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I'm another person that worked up to a starting dose of 40 mg after being diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169593/

Discussion: Normal response after 5 days on prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 7, 2024

I am an example of someone who needed a much higher dose than the usual to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169440/

Discussion: Normal response after 5 days on prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 7, 2024

Welcome @alancant, That's a good question which a lot of us have thought about. For me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169402/

Discussion: How much pain to tolerate

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 7, 2024

"With testing, PMR was declared in remission at 10." ---------------------- How was this done? There is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1169026/

Discussion: Normal response after 5 days on prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 6, 2024

When I was initially diagnosed with PMR at Mayo Rochester, my rheumatologist prescribed 20mg prednisone as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1168776/

Discussion: Normal response after 5 days on prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 5, 2024

It is difficult to be hopeful when a person is still on prednisone. The following was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1168212/

Discussion: The affect of beta blockers on adrenaline and cortisol levels.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 4, 2024

I have had PMR since 9/23 (possibly longer, it took a while before they got to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1165205/

Discussion: Need to decide to get a Covid Shot while I have PMR.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 30, 2024

I was lucky with methotrexate. My rheum got me onto it after inflammation returned when I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1164714/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 29, 2024

I get several sheets of paper about side effects every time I pick up my prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1290758/

Discussion: Side effects of prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 26 7:52pm

I have had PMR for two years. Initially hospitalized for a week the pain was intense,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1290877/

Discussion: PMR and Hip, Back Pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 27 6:31am

I don’t recall my rheumy discussing side effects but that was 6 months ago and I’ve...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1291176/

Discussion: Side effects of prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 27 12:37pm

People who can taper off prednisone quickly are my hero. I used to be able to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1289668/

Discussion: Tapering prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 25 12:12pm

Excellent article, thank you. I appreciated this paragraph on tapering strategies: “In general, glucocorticoid taper can...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1291826/

Discussion: Glucocorticoid-induced Adrenal Insufficiency

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 28 9:35am

I was 66 when I woke up one day with severe pain in my shoulders in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1291907/

Discussion: I’m just wondering how old most of you are with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 28 10:46am

Yes. I was always going 110 mph. And then last spring I couldn't do an hour...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1292292/

Discussion: Is fatigue a symptom of PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 28 9:23pm

When my doctor told me I had PMR I asked her how long before I might...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1174914/

Discussion: Length of PMR condition

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 17, 2024

Very interesting. That is almost the exact schedule that I successfully followed, but I was never...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1292608/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 29 10:21am

73 year old woman who started with PMR just about 1 year ago, worst pain I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1177904/

Discussion: Length of PMR condition

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 22, 2024

I was diagnosed, finally, with PMR & GCA at about 64. Eventually I went through 15...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1290325/

Discussion: I’m just wondering how old most of you are with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 26 10:37am

Hi @mpm, You definitely need to advocate for yourself. My Mayo rheumatologist started me on 20...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/916054/

Discussion: Alternative to Prednisone for Treating PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 20, 2023

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