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I had PMR and was on prednisone for 18 months. The side effects were terrible, especially...

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Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Feb 26, 2017

Thanks for the reply. I'm wondering when you know you should start tapering off the prednisone....

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Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Feb 26, 2017

Hello @barbararene - you are right, PMR is the Frankenstein disease. I've had the old man...

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Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Feb 24, 2017

I understand this tapering off. I seem to manage pretty well on 5b mg, but even...

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Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Mar 16, 2017

I have fortunately not been on Prednisone for a long time (thanks to other drugs I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137626/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Mar 14, 2017

HiRe side effects from prednisone I have been on this wonderful (it saved my life) but toxic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137623/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Mar 14, 2017

Hello @amkaloha, so sorry for your struggles with the drug. Have you been able to talk...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137619/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Mar 13, 2017

Hello @rinron, when I was first diagnosed with PMR and was put on prednisone for about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137615/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 13, 2017

Hello @barbararene, my first episode of PMR took almost 3 years to get off prednisone. I...

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Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 28, 2017

That is interesting and thanks for sharing your journey @robin1040. I couldn’t tolerate the methotrexate so...

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Discussion: PMR with normal blood markers

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Posted: Apr 13, 2023

As I understand it, you should only be tapering at a pace where you have no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/842497/

Discussion: Two weeks in, frightened by meds, PMR and COVID Booster Shot

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Posted: Apr 13, 2023

Hello @valerie6062, Welcome to Connect. I haven't read any conclusive evidence on prednisone causing neuropathy but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/842528/

Discussion: Peripheral Neuropathy - Result of PMR or Prednisone?

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Posted: Apr 13, 2023

Hi all, I am new to the group and grateful to have found it. My symptoms...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/880547/

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

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Posted: Jun 18, 2023

Hello @jonnydonny, Welcome to Connect. You will notice that we moved your post to an existing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868859/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

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Posted: May 29, 2023

@emo hi there - actually it was here in this Connect group that I saw mention...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/880277/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

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Posted: Jun 17, 2023

Hi @abbeyc. Since my ESR and CRP were always normal (that's true for about 20% of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/693912/

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

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Posted: Mar 28, 2022

Hi @tigre24, I would check with your doctor or rheumatologist and get a prescription for 2.5...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/884094/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

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Posted: Jun 24, 2023

After my diagnosis in early May, my rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885411/

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

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Posted: Jun 26, 2023

@bren2023, Diet and lifestyle changes certainly helped with my second time around with PMR and made...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/897871/

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

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Posted: Jul 18, 2023

No, I think it is the price of too quick a taper for me. I do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/899902/

Discussion: Successfully treated for Polymyalgia Rheumatica

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Posted: Jul 21, 2023

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