what does this sitevtalk about

[arvine]

all over joint, muscle pain, hand pain severe right now, 8 yes on prednisone, tapering to 3 1/2 mgs now, cant take anti inflammatorys wile taking pred

[KittyJ]

Are your doctors saying that as I was on anti inflammatories for 30 years whilst taking pred. Have you not been offered DMARDS or biologics?

[arvine in reply to KittyJ]

Yes my drs are saying that, and you didnt have any stomach issues? What dosage of pred were you on for 30 yrs? ive been on pred sincevoct 2016, sstarted at 40’mgs for pmr, taperedto 4! Mgs by dec 2022 then had to go back up to 40, been tapering since with lots of physical and emotional issues since then, that s why slow taper, just srarted slow taperbtob3 1/2 mgs 2 weeks ago, since been diagnosed with arthrits, osteo ? And apparently not advised to take any other anti inflammatory s but in chronic pain, extra strength tylenol does touch this pain, my rheumy and GP want me to get off pred, Im trying , but chronic pain getting me down, cant do hardly normal daily chores or activities

[KittyJ in reply to arvine]

No stomach problems but I took ppi as a precaution. I was on varying doses over the years. Slow taper is good if you’ve been on them a while, never just stop them.

Why isn’t your rheumy putting you on dmards or biologics? They won’t help OA but you’ll be getting damage if your RA isn’t controlled.

[arvine in reply to KittyJ]

Have appt this coming wednesday, but 2 nd rheumy bot happy with

[billyboy3 in reply to arvine]

I take oxycodone immediate release. I nibble on 20 mg as is needed to control pain. It has worked great got me, only side effect, constipation c but that’s easy to deal with. No stomach issues, no impact as it contains no aspirin type products!

[arvine in reply to billyboy3]

Just want to ask, what condition or disease is causing your pain, that you have been diagnosed with?