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Hydrocortisone was the suggestion I received when I got to 3 mg. It was just a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1062365/

Discussion: 2 year struggle to get off prednisone still hard to get from 3 to 2mg

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 5 4:27am

Has anyone had major surgery just before PMR came about. I had major neck surgery on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1065908/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with PMR after the Covid vaccine?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 11 9:07am

To answer your first question: YES! I have been on Prednisone for about 18 months and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067079/

Discussion: Prednisone to Kevzara

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 13 9:22am

I adjust my prednisone according to what seems right for me in my slow taper journey....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1066376/

Discussion: Has anyone "self-tapered" (increase or decrease prednisone)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 12 6:47am

That's interesting!!! I have never tried Dexamethasone but I can see how a stronger steroid might...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067278/

Discussion: 2 year struggle to get off prednisone still hard to get from 3 to 2mg

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 13 1:41pm

Very productive visit. I once asked my rheumatologist if the prednisone goal was 'no' pain or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/932811/

Discussion: New PMR patient, wondering if mornings will become pain free someday

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Posted: Sep 19, 2023

If you continue to have more than minor stiffness and discomfort in the morning while on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/940507/

Discussion: New PMR patient, wondering if mornings will become pain free someday

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 2, 2023

Tammy S., I had the same experience as you--no inflammatory markers and only pain in my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/949072/

Discussion: PMR with normal blood markers

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 17, 2023

I'm fairly new to this group having been diagnosed July 23. Like most I started on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/945480/

Discussion: New PMR patient, wondering if mornings will become pain free someday

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 10, 2023

Thank-you for the information about the 2023 ARC meeting. The 7 mg dose is a hard...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/951031/

Discussion: Has anyone else had pain return after reducing pred by only 2.5 mg?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 20, 2023

I took prednisone for more than 30 years for a variety of autoimmune problems but GCA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/951680/

Discussion: GCA Biopsy while on prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 21, 2023

I take a combination of tramadol and acetaminophen and it seems to work well. I Take...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/944798/

Discussion: What are your rheumatologists using to stop the pain from PMR.?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 9, 2023

Hi Charlotte, While I don’t have osteoporosis , I have osteopenia and was concerned about prednisone’s...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/946458/

Discussion: Has anyone else had pain return after reducing pred by only 2.5 mg?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 12, 2023

I use Collagen Peptides as well as Citracal with Vitamin D, Vitamin D3, Various Magnesium supplements,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/947152/

Discussion: Has anyone else had pain return after reducing pred by only 2.5 mg?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 13, 2023

Sorry to hear you had a flare-up! As well as prednisone works -- and I'm grateful...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/947190/

Discussion: Has anyone else had pain return after reducing pred by only 2.5 mg?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 13, 2023

Not being able to taper gracefully is a good way to describe it. There was nothing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/973566/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 1, 2023

Methotrexate has been helpful to the tapering. That is until I hit 7mg of prednisone and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/973674/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 2, 2023

Prednisone helps arthritis too. It depends on whether the arthritic pain is inflammatory pain or not....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974980/

Discussion: Morning misery: Is prednisone effective 24 hrs? PMR and hands

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 4, 2023

Interesting paper about IL-6 and inflammatory diseases The Two-Faced Cytokine IL-6 in Host Defense and Diseases...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/975917/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

Hi everyone. I have had PMR for about one and a half years. Up and down...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/976037/

Discussion: Starting treatment with Kevzara: My journey

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 6, 2023

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