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Increasing Prednisone Dosage
I have been on this site before, but I can’t seem to find my way back to the link. Today I was told that I...
Last active: Jun 6, 2019
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I have PMR can tapering bring about GCA?
I am 64 year old female and an avid cyclist. I came home from a south pacific cycling/cruise trip in May. I started a prescription...
Last active: Sep 9, 2025
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Mental fog and slight dizziness on Actemra
I've had PMR for almost 13yrs, starting in my late '50s. (Btw...Both my paternal grandfather and father had it.) Started on the 20mg prednisone that...
Last active: Jun 26, 2025
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PMR and tapering -- will blood work change?
I received a private message from @alanbruce that I think a lot of you may be interested in or thinking about. Alan said it was...
Last active: Jul 6, 2021
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Has anyone else had pain return after reducing pred by only 2.5 mg?
I'd been taking 15 mg of prednisone for two months after being diagnosed with PMR in early August (I am 62). I saw my doctor...
Last active: Oct 24, 2023
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Anyone tapered down as directed, but increased back up on their own?
I'm new to these discussions and my husband's PMR. His Dr. wrote RX for Prednisone starting at 20 mg tapering down by 2.50 mg every...
Last active: Apr 12, 2024
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Successful (so far) approach to a super slow taper
I have suffered from PMR since 2019, first starting treatment in February 2020 at 20 mg of prednisone, which was immediately effective, and I subsequently...
Last active: Nov 3, 2025
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Tapering pain
I’m down to 10 mg and I’ve had shoulder and neck pain slowly progressing to lower back pain almost to the level of where I...
Last active: Jun 19, 2025
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Extremely anxious
Is it normal to be extremely anxious while tapering? I am now taking 2.5mg of prednisone every other day and Kevzara bi weekly. It's so...
Last active: Oct 22, 2024
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Using CBD to reduce inflammation
Hi, I'm interested if finding out if anyone has had success in reducing the inflammation associated with PMR using CBD? I'm trying to taper down...
Last active: Dec 31, 2024