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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?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

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?

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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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

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?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

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)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 1, 2023

Hi @michwest, When I have an increase of pain like you mention, I also didn't want...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791079/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 1, 2023

I was in remission from my PMR when I caught COVID and then it seemed I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/790519/

Discussion: Can the pain of PMR be aggravated from a stomach virus?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 30, 2022

Been on actemra 4 weeks now in combination of methotrexate..side affects are increased coffing flem and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788842/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 26, 2022

Before PMR, I had osteoarthritis in my hands with minor inconveniences, but no consistent pain. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786575/

Discussion: PMR Flare up: Any suggestions on what to do?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 19, 2022

I tapered down to 5 mg. and my C-RP has gone up to 17.8. Am now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786314/

Discussion: C Reactive Protein levels while tapering

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 18, 2022

After reading a lot about tapering off Prednisone I'm curious how one knows if they still...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785966/

Discussion: PMR - How will I know I am in remission?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 17, 2022

Hi @gingerraspiller, My rheumatologist also checks my CRP and ESR at each appointment. Both were extremely...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785850/

Discussion: C Reactive Protein levels while tapering

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 17, 2022

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