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The body needs cortisol to function. When you take prednisone for more than a few weeks,...

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Discussion: Prednisone for over a year along with Kevzara for last 5 months

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Posted: May 18 9:41am

I will have to discuss that with my Rheumy. The taper schedule for the ocular prednisone...

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Discussion: Prednisone for over a year along with Kevzara for last 5 months

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 19 10:06am

My PMR flared for the first time shortly after weight training and also viral exposure on...

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Discussion: Can PMR be induced by Exercise

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Posted: May 21 1:49pm

My rheumatologist told me the opposite. She said if I’m still experiencing pain, PMR is still...

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Discussion: PMR - Decreased prednisone and pain returned

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Posted: May 21 5:55am

@dadcue Have you researched to see if prednisone could be the cause? It’s crazy the way...

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Discussion: Statins - side-effects, PMR, Giant Cell Arteritis

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Posted: May 23 11:13pm

I hope you will also be able to consult a rheumatologist. My first gp also sent...

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Discussion: Muscles don't seem able to repair themselves.

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Posted: May 24 7:57am

@megz Thank you for your explanation of what happened to you and what you've learned about...

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Discussion: Statins - side-effects, PMR, Giant Cell Arteritis

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Posted: May 24 9:46am

@johnbishop Hi John, Thanks for your response. He doesn't currently have an infection. Our concern is...

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Discussion: Statins - side-effects, PMR, Giant Cell Arteritis

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Posted: May 23 5:17pm

The arthritis in my left hip flared when I was tapering off a low dose (10...

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Discussion: Is it PMR (and/) or Osteoarthritis?

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Posted: Jan 19 8:28am

Will 3 mg be the lowest dose you have been on since the start of PMR?...

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Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

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Posted: Dec 5, 2023

Four weeks in I see no difference on Kevzara, although I have speeded up the prednisone...

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Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

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Posted: Dec 5, 2023

I also experienced wrist discomfort while tapering. The description of feeling as if they were "strained"...

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Discussion: Wrist and finger pain while tapering prednisone

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Posted: Oct 27, 2023

My ophthalmologist said something similar when he prescribed a 100 mg dose of prednisone for uveitis....

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Discussion: How long has PMR lasted - I'm trying to find the average

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Posted: Dec 6, 2023

Hi @teddyz, I know tapering off of prednisone and worrying about if you will ever be...

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Discussion: Tapering prednisone and stress

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Posted: Dec 9, 2023

carlotta | @carlotta | 1 second ago I was diagnosed with PMR then also developed Giant...

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Discussion: Very new to PMR

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Posted: Dec 13, 2023

Hello @gee18, I'm sorry to hear you having trouble with the treatment for PMR and GCA....

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Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

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Posted: Dec 13, 2023

I applaud you for getting off prednisone so quickly. You did much better than me. It...

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Discussion: How long has PMR lasted - I'm trying to find the average

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Posted: Dec 17, 2023

A 1 mg per month taper after getting down to 10 mg is a standard tapering...

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Discussion: How long has PMR lasted - I'm trying to find the average

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Posted: Dec 14, 2023

@teddyz I also am on a very slow taper -- now at 6.5 mg of Prednisone...

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Discussion: Tapering prednisone and stress

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Posted: Dec 12, 2023

I am looking for advice - I contracted PMR in mid-September and started 10mg of prednisone...

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Discussion: Tapering prednisone and stress

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Posted: Dec 21, 2023

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