Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group

I’ve had PMR since April 2020. I started on Prednisone 20 mg/day and at 18 months, I had gradually reduced to 7 mg/day. When I...

Anyone experiencing extreme sweating while tapering prednisone? I tapered from 9 to 8 after one month and am experiencing extreme bouts of sweating during the...

I was recently diagnosed with PMR. I’ve been on 10 mg of prednisone for two weeks. My rheumatologist suggested that I taper down to 5...

Because of the heart and kidney issues I'm experiencing I need to taper off the prednisone fairly quickly. April 28th I was on 12.5 mg...

I am currently on 20 mg prednisone after tapering down from 40 mg which I was on for 2 weeks. I have been directed to...

After being diagnosed with PMI, the course of treatment is prednisone or prednisolone. Taking these steroids makes the inflammation, aches and stiffness seem to disappear....

I’m on 10mg of prednisone an started having a flare up. Dr put me on Methotrexate to help taper. How much should I go down?

I was started on 15mg for two weeks. I then was told to take 12.5mg for 30 days. At day three of the 12.5, I...

everett02 | @everett02 | 1 day ago I started on Prednisone three years ago for sciatica, followed by more for a year for PMR, but...

This is my third attempt to taper off of Prednisone or at least down to about 4 mg since my rheumatologist said that I wouldn't...