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Me too with low grade headaches and/or/whooshing/ringing. Am stuck in my tapering down from 20 MG...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870334/

Discussion: Headaches - Side effect of taking prednisone for PMR?

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Posted: Jun 1, 2023

Thank-you but when I looked to find information I found the following: "What Is Not Eligible...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869380/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) - Clinical Trials

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Posted: May 30, 2023

How long did it take you to taper off prednisone? I tried to go down to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868572/

Discussion: Divided dose or all at once?

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Posted: May 29, 2023

I'm currently off prednisone but I took it for more than 12 years for PMR. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868001/

Discussion: Divided dose or all at once?

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Posted: May 28, 2023

I was virtually pain free 2 days after starting on 20 mg of prednisone after being...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/867845/

Discussion: Prednisone only mildly helpful for my PMR, is this common?

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Posted: May 27, 2023

Hello @freeme, Welcome to Connect. It's good that you are advocating for your health and learning...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/866072/

Discussion: Multiple triggers aka when the chickens come home to roost

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Posted: May 24, 2023

Yes I have had the biopsy You are correct .. mine said GCA healed !! Whatever...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/865629/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: May 24, 2023

I was diagnosed recently with GCA. My Rheumatologist started me on 60 mg of Prednisone tapering...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864950/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: May 23, 2023

I received Actemra for PMR 4 years ago.. Actemra was requested and approved. Actemra works very...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864851/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: May 22, 2023

Thanks for your comments. My Prednisone tapering schedule goes down to 10 mg in 2 weeks,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/861851/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: May 18, 2023

I was an underachiever when it came to tapering off quickly. It took me more than...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860982/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: May 17, 2023

First, I wish to say that it takes fortitude to come off prednisone like that. On...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860893/

Discussion: i have come off steroids after 11 years, am finding it very difficult

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Posted: May 16, 2023

Mayo I am a 72 year old woman of Scandinavia/English descent. I began experiencing pain a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860754/

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

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Posted: May 16, 2023

Way to fast on the taper. Enough Prednisone to eliminate pain then reduce 1 mg at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/859580/

Discussion: My muscles are atrophy

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Posted: May 14, 2023

It took my almost 2.5 years to get to single digits of prednisone along with Actemra....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857335/

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

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Posted: May 9, 2023

My rheumatologist told me I may never regain any adrenal function I guess due to my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857152/

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

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Posted: May 9, 2023

Hello... Was diagnosed with PMR May 2022. Have had trouble tapering of Prednisone at 6 and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/855997/

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

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Posted: May 7, 2023

I came across this article and thought it might answer a few questions on MTX. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854880/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

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Posted: May 5, 2023

I had been feeling stiff for about two month and then, over a period of about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854678/

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

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Posted: May 5, 2023

Hey, 2 stage sleep works for me as well. Yes, being retired helps. I sleep through...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/852277/

Discussion: PMR Diet: Foods to eat and avoid

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 1, 2023

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