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Precursor symptoms to PMR?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (92)
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@jeff97

Thanks for your response. That was a scary time when my vision was glitching out.

I've been on prednisone for 6 months. I started at 60 mg / day, and I'll be stepping down from 12.5 to 10 in a couple of days. I won't know the taper plan going forward until my rheumatologist appointment in 3 weeks.

Do you know if your problem tapering is due to the PMR still being present or because of adrenal issues?

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sharon44r | @sharon44r | 6 days ago

I read that if you get the same pmr symptoms, it could be a flare, which could mean your pmr is still active.. Tapering symptoms I read are usually different. When I have trouble lifting arms when tapering I usually up my dose for a bit.
It’s so hard for me to get to 6mg, best when you get to 10mg to stay on it for a month, then try to lower 1mg at a time for a
Month. Maybe you won’t have the same issue I have. I don’t feel the tapering was an adrenaline issue.
I thought I had GCA , but found out it was prednisone induced cataracts, it happened pretty fast.
I can’t imagine how scared you were.
Discovering I had breast cancer created a flare of the PMR.
Stress can be big culprit.
I wish you the best🙏

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