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Hi @johnbishop - thank you so much for your reply and advice and link to the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791311/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 2, 2023

Hi @christi48, You will notice that we moved your post to an existing discussion on the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785981/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 17, 2022

Welcome @karenkel, So sorry you to hear PMR reared it's ugly head shortly before your birthday...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785746/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 17, 2022

Hi, All. I joined this forum about a month ago. I had been within weeks of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785359/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 16, 2022

Hello @lymanola, Welcome to Connect. Tapering off of prednisone can be the difficult. My first time...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785007/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 15, 2022

I too am in a fog about this PMR. I have been going through this for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784103/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 12, 2022

I would like to see some discussion on the relationship between PMR and inflammatory arthritis. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781249/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 5, 2022

I have had unrelenting pain in my neck, shoulders and across the top of my chest...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777452/

Discussion: PMR questions about prednisone, surgery limitations, pain and more

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 26, 2022

I have dizziness every day which starts about an hour after I take prednisone for PMR....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/775188/

Discussion: Prednisone Side Effects

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 19, 2022

The prednisone definitely helped my pain. But as I have slowly tapered down from 10 mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/774623/

Discussion: Prednisone and Pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 18, 2022

55, active and healthy until PMR hit me overnight in May. Neck one day, shoulders the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/771056/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 9, 2022

Yes I agree! I will NOT be getting any more Covid Boosters ever. My PMR started...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/770608/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 8, 2022

I had a similar experience when I got to 2 mg. My hips and back of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/767339/

Discussion: Prednisone and Pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 30, 2022

Many people, myself included, have modified their diet. I have eliminated sugar and carbs. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765570/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 26, 2022

Hi @ozblossom, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @amandajro and others....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764775/

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 24, 2022

My hands have been involved since day one of my diagnosis. My rheumatologist says not PMR....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760174/

Discussion: Swollen hands, rash with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 12, 2022

Hi @hfoster, You mentioned being diagnosed with PMR in June 2022 which is not too long...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/759882/

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 11, 2022

I had difficulty going below 6 mg prednisone/day so my Rheumy put me on methotrexate starting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/759689/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 11, 2022

I had been diagnosed with osteoporosis prior to my latest PMR flare, so the rheumatologist prescribed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/757829/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 6, 2022

Thanks for the insight. At 20mg, it has been a slow decline of the pain/discomfort. Interesting...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756210/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 2, 2022

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