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It is interesting that you are off prednisone and your doctor is considering starting Actemra. I...

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Discussion: Methotrexate / Actemra

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Posted: Jan 1 5:46pm

How long have you been on Prednisolone? Why isn't your rheumatologist convinced that you have PMR?...

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Discussion: Synacthen Test

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Posted: Jan 27, 2023

I was on 60 mg/day of Prednisone due to very high levels of inflammation due to...

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Discussion: GCA prednisone vs. actemra infusion therapy

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Posted: Jan 20 5:49pm

Whether it is prednisone withdrawal symptoms or PMR coming back really is hard to determine when...

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Discussion: PMR Taper and pain

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Posted: Feb 15 1:32pm

Gastric problems are a known side effect of prednisone, with or without adrenal insufficiency. That's why...

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

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Posted: Feb 18 5:25pm

My first time around with PMR I went back and forth between 1/2 mg of prednisone...

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Discussion: Enlarged red blood cells (macrocytosis) with PMR

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Posted: Nov 2, 2023

@girastancil The only one I've done research on and thoroughly discussed with my Rheumy is methotrexate....

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Discussion: What's a good anti inflamation drug (not prednisone) for PMR?

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Posted: Aug 21, 2022

After the GCA diagnosis I started another prednisone taper and also started infusions of Actemra. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/969729/

Discussion: How often does PMR progress to GCA?

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Posted: Nov 24, 2023

I have had PMR for some years. The up and down on sed rates and the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/971153/

Discussion: PMR flare at a drop from 8 to 7 mg of prednisone?

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Posted: Nov 27, 2023

I think a prednisone burst for RA is okay as long as you are able to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/995637/

Discussion: How does Kevzara help with PMR symptoms and pain? I am being weaned

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Posted: Jan 11 1:51pm

My inflammation markers have been normal since my first 15 mg dose of prednisone 16 months...

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Discussion: How does Kevzara help with PMR symptoms and pain? I am being weaned

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Posted: Jan 12 2:26pm

Getting PMR into remission is the goal. Just about everybody starts with the prednisone because, as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/995835/

Discussion: How does Kevzara help with PMR symptoms and pain? I am being weaned

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 12 5:15am

I like the sound of a 50/30 split. I'm partial to 2/3 of the dose in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026223/

Discussion: Can you split Prednisone dose for GCA?

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Posted: Mar 2 3:48pm

I used to think the 10% rule made a difference. That was before an endocrinologist told...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026614/

Discussion: Weaning off of prednisone & pain management

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Posted: Mar 3 9:19am

@fam8284. I can relate to the pain you’re experiencing. I’m 79 and took prednisone for 9...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026546/

Discussion: Post prednisone

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Posted: Mar 3 8:35am

@joan7 Hi Joan. I don’t take ibuprofen and acetaminophen while I was on prednisone. I took...

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Discussion: Post prednisone

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Posted: Mar 4 9:23am

I'm on Hydroxychloroquine and still tapering down on the Prednisone. This past week I went down...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026005/

Discussion: Treating PMR with Prednisone and Hydroxychloroquine

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Posted: Mar 2 10:02am

I did not start the methotrexate until 2 years into the disease, when I had tapered...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1028201/

Discussion: Start Methotrexate with Prednisone right away or wait?

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Posted: Mar 5 3:58pm

I was on Prednisone for more than 12 years. I wasn't able to get much below...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1068112/

Discussion: 2 year struggle to get off prednisone still hard to get from 3 to 2mg

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Posted: May 15 12:57am

Hello @queensfaith8, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @dadcue and others....

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Discussion: On a hamster wheel with PMR.

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Posted: May 14 4:54pm

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