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Have you tried splitting the 1 mg pills with a pill splitter and tapering down by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872076/

Discussion: Have you been able to taper prednisone with long lasting success?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 4, 2023

I just had a biopsy (Temporal) for GCA, which thank God, was negative. I have been...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870419/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 1, 2023

Hello @loujc, Welcome to Connect. I've had 2 occurrences of PMR with the first lasting 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870271/

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

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Posted: Jun 1, 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

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Posted: May 31, 2023

After my first 2 weeks of prednisone (20 mg for week 1, 15 mg for week...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869790/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 31, 2023

Hi. About glucose levels: mine definitely went into the high range after just two weeks on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868064/

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

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Posted: May 28, 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

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

I also am tapering down. From 20 ml prednisone with LDN Am sitting/staying at 12.5 (back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/865201/

Discussion: Low Dose Naltrexone and Prednisone for PMR?

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Posted: May 23, 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

I also belong to a group in the UK and they are hard pressed to get...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864788/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 22, 2023

I was diagnosed in August of 2019 with GCA. By October of that year, I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/862912/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 19, 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

You might want to ask his rheumatologist to prescribe some 1 mg prednisone tablets so that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/861346/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 17, 2023

Hi there, the same thing happened to me.I pump fisted after a playoff hockey goal,instantly felt...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/859555/

Discussion: Muscle tears and PMR and/or pred?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 14, 2023

Personally, I wouldn't take the chance on any new drug due to my PMR being a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/858355/

Discussion: Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 8, 2023

Thank you for your kind suggestion. I’ll ask her the next time we talk. I’m now,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/851192/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 29, 2023

I have been on prednisone for 13 months. I have tapered slowly on purpose from 10...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/849314/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 25, 2023

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