Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Discussions | Page 18

My experience is similar to yours. I started it at 4 mg of prednisone for my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1356045/

Discussion: Polymyalgia rheumatica: Any thoughts on my taper plan?

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Posted: Jul 25 10:55am

I was treated for GCA in 2019. My symptoms started across my facial bones near my...

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Discussion: Giant Cell Arteritis Diagnosis

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Posted: Jul 25 2:53pm

In the initial onset of this crazy thing PMR, nothing helps! Throbbing muscles, shoulder and hip...

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Discussion: Polymyalgia rheumatica: Any thoughts on my taper plan?

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Posted: Jul 23 7:43pm

"I will be off Methylprednisolone in 6 days and will keep up the Actemra infusions. I...

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Discussion: small red blotches on skin

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Posted: Jul 26 8:49am

After waiting over 6 months, I saw the Rheumatologist yesterday. She is cutting me down from...

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Discussion: Back on Prednisone

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Posted: Jul 24 11:49am

I was diagnosed in April 2024 with PMR and put on 15 mg prednisone. In Nov.,...

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Discussion: New Methotrexate Study in PMR

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Posted: Jul 29 11:10am

I’m glad you mentioned being depressed. Going from completely healthy to this painful, debilitating condition has...

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Discussion: New Methotrexate Study in PMR

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Posted: Jul 28 9:30am

This is an afterthought that I will repost. I just noticed the following in the above...

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Discussion: Still Struggling with that last mile on the path to 0 mg

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Posted: Aug 21 5:29pm

Nothing too unusual in my background except I had a previous diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1373377/

Discussion: PMR appears in people with Commonalities, by chance?

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Posted: Aug 18 10:17am

I am on Kevzara after being on predisone for a year . I have completely stopped...

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Discussion: Anyone tried Kevzara for PMR?

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Posted: Jun 30 4:26pm

Whether the taper is fast or not depends on many factors. What was your highest prednisone...

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Discussion: PCP advising fast taper

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Posted: Jul 3 3:08pm

These medication‘s for PMR are very very difficult to figure out what the best thing for...

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Discussion: Down to 1mg prednisone and then extreme fatigue sets in.

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Posted: Jul 3 4:27pm

At my yearly physical checkup, my PCP said it’s time to get off prednisone. I was...

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Discussion: Decreasing Prednisone

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Posted: Jun 27 11:04am

I started on 40mg end of April and then tapered down to 5mg by mid June....

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Discussion: Decreasing Prednisone

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Posted: Jun 28 5:26am

I followed my rheumatologist's recommendations regarding my taper. I figure he has a lot of experience...

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Discussion: Decreasing Prednisone

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Posted: Jun 25 4:11pm

I’m encouraged by your taper. I have been on prednisone for 7 months but the taper...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1342652/

Discussion: PCP advising fast taper

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Posted: Jul 6 8:27pm

Hello @farnhamlaf1, I have never felt nauseous when tapering off of prednisone but you are not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1342320/

Discussion: Tapering and being nauseous

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 6 12:19pm

My rheumy had me switch to 1mg every other day for the last two weeks of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1344185/

Discussion: Prednisone 1mg every other day or 1/2 of 1mg tablet every day?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 9 7:36am

Duration of prednisone use is probably the single factor that most determines both the onset of...

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Discussion: No energy - who to see?

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Posted: Jul 17 8:18am

I went to my PCP in 2023 at first after MRI, X Rays, and CT Scan...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1348517/

Discussion: Diagnosed with PMR 16 days ago.

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Posted: Jul 15 6:37am

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