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So sorry you are having to deal with the ups and downs of treating this disease....

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

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Posted: Jun 28, 2022

I don't know what dose of prednisone you started on or whether you had good relief...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/720346/

Discussion: Questioning my diagnosis of PMR

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Posted: Jun 23, 2022

I am 72, have had PMR for over a year now, on prednisone for almost a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/720312/

Discussion: Questioning my diagnosis of PMR

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Posted: Jun 23, 2022

Welcome @suemce, It sounds like your tapering down on prednisone is going pretty good. You are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/720102/

Discussion: PMR flare without a dose reduction

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Posted: Jun 22, 2022

The Rheumatologist was as her reviews depicted her. My approach was to go in with an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/713083/

Discussion: PMR - Decreased prednisone and pain returned

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Posted: May 31, 2022

I am curious to learn how long it may take to taper off. My husband is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/712771/

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

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Posted: May 30, 2022

I was diagnosed with PMR in early 2020 and ceased Prednisone entirely at the end of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/710004/

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

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Posted: May 20, 2022

What you are experiencing is not normal. It saddens me to read the replies and how...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/709596/

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

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Posted: May 19, 2022

No one wants to increase prednisone, but if you let the inflammation accumulate, you'll wind up...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/709010/

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

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Posted: May 17, 2022

Hi @emma321 Ihad PMR, undiagnosed, then Giant Cell Arteritis, diagnosed by temporal artery biopsy a year...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/707683/

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

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Posted: May 12, 2022

I think you might need a new rheumatologist who will listen. Sometimes I feel like I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/703908/

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

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Posted: Apr 29, 2022

It took almost 6 months to be diagnosed with GCA. Part of it was my fault...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/702720/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 26, 2022

I first came down with PMR in March 2020 after my 2nd Shingrix shot. It took...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/702219/

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

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Posted: Apr 25, 2022

At 16 mg. pretty good. Right hand stiffens up a bit. Morning pain is manageable. Maybe...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/700475/

Discussion: Morning misery: Is prednisone effective 24 hrs? PMR and hands

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 19, 2022

When I first started on prednisone it felt like it didn't last the full 24 hours....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/699822/

Discussion: Morning misery: Is prednisone effective 24 hrs? PMR and hands

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 17, 2022

I have had PMR for a year now, and am down to 3mg. of prednisone. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/698232/

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

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Posted: Apr 12, 2022

Hi John, Yes my PMR is still active and I am still tapering off prednisone. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/697968/

Discussion: Buttock/tailbone pain, sitting or lying down - symptom of PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 11, 2022

My internist, who I originally saw about my pain that turned out to be caused by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/697842/

Discussion: Melatonin and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 10, 2022

I noticed that my left foot is slightly puffy in the mornings some days. I spoke...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/696569/

Discussion: Blood Clots - Connected with PMR?

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Posted: Apr 6, 2022

Hi @mzamyl, my rheumatologist told me that tapering is a fine balancing act. A doctor friend...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/694930/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 31, 2022

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