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I have been on hydroxychloroquine for about a year based on my rheumatologist's advice to "spare...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/693028/

Discussion: Shifting from Prednisone to Hydroxychloroquine

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Posted: Mar 25, 2022

Hi @monami, welcome. @pacarolyn started a discussion about back and shoulder pain that may interest you....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/696811/

Discussion: Anyone have discomfort or pain when tapering off prednisone?

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Posted: Apr 7, 2022

I don't think normal is coming back for me. I had started with 15mg of Prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890982/

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

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Posted: Jul 6, 2023

It took maybe another few days for 100%! I was good at this level until I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/678054/

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

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Posted: Feb 6, 2022

Trying to decrease your prednisone dose by 2.5 mg so soon after being diagnosed is worth...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948873/

Discussion: Has anyone else had pain return after reducing pred by only 2.5 mg?

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Posted: Oct 16, 2023

My rheumatologist and I came up with the strategy of tapering by 1 mg per month...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/949925/

Discussion: Has anyone else had pain return after reducing pred by only 2.5 mg?

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Posted: Oct 18, 2023

@charlotte61 Hello ! In contrast to what you are reporting I've been able to taper from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/950591/

Discussion: Has anyone else had pain return after reducing pred by only 2.5 mg?

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Posted: Oct 20, 2023

I am 81 years old and had a stroke in October 2022 and was diagnosed with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/986896/

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

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Posted: Dec 26, 2023

@johnbishop maybe title of this thread should be changed to "trials" in general - 2023 Are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868882/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) - Clinical Trials

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Posted: May 29, 2023

Sounds like you were on the right track. And getting a diagnosis early is huge. People...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/988463/

Discussion: PMR - possible diagnosis

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Posted: Dec 30, 2023

I have had PMR for over a year. Started with 20mg Prednisone. Down to 2.5 for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/992276/

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

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Posted: Jan 6 8:11am

@pb50 Does a moderate dose and fast taper of prednisone result in remission of RA flares?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/982924/

Discussion: Prednisolone reactions

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Posted: Dec 18, 2023

I would say it dials down the flare to kind of an everyday level. I resist...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/982930/

Discussion: Prednisolone reactions

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Posted: Dec 18, 2023

Hi @jixster, PMR can be the pits to manage the symptoms when tapering the prednisone dose....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/984233/

Discussion: Tapering prednisone and stress

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Posted: Dec 21, 2023

Hello I was diagnosed with PMR 7 yrs ago. I started with 10 mg and always...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/984358/

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

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Posted: Dec 21, 2023

Hello @trimomlewis, Thanks for starting this discussion that I think may benefit a lot of folks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/992947/

Discussion: Dry January

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Posted: Jan 7 8:13am

Welcome @shannaam, I've had two bouts of PMR. The first one lasted 3-1/2 years, the second...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/699824/

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

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Posted: Apr 17, 2022

I had the first Shingrix shot a month or so before PMR hit in May, the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/961322/

Discussion: Had Shingles shot and now have PMR

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Posted: Nov 8, 2023

I also had Covid for the first time in early Nov and my PMR symptoms were...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/981615/

Discussion: Sugar and PMR

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Posted: Dec 16, 2023

PMR diagnosed late September, started prednisone 20, had to bump to 30, started tapering -5 every...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/999647/

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

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Posted: Jan 18 3:59pm

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