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Hello @amandasmith007, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you are struggling getting off of prednisone but...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1361390/
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Weaning off of all medicine - prednisone and methotrexate
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 1 10:58am
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Wow, so glad you made it through what must have been a hellish time. My pain...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1344461/
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Infusion vs injection of tocilizumab (Actmera)
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 9 12:24pm
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"Avoid increasing the prednisone as a quick fix if at all possible." -------------------- This is the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1344268/
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Any Tips For Tapering Off Prednisone?
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 9 9:30am
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My situation is much like yours, suffering for two years until it finally put me in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1360969/
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Giant Cell Arteritis Diagnosis
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 31 5:43pm
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My doctor had to jump through some hoops to get Actemra approved for PMR. The authorization...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1364043/
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Questions for people taking Actemra and Kevzara injections
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 5 8:28am
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When did you start the Kevzara injections? How long has PMR been treated with prednisone? -----------------------------...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1360727/
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Better to be in some pain or better to up the dose of prednisone?
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 31 12:01pm
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Actemra and hydroxychloroquine are options.Go slow on taper down from prednisone as you are likely to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1371046/
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Switching From Prednisone to Methotrexate!?
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 15 7:41am
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Relief, I did not have a lot of discomfort when I started. So relief was more...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1354590/
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Painful Kevzara Injection
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 23 11:54am
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I had exactly what you had. I started at 15 mg Prednisone and tapered to 0...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1371816/
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Bilateral Muscle Pain in Arms, Legs, Neck and Shoulders
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 16 10:02am
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When I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA in July 2024, I started with 60 mg. of prednisone...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1372890/
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77 year old male with PMR
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 17 3:35pm
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