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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
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Hello @emma321, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear that you have joined the PMR club. My PMR is currently in remission for the second time but I definitely remember the feeling. I think the hardest thing about tapering off of prednisone is you really have to listen to your body now matter how much you want to get off of prednisone. There are a few discussions you might find helpful:
-- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages/
-- Prednisone tapering is hard: Do complementary therapies help?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering/
-- Prednisone tapering and remission: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission/
Did your doctor or rheumatologist put you on a tapering schedule?
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Thank you for your response. To answer your questions, no my primary doctor has not put me on a tapering schedule yet. I just went on the Prednisone this last Saturday morning. Very new at this. I have another appointment with the doctor on the 27th of May. I am concerned because my A1C is already elevated and I am considered pre-diabetic, . I do not want the Prednisone to make it worse. This is very frustrating, but it has helped with the pain and that I am grateful for that. I already cleaned up my diet about 3 months ago because of the A1C , low carb , lotts of veggies and then I get PMR. This is baffling.