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How long has PMR lasted - I'm trying to find the average

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Dec 26, 2023 | Replies (136)
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@hunib33

@tjmjsjwj. I might have answered your question re diet without using your ‘handle’ 🙄

I eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly so I didn’t have to alter that part of my life.

You might have read another comment I posted that stated ‘my doctor punched PMR in the mouth with a 60 mg dosage for 4 days; then 40 mg for 4 days; 30 mg for 4 days; then 20 mg for 10 days and I started tapering from there.’ I think the strong initial dosages contributed to a smooth taper for me.
Just my thoughts.

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DadCue | @dadcue | Dec 6, 2023

My ophthalmologist said something similar when he prescribed a 100 mg dose of prednisone for uveitis. He said he wanted to go for the "knock-out" punch because the lower doses weren't working. I tapered off prednisone quickly after the knock-out punch. I was happy the 100 mg worked. My ophthalmologist thought I was "too happy" about the potential for vision loss and wanted me to decrease my dose as quickly as possible. He said I was skilled with prednisone tapers because I tapered off prednisone in a month.

I wasn't so skilled after PMR was diagnosed. It took me more than 12 years to taper off prednisone when I took it for PMR.

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