Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group

After 6 months of treatment for PMR I tapered from 20 mg to 1 mg. Can just stop 1mg or is it safer to taper...

I started at 30 mg after I think three weeks went down to 25 2 1/2 weeks later 20 then I went down to 15...

I'm supposed to taper from 5mg prednisone this week to 4 mg. We're doing a super slow taper this time because if I can't successfully...

Quite a few people have posted about how important it is to taper prednisone slowly. When you get into the smaller doses, the percent reduction...

I would like to know if those of you on Kevzara are having an easier time tapering off of prednisone. I see all the advice...

I was diagnosed with PMR in August of 2023 so it's been about 10 months. I started on 15mg of prednisone but the pain was...

Hi friends- Does anyone recovering from PMR have experience getting diagnosed with and treating adrenal insufficiency? I'm curious about how you and/or your doctor realized...

Does anyone find decrease in swelling after tapering prednisone? Swollen feet and ankles moon face and severe bruising?

I live in the central part of North Carolina, so there are lots of mosquitoes during much of the year. Last year when I was...

I'm sleeping 9-10 hours each night as I taper Prednisone. I'm now down to 5.5 mg/day from 60 mg/day (sixty mg/day) of Prednisone. This may...