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I have been tapering from 20mg since my initial diagnosis in July. I have just dropped...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979965/

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

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Posted: Dec 13, 2023

@vanns, @charlotte61, @johnbishop, and all... I've been on varying lengths and dosages of prednisone since I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979626/

Discussion: Sugar and PMR

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Posted: Dec 13, 2023

@johnbishop and all...Well, POOH! I took the last Prednisone yesterday. Tapered and began increased pain for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979516/

Discussion: Sugar and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 13, 2023

Hi Elizabeth @ess77, There are a couple of other discussions you might find helpful if you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979257/

Discussion: Sugar and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 12, 2023

I agree with vanns -- I was diagnosed with PMR in late July of this year...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979135/

Discussion: Sugar and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 12, 2023

We're all so different! 80-year-old female. I've always had a sweet tooth, and for the last...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979031/

Discussion: Sugar and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 12, 2023

It hit me a year ago July. (2022) 10 mg Prednisone was like magic! But as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/978521/

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

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Posted: Dec 11, 2023

I am hopefully going on Kevzara starting this week. It actually targets the IL-6 anti inflammatory...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/977940/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 10, 2023

just read your situation and I'm considering Actemra infusion... There are so many risks that are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/977776/

Discussion: GCA conserns

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 9, 2023

I had some wrist pain when I tapered off the prednisone to 4mg from 10. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976519/

Discussion: Wrist and finger pain while tapering prednisone

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Posted: Dec 7, 2023

Yes ... I'm off prednisone and PMR is in remission according to my rheumatologist's notes. Now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976386/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 7, 2023

A recent painful lesson. Flares are complicated. With a drop from 8mg to 7mg of prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975701/

Discussion: How to avoid flares

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

Has anyone encountered this RA/PMR symptom mixture? You aren't alone @pb50. I was diagnosed with a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975639/

Discussion: How to avoid flares

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 5, 2023

I have previously posted about wrist/hand/finger pain. About 8 months into pmr I had horrible left...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975605/

Discussion: Wrist and finger pain while tapering prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 5, 2023

Just be aware of the symptoms of secondary adrenal insufficiency from long term prednisone use. Interestingly,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975420/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 5, 2023

This PMR had me debilitated for weeks before my doctor decided to up my prednisone from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974376/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 3, 2023

Excellent question! I would say if taking prednisone relieves the pain ... that doesn't prove anything....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/971530/

Discussion: PMR flare at a drop from 8 to 7 mg of prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 28, 2023

I had a mild headache, with pressure behind my eyes, from the time my (extraordinarily severe)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/971319/

Discussion: GCA conserns

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 27, 2023

I had my last dose of Prednisone for my PMR the end of May of 2023....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/971095/

Discussion: PMR Remission

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 27, 2023

Marilynredder2367 - Sorry to hear you ended up with GCA after your PMR...that seems to happen...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/970765/

Discussion: How often does PMR progress to GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 26, 2023

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