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Covid and pmr
Covid and pmr ... I am on 8 mg of prednisone and tapering
Last active: Sep 14, 2024
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Is This a Safe Taper as Prescribed by my doctor?
Is This a Safe Taper as Prescribed by ... I’ve been on prednisone for about 18 ... months trying to taper. ... December but totally debilitated with PMR ... doctor ever gave me was to get off prednisone
Last active: Feb 24 7:53am
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How hard is it to get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR?
get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR ... Some background: It seems I have PMR ... and I'm currently on 60 mg of prednisone ... seen, Actemra (Tocilizumab) helps in tapering ... off prednisone.
Last active: Apr 2, 2023
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Adrenal Insufficiency and Tapering Prednisone
Adrenal Insufficiency and Tapering Prednisone ... friends- Does anyone recovering from PMR ... My dad was diagnosed with PMR in May ... 2022 and has tapered down to 5.5 mg ... and a prednisone taper is just...sometimes
Last active: Jul 19, 2024
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PMR and Fatigue. Interesting study
PMR and Fatigue. Interesting study ... can cause fatigue especially as you taper ... "If you abruptly stop taking prednisone ... or taper off too quickly, you may experience ... swings https://www.mayoclinic.org/prednisone-withdrawal
Last active: Sep 27, 2024
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Since prednisone can give you extra energy and also hides pains that have nothing to do...
Since prednisone can give you extra ... pains that have nothing to do with PMR ... , the reduction of prednisone could ... a problem and what is part of the tapering ... the length of time of exposure to prednisone
Posted: Apr 18 8:43am
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I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA in July 2024. Started on 60 mg. of prednisone. In early...
I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA in July ... Started on 60 mg. of prednisone. ... In early December, I had tapered to ... during the holidays and all my initial PMR ... PMR is stressful enough.
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My Mayo rheumatologist discussed the side effects with me when we discussed a tapering strategy to...
effects with me when we discussed a tapering ... amount of time I would have to be on prednisone ... to control the PMR.
Posted: 5 days ago
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I’m 58, but was diagnosed with PMR at 57 by a rheumatologist. I started on 20...
I’m 58, but was diagnosed with PMR at ... I started on 20 mg of prednisone and ... have tapered to 2 mg.
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I am 78 yr and was diagnosed in Dec 2023. Woke up one morning with severe...
ER doc diagnosed it as PMR, gave me ... 20 mg.of prednisone and sent me home ... Now I'm able to stop taking the prednisone ... Took this long to taper down to 0mg.