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Absolutely get another opinion or better yet, another doctor. The fact that the prednisone worked so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/888150/

Discussion: Can PMR come on more gradually?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 1, 2023

I know that it’s scary, and I worry about side effects to medication too, but I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890027/

Discussion: What steroid dosage did you start on? Did you find the right dosage?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 4, 2023

I started at 10, suggested for one week, then to 5mgs. However, after 4 days I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/889997/

Discussion: What steroid dosage did you start on? Did you find the right dosage?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 4, 2023

Hi Kurt @kurt25, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @emo, @vellen,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890028/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 4, 2023

Doctor wants me to stay on this 12.5 daily dose of Prednisone for two more weeks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/894049/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 11, 2023

Slow and steady should be your mantra. From 40 mg.taper to 35 for at least a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/856819/

Discussion: Prednisone Taper from 40 mg to 7.5 in one day ‘

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 9, 2023

I thought I still had PMR after I had tapered down to 1 mg of prednisone....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/856694/

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

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Posted: May 8, 2023

1. I am confused by the results. 2This test shows no muscle disease present. 2.1 Question...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864899/

Discussion: PMR with normal blood markers

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 22, 2023

Hello @nyxygirl, Welcome to Connect. New members are not allowed to share links for a short...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/866309/

Discussion: Question about PMR pain locations

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 25, 2023

P.S. PMR was diagnosed about 15 years ago at the age of 52. I was taking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/842782/

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 13, 2023

Don't despair@jennywren. I went undiagnosed with PMR for about nine ten months. Then symptoms changed and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/861364/

Discussion: Any difficulty in diagnosis of PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 17, 2023

Hi. I too am a walker and golfer. When I began prednisone at 20mg. I wasn't...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/867952/

Discussion: Prednisone Side Effects

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 28, 2023

I am a 72-year-old, new to this group. My diagnosis and the beginning of my prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869850/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 31, 2023

I can understand why an endocrinologist has a different opinion than a rheumatologist regarding 5 mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895124/

Discussion: Trying to determine long term prednisone versus other prescriptions

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 13, 2023

I agree... My dad's rheumatologist said we need to "listen to his body," and not what...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/894476/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 12, 2023

Hi! I'll be 80 in a couple weeks. Diagnosed with GCA – which began May 26,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/896300/

Discussion: What's your experience with Actemra for GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 15, 2023

When I was diagnosed with PMR in 2020 I was put on prednisone and my blood...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/895883/

Discussion: Diabetes and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 14, 2023

There are cases of glucocorticoid-resistant polymyalgia rheumatica. I was probably one of those cases. When my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965022/

Discussion: I’m Not Responding to Prednisone and I Need Advice

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 14, 2023

I have gotten off of prednisone successfully, though, after a while, my sed rate has jumped...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/966503/

Discussion: Prednisone 1mg every other day or 1/2 of 1mg tablet every day?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 17, 2023

@christopherc, My first time with PMR lasted 3-1/2 years until I could taper off of prednisone....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965199/

Discussion: PMR Remission

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 15, 2023

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