to taper
Last active: Dec 5 11:44am
PMR and Fatigue. Interesting study
can cause fatigue especially as you taper ... "If you abruptly stop taking prednisone ... or taper off too quickly, you may experience ... swings https://www.mayoclinic.org/prednisone-withdrawal
Last active: Sep 27 8:18pm
Heating pad or ice pack
Prednisone up to 20 mg from5 (was hoping ... to taper off in a few weeks).
Last active: Jul 26 10:10am
Tapering down and inflammation markers up
Tapering down and inflammation markers ... Slowly tapered and now I am down to ... don’t feel great but mostly because prednisone
Last active: Aug 4, 2023
PMR symptom flare from a head cold
I have been on prednisone (started at ... 30mg) since May and now have tapered ... cold virus or maybe just a flare from tapering
Last active: Dec 27, 2023
Can PMR cause Balance problems?
I’m currently in a taper after a slight ... relapse @ 7mg now tapering 1mg a month ... was diagnosed 9/21 starting @20mg prednisone
Last active: Nov 13, 2022
Has anyone used an anti inflammatory diet to get off prednisone ?
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 ... was higher than when I started on prednisone ... (it has been normal since on prednisone
Last active: Sep 10 3:50pm