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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/999932/

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

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Posted: Jan 19, 2024

Hi; the Wilmingtonemperor here. I was diagnosed nearly a year ago with PMR. The highest dose...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/997097/

Discussion: Kevzara and Prednisone Tapering before and during Kevzara

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Posted: Jan 14, 2024

I'm hoping that I will be free of this soon but I also expect some pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/994675/

Discussion: PMR Taper and pain

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Posted: Jan 9, 2024

It did and I know that meth has really helped others. But when I got down...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/993805/

Discussion: PMR Taper and pain

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Posted: Jan 8, 2024

My PMR was triggered by the shingles vaccine last January and my life has not been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/992395/

Discussion: Had Shingles shot and now have PMR

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Posted: Jan 6, 2024

Unfortunately in my experience over the last 1 1/2 years with PMR there are many different...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/990361/

Discussion: Is Actemra (tocilizumab) for GCA worth the side effects?

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Posted: Jan 2, 2024

I just found this article in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) while waiting for midnight...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/989420/

Discussion: Just diagnosed and still hurt in am with 20 mg

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Posted: Dec 31, 2023

@lizward46 greetings Liz and all the PMR-crowd ! Liz-you and I have SO many PMR-similarities -...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/987007/

Discussion: PMR symptom flare from a head cold

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Posted: Dec 27, 2023

I’m tapering my prednisone and at 2 1/2mg til 1/5/2024 and can stop. My memory has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/986150/

Discussion: Memory and attention problems on prednisone

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Posted: Dec 24, 2023

You are right ... there isn't much research about how long one needs to be on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/984348/

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

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Posted: Dec 21, 2023

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/984219/

Discussion: Tapering prednisone and stress

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 21, 2023

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/982067/

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...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/980358/

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

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Posted: Dec 14, 2023

I have tapered off prednisone when on Actemra ... not Kevzara. Kevzara works on the same...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/980166/

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

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Posted: Dec 14, 2023

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979746/

Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

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Posted: Dec 13, 2023

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979511/

Discussion: Very new to PMR

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Posted: Dec 13, 2023

I have not heard of anyone with PMR tapering and going off Prednisone that quickly, Elizabeth,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979110/

Discussion: Sugar and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 12, 2023

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979108/

Discussion: Tapering prednisone and stress

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Posted: Dec 12, 2023

Thank-you for reminding people about the need for the adrenals to get up to speed. Adrenal...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/978572/

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

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Posted: Dec 11, 2023

The medical literature says PMR lasts 1-2 years for most people. This means approximately 50% or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/978488/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 11, 2023

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