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I'm neither an expert nor an advocate, but I have been losing muscle. Initially I lost...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1574450/
@raven1955 I was on Prednisone for more than 12 years until I finally tapered off in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1573614/
@bizeemom I'm really sorry that you have had this experience. Almost two years of PMR and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1575153/
Very glad to hear you are doing better. 10 mg was a low starter dose. No...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1576665/
I was diagnosed with PMR in January. I’m in my late 50’s, female and work full...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1576163/
I tapered off prednisone quickly while starting Kevzara at 5 mg prednisone. I did not experience...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1577996/
@barb26 I hope you’re successful tapering back down to 1mg, and eventually getting off of prednisone....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1567398/
@retiredphil I used to like the UK site. There are some people with strong opinions who...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1577547/
Yes. I have used Kevzara and find it very helpful with few if any side effects....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1578300/
Sorry to hear about your PMR . The most important thing to do is the taper...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1580301/
@vvlaraia That's good to know if I ever need to take methotrexate. How long did it...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1579264/
@texastechguy Mmmm, this was my experience. We had 6 doctors state they have seen increased cases...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1581182/
I was diagnosed with PMR in May 2025, put on 40 mg of prednisone, tried to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1581127/
You don't mention your actual dose of prednisone so it's hard to compare. I started on...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1559280/
@betsyhase, reading through your past 2 discussions: - Is this common? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/is-this-common/ - Prednisone tapering: How...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1559504/
@franklinlala I started on 30mg of prednisone in March 2025 and have tapered to 1mg every...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1559304/
@hughebo2 Glad to hear there have been no side effects from Rinvoq. Looking forward to tapering...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1560672/
@franklinlala "Some days I forget I have PMR, and that is miles from where I came...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1558845/
@johnbishop Thank you. It’s always interesting to see how others deal with the dose of prednisone....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1561304/
I first experienced PMR in January, 2025, was formally diagnosed and put on 40 mg of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1564771/
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