To date I had e not been put on any oral therapy....for me it's just bypass surgery repair. From what I have been reading cortisone s work in some some instances
Prednisone for two years now, still working on a taper with no flare. First combination was prednisone and methotrexate due to major side effects. I am now on lefludomide with prednisone.
The most commonly used treatments for takayasu's Arteritis are: corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, biological treatments, and vasodilators. The main objective of medical treatment in ATK is to avoid the vascular complications in the long term.
I, personally, I come to starting my treatment. I can say that I have funcionad, improving my symptoms by 50%.
My treatment is based on:
*Prednisone
*Aspirin
*Atorvastatin
*Methotrexate
*Omeprazole
I was diagonsed in 2010 but I think I had it many years before this, very crippling disease but continue fighting and trying to stay positive. great hospital and doctor support.
I just felt unwell with: fatigue, muscle aches, joint pain, slight fever. If the headaches became unbearable I went to doctor. The pain was on the bottom left side of the skull. Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) was clean. I got the diagnosis in Ap...
My 17 year old daughter was just recently diagnosed with TAK. After seeing 3 doctors in 8 days for severe pain, finally took her to the ER where they ran the CT, diagnosed her with vasculitis and transferred us to children's hospital. After multi...
Hola a todos, mi nombre es Paola y fui detectada con TAK en julio de 2013 y desde entonces he estado en un viaje el cual unos días es maravilloso y otros no tanto, pero en el que día a día aprendo más de mi y de esa enfermedad.
Lo más dif...