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I have been on 15mg of Prednisone since July for PMR. I get my health care...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/821074/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

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Posted: Mar 5, 2023

Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is so helpful. Just from a logical viewpoint, tapering...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/818865/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 28, 2023

What a range of experiences we have all had with PMR, and it is distressing to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815524/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Feb 22, 2023

I was diagnosed with Pmr in July 2019, per high crp and sed rates. It took...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815093/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 21, 2023

We should compare notes sometime. My uveitis was "steroid responsive." It was also called "severe" and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/812461/

Discussion: Timing of taking prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 16, 2023

Thank you for posting your story! You are absolutely right about possibilities of other ailments that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/810239/

Discussion: Strange story: Watch for changes in your condition, keep an open mind

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Posted: Feb 12, 2023

I am in the process of tapering and am a bit concerned about my last phase...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807262/

Discussion: Reducing prednisone

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Posted: Feb 6, 2023

I'm in agreement with tillysam. You don't say how much Prednisone you are taking or how...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807253/

Discussion: Reducing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 6, 2023

I will be speaking with my PCP about this next week. I'm wondering if it would...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807247/

Discussion: Anyone have experience with Low Dose Naltrexone instead of prednisone?

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Posted: Feb 6, 2023

Hi @johnnyman, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @loribmt and others....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/805425/

Discussion: Does Prednisone weakened your immune system while being used for PMR

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Posted: Feb 2, 2023

I developed PMR this winter, after being pretty much maintenance free all my life with no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/803378/

Discussion: PMR with normal blood markers

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Posted: Jan 29, 2023

I had been off of Prednisone for about 2 months when I contracted COVID. It flared...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/803076/

Discussion: PMR Flair up From a Virus?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 28, 2023

How long have you been on Prednisolone? Why isn't your rheumatologist convinced that you have PMR?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/802452/

Discussion: Synacthen Test

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 27, 2023

Hello @lynd, Welcome to Connect. Headaches can be a symptom of prednisone withdrawal but I'm not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/799588/

Discussion: Headaches while tapering

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 21, 2023

Here's some info from Mayo Clinic that may explain why tapering slowly works... "Prednisone is like...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/799200/

Discussion: Prednisone and Pain

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Posted: Jan 20, 2023

The curious thing about the "dead slow nearly stop" (DSNS) tapering method is that the person...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797786/

Discussion: New to PMR - Are Monthly Labs and Check-ups normal?

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Posted: Jan 16, 2023

Hello @alvaro50, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @colleenyoung and others....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792424/

Discussion: Siento alivio en hombros y caderas pero no en las manos y los pies?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 4, 2023

These are just my thoughts on the subject of prednisone withdrawal because 40 mg of prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791737/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 3, 2023

Hi @marmak, I'm so glad you caught the GCA fast. I had symptoms of GCA a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791259/

Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

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Posted: Jan 1, 2023

Hi @virginiaj, you mentioned going ahead with the biopsy. Did you get the results yet? When...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791239/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: Jan 1, 2023

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