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Hello @vas135, Welcome to Connect. We merged your post into an existing discussion on the same...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/709284/

Discussion: Prednisone tapering is challenging. What does remission feel like?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 18, 2022

These are questions that I am still trying to answer after 9 months on prednisone. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708750/

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

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Posted: May 16, 2022

Thanks for your kind comments. A slow taper is best. It took three months of gradual...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/708374/

Discussion: PMR - Decreased prednisone and pain returned

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 15, 2022

Thank you for your response. To answer your questions, no my primary doctor has not put...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/707676/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 12, 2022

I'd get a second opinion. Tapering from 20 to 10 mgs. in one shot is generally...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/703383/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

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Posted: Apr 28, 2022

Welcome @lsm47, I haven't had the ACTH test when my PMR was active but did have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/703328/

Discussion: Feeling tired! Do others with PMR feel significantly more tired?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 28, 2022

Welcome @shannaam, I've had two bouts of PMR. The first one lasted 3-1/2 years, the second...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/699824/

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

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Posted: Apr 17, 2022

I am on 3 mg prednisone per day and have should/back pain in the morning. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/699074/

Discussion: Anyone have discomfort or pain when tapering off prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 14, 2022

Hi @monami, welcome. @pacarolyn started a discussion about back and shoulder pain that may interest you....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/696811/

Discussion: Anyone have discomfort or pain when tapering off prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 7, 2022

Hi @tricialynn, my rheumatologist told me that if I tapered prednisone and symptoms came back I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/695638/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 2, 2022

I should have come back to report: that a mild case of COVID caused a flare....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/693233/

Discussion: Anyone tried CBD oil or medical marijuana for PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 26, 2022

I have been on hydroxychloroquine for about a year based on my rheumatologist's advice to "spare...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/693028/

Discussion: Shifting from Prednisone to Hydroxychloroquine

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 25, 2022

@christopherc, You mentioned struggling at 1 mg of prednisone. My first round with PMR took 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/690023/

Discussion: Feeling tired! Do others with PMR feel significantly more tired?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 16, 2022

Hi @traynor4, I had PMR, undiagnosed for a number of months with pain and stiffness throughout...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/688388/

Discussion: Prednisone tapering is challenging. What does remission feel like?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 10, 2022

Mehtotrexate is not an alternative to prednisone. It can be used for polymyalgia rheumatica as a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/687503/

Discussion: Alternative to Prednisone for Treating PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 8, 2022

I was eager to get off the prednisone, too, as I said at length earlier. However,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/687218/

Discussion: Alternative to Prednisone for Treating PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 7, 2022

The amount of Prednisone that I am reading about here is so much more than I've...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/686769/

Discussion: What steroid dosage did you start on? Did you find the right dosage?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 5, 2022

Wv-Sounds like you are moving in the right direction. I’m on 7 tablets of methotrexate and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/683364/

Discussion: Experience with Methotrexate?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 22, 2022

@gjc111, Do you mean tried accupuncture along with prednisone when trying to taper off of prednisone?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/681823/

Discussion: Acupuncture and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 17, 2022

Welcome @tillysam, Sorry to hear you joined the GCA club. I can imagine that going down...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/680819/

Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 14, 2022

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