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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
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
Better to be in some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone?
some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone ... I have been tapering down on the prednisone ... without the nasty side effects of Prednisone
Last active: Aug 21 12:56pm
Just Started Actemra
March 2022 and felt like 25 mg of Prednisone ... dramatically as soon as we started to taper ... my Prednisone dose. ... after 2 + years I am still on 20 mg of Prednisone ... effects so that I can finally get rid of Prednisone
Last active: Aug 12 9:49am
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
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
PMR and the taper
PMR and the taper ... Diagnosed with PMR 12/28/24 and have been tapering ... 12.5 to 10 …about a week on 8 mg of prednisone
Last active: Jun 26 4:18pm
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
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
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
Down to 1mg prednisone and then extreme fatigue sets in.
Down to 1mg prednisone and then extreme ... In the hospital they gave me Prednisone ... Over these past months I've tapered
Last active: Jul 8 4:06am
Is anyone having success with Plaquenil in addition to prednisone?
success with Plaquenil in addition to prednisone ... 400 mg a day for 7 months and I am taping ... prednisone also.
Last active: Jun 15 1:39pm
PMR 2ys and 4mos. Tapering to 1.5mg
Tapering to 1.5mg ... flare up at 6mg (Sept. 2022 while tapering ... I had less PMR pain when I tapered down ... I'm sure it's mostly Prednisone ... 2 to three weeks into each drop in Prednisone
Last active: Jun 17 1:41pm
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
Tapering pain
Tapering pain ... level of where I first started on prednisone
Last active: Jun 19 2:29am
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 and Opioids
Prednisone and Opioids ... for over a year and after my pred taper
Last active: Feb 20 2:35pm
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
Prednisone dosage split
Prednisone dosage split ... Rheumatologist started me on a 20 mg Prednisone ... taper. ... mg with dinner and he said although Prednisone
Last active: Feb 27 10:29am