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Hello @rinron, when I was first diagnosed with PMR and was put on prednisone for about...

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Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Mar 13, 2017

I had PMR and was on prednisone for 18 months. The side effects were terrible, especially...

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Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 26, 2017

Thanks for the reply. I'm wondering when you know you should start tapering off the prednisone....

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Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Feb 26, 2017

Hello @barbararene - you are right, PMR is the Frankenstein disease. I've had the old man...

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Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Feb 24, 2017

Wow, 60 mg is a high dose, but not for GCA. And you're supposed to taper...

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Discussion: Medications for Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

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Posted: Jan 13 2:09pm

Edwardh, I've posted before about having muscle problems. I have GCA and PMR, and started having...

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Discussion: Prednisone cumulative dose in PMR

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Posted: Jan 14 7:46am

I have some experience with acupuncture. In my first bout of PMR (15 years ago), I...

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Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 16, 2020

Please see: How to Slowly and Safely Taper Off Prednisone but ... no set rules. Posted...

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Discussion: How to Slowly and Safely Taper Off Prednisone but ... no set rules.

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 7 2:19pm

Not a flu shot but 4 days after getting the 2nd COVID vax for the variant...

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Discussion: Can PMR (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) be induced by vaccine?

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Posted: Mar 8 11:09am

jmdougherty: Do not have PMR just Giant Cell Arteritis and have been on Prednisone 80, 100,...

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Discussion: Actrema advice

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Posted: Mar 10 2:22pm

Johnbishop I was just wondering if you could tell me how long it took for your...

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Discussion: PMR to RA?

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Posted: Mar 12 11:53am

I am a physician, four and five years ago I’ve got PMR about a month after...

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Discussion: Can PMR (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) be induced by vaccine?

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Posted: Nov 10, 2021

I was on 60 mg for about 6 weeks, and then it took 6 more weeks...

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Discussion: Low iron levels and PMR

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Posted: Mar 11 4:43am

Yes ... that was true in my case. Since Actemra wasn't FDA approved for PMR my...

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Discussion: Anyone tried Kevzara for PMR?

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Posted: Mar 13 5:29pm

After verifying that I could get 2.5 mg prednisone tablets at the pharmacy, I DID approach...

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

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Posted: Feb 9 7:36am

My rheumatologists group follows a protocol and most all their PMR patients are off Pred within...

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Discussion: Kevzara

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Posted: Feb 15 9:40am

The only side effect I've had is an increase in cholesterol so that I'll have to...

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Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?

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Posted: Feb 15 6:13pm

I'm sure Dr. Megan would love to read your post but she isn't on this Mayo...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1231238/

Discussion: Prednisone love/hate support group

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Posted: Feb 7 6:27am

Maye, I was diagnosed with GCA at the end of June of 2024. I had undiagnosed...

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Discussion: Prednisone cumulative dose in PMR

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Posted: Jan 14 7:19am

I first had PMR 10 years ago at which time my tapering from prednisone took 1-1/2...

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Discussion: The lowest effective dose, how is it defined?

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Posted: Feb 10 5:05pm

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