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Tapering failures are very common, almost the norm. I've been on prednisone for 2.5 years and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903854/

Discussion: Tapering angst

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 28, 2023

Do you taper off 20 mg. I just started Cymbalta as I’m tapering off prednisone. Going...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903686/

Discussion: Associated migratory primarily thoracic back pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 28, 2023

No, I think it is the price of too quick a taper for me. I do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/899902/

Discussion: Successfully treated for Polymyalgia Rheumatica

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Posted: Jul 21, 2023

@bren2023, Diet and lifestyle changes certainly helped with my second time around with PMR and made...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/897871/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 18, 2023

New to this site….four months of pain in the the buttocks area and right arm in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/896950/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 16, 2023

Hello @marymckeith, It sounds like you may be tapering too fast. I started at 20 mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/894043/

Discussion: How did you cope with the side effects tapering off prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 11, 2023

I've tapered from 15mg (6 weeks) to 12.5mg (two weeks) daily and realized just yesterday that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/893749/

Discussion: How did you cope with the side effects tapering off prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 11, 2023

WOW ! I told @paulagcl Paula in a private message that she was the PMR patient...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/892507/

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 9, 2023

@paulagcl @johnbishop Hello Paula -- I am also three months into PMR ! This Mayo Clinic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/892085/

Discussion: A low place tonight

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 8, 2023

That makes sense, if you feel the pain is bearable. It’s such a tough situation to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888770/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 2, 2023

Echoing the other great advice you’re receiving here(!): -I would get a second opinion. I have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888235/

Discussion: Can PMR come on more gradually?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 1, 2023

My rheumatologist was diplomatic about the risk of infections from these medications. She said it was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/886798/

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 28, 2023

After my diagnosis in early May, my rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone in the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885411/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

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Posted: Jun 26, 2023

Hi @tigre24, I would check with your doctor or rheumatologist and get a prescription for 2.5...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/884094/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 24, 2023

I was on prednisone for 12 years primarily for the treatment of PMR. I have multiple...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882846/

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 22, 2023

Hi all, I am new to the group and grateful to have found it. My symptoms...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/880547/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 18, 2023

@emo hi there - actually it was here in this Connect group that I saw mention...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/880277/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 17, 2023

Yikes, I agree... FYI, when I mentioned a pain specialist, I did not mean a pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/879206/

Discussion: Breakthrough Pain?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 15, 2023

I was diagnosed with PMR in April 2022. Started on 15mg of Prednisone and after 4...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876817/

Discussion: Prednisone tapering is challenging. What does remission feel like?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 11, 2023

Prednisone is not a cure for PMR. Since the cause and nature of our disease are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/876480/

Discussion: Breakthrough Pain?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 11, 2023

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