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New to this support group.
Started at 60 mg prednisone (to prevent ... and took me two years to taper off prednisone ... day for three weeks and then begin taper
Last active: Jun 12 10:02am
Loss of smell and taste
DOES PREDNISONE CAUSE THIS?? ... IT STARTED A WEEK AGO I HAVE BEEN TAPERING
Last active: May 20, 2020
2nd withdrawal of prednisone after initial Steroid avoidance protocol
2nd withdrawal of prednisone after initial ... Campath induction and on a rapid steroid taper ... and off prednisone by 4 days post. ... I had to restart prednisone in May because ... wondering if anyone has gone back off prednisone
Support Group: Transplants
Last active: Nov 16, 2020
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
PMR relapse- anyone mild and quick recovery?
Shingrix vaccine and needed a very slow prednisone ... taper from 15 mg down to 1 mg over ... I was started on prednisone 10 mg and ... and if this might just need a short prednisone
Last active: Apr 17 9:10am
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
New to PMR
Taking 15 mg Prednisone daily since ... before considering a start to slowly tapering
Last active: Jul 6 9:54pm
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
Prednisone and Opioids
Prednisone and Opioids ... for over a year and after my pred taper
Last active: Feb 20 2:35pm
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
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
Additional Treatment while on prednisone.
Additional Treatment while on prednisone ... He prescribed 10 mg of prednisone and ... After tapering to 7mg, my shoulders ... he raised me up tp 9mg and a longer taper ... If I cannot taper again his plan is
Last active: Jun 25 4:48pm
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, 2024
Extremely anxious
normal to be extremely anxious while tapering ... I am now taking 2.5mg of prednisone
Last active: Oct 22, 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 ... Can they (prednisone and my adrenal
Last active: Jan 7 12:55pm
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 ... m on day two of being off the oral Prednisone ... anyone else have any experience with Prednisone
Last active: May 7 12:14pm
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
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