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PMR patients and anyone else treated with long term prednisone are at risk of Prednisone induced...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1264293/

Discussion: Adrenal Insufficiency caused by long term Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 22 3:25pm

@briand3960 - My first round with PMR took me 3-1/2 years to taper off. It stayed...

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Discussion: PMR relapse- anyone mild and quick recovery?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 16 9:19am

Thank you very much for sharing your experience. My first thought when I felt this coming...

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Discussion: PMR relapse- anyone mild and quick recovery?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 16 8:40am

Debbie - Everyone feels pain differently, so ultimately, you will find the treatment solution that best...

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Discussion: Better to be in some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone?

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Posted: Apr 9 10:30am

Your PMR does sound very mild. Thats what makes this disease so hard for one to...

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Discussion: PMR and prednisone

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Posted: Apr 5 8:34am

Likewise. Rather than decreasing prednisone @ 0.5 mg/week I took a tip from one of our...

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Discussion: Better to be in some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 12 9:45am

It raises some questions though if you start taking prednisone again once you've stopped, or even...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1206283/

Discussion: Titration down in steroids

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 7 5:48pm

Im new to PMR and all this is very eye opening. I’m beginning tapering and am...

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Discussion: Titration down in steroids

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 8 10:42am

I have had swollen ankles, feet and calves all along, but it has gotten worse while...

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Discussion: Decrease in swelling after tapering prednisone

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Posted: Feb 4 9:51am

Hi, I have been on Kevzara about a year. I think it is working but tappering...

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Discussion: Kevzara

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 15, 2024

Dear Dr. Megan, Thank you so much for posting this for me and anyone else who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1231095/

Discussion: Prednisone love/hate support group

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 6 8:12pm

You know, I hurt all over all the time to some extent, so I'm not one...

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Discussion: Aging

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 23 9:40am

At my original PMR diagnosis, my ESR was 75. Two weeks and 30mg prednisone later, my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1219973/

Discussion: what does the community consider a normal SED rate for GCA/PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 23 5:23pm

DadCue, two points you make 'jump' out at me relating to me and the stage I...

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Discussion: If you have tapering problems below 5 mg this might explain why.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 24 3:00pm

"The Dr may have different plans but you call the shots. You're the one going through...

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Discussion: If you have tapering problems below 5 mg this might explain why.

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Posted: Jan 24 8:05am

Thanks for the info about alternatives to prednisone. Hopefully, my tapering will go as planned because...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1221651/

Discussion: Getting COVID, Flu etc vaccines while treating for PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 25 5:32pm

Prednisone also made me feel worse the longer I took it. For me, feeling worse on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1223872/

Discussion: Using methotrexate with PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 28 11:16am

I take the advice of a naturopathic MD as well as my PCP (haven't found a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1224271/

Discussion: Saying Goodbye and Thank You ALL

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 28 10:14pm

How long were you on 4 mg.? Has it controlled your symptoms? What I've learned in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1239291/

Discussion: Fear

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 17 2:19pm

Thanks Jeff, I started at 20mg in December and tapered to my current dose of 12.5....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1240067/

Discussion: Possible GCA

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Posted: Feb 18 2:37pm

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