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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 ... months after being diagnosed with PMR ... suggested I start trying to slowly taper ... off the prednisone. ... The doctor did hint that the tapering
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GCA Relapse - A Slow Burn
I thought I was doing so well, off Prednisone ... almost two years, after having PMR ... the next two weeks, then starting a taper ... this - if you've had GCA, (or PMR ... read that stress can aggravate GCA/PMR
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Exercise with PMR and/or GCA
Exercise with PMR and/or GCA ... diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... He started at 30 mg prednisone tapering ... than when he originally developed PMR ... was tapering his doctor said he could
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Trouble being able to sleep more than 3-4 hours before
I was diagnosed with PMR October 2023 ... Have been tapering off prednisone by
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Does diet affect the occurrence and severity of pain?
I was diagnosed with PMR in May 2023 ... agreed to start me on 10mg daily of prednisone ... did get relief from pain and have tapered
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"My recent tests showed adrenal insufficiency, after I had gone down from 5 to 4 mg....
similar impasse when I couldn't taper ... to control my PMR symptoms. ... come back to see her if I could ever taper ... would NOT make another attempt to taper ... way forward that would allow me to taper
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Question is how much pain is worth tolerating to keep reducing prednisone? ------------------------------- I don't think...
worth tolerating to keep reducing prednisone ... There isn't a correct way to taper ... prednisone. except to taper slowly ... for some ... slower tapers for others ... on the person, the side effects of Prednisone
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Hi @dadcue, I also find your posts very helpful and was hoping you could share more...
I have had significant pain with tapering—even ... not been able to get below 15 mg of Prednisone ... in my 2.5 years with PMR.
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Don't get your hopes up too much because there isn't that much that can be done...
seemed to explain why I couldn't taper ... I have no idea if it was a PMR flare ... control inflammation and an inability to taper ... I think PMR inflammation necessitated ... Maybe a combination of PMR and a low
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I initially contracted PMR with a week after my second Pfyzer vaccination. I had a very...
I initially contracted PMR with a week ... I managed to taper off of 10 mg. of ... prednisone in about a year, but it came ... when I had COVID and then I had to taper ... year later, it didn't trigger my PMR
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