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Keep encouraged, tapering second time is working
Keep encouraged, tapering second time ... My husband (now 80) diagnosed with PMR ... 2020; went on prednisone; tapered down ... Dr in June 2024 who is very slowly tapering
Last active: Jan 19 11:44am
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Tapering down and inflammation markers up
Tapering down and inflammation markers ... Diagnosed Feb with PMR/ GCA. ... Slowly tapered and now I am down to ... don’t feel great but mostly because prednisone
Last active: Aug 4, 2023
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PMR & Statins
PMR & Statins ... research out the possible connection of PMR ... concern that statins “might” cause PMR ... however, it is hard to sort out what is PMR ... I was able to start a prednisone taper
Last active: Nov 23, 2024
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symptoms present but lab markers aren't high
least leaning in the direction of PMR ... Did like most, got on Prednisone 20mg ... a week so stayed on that dose then tapered ... then kind of figures it isn't my PMR
Last active: Sep 15, 2024
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how to know how much to increase Prednisone dosage during flare
how to know how much to increase Prednisone ... I have PMR and tapered down from 20mg ... /day to 2 mg/day of Prednisone over ... I decided to take 5 prednisone today ... I have always had to split my Prednisone
Last active: Jul 17, 2024
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I get several sheets of paper about side effects every time I pick up my prednisone...
I get several sheets of paper about ... side effects every time I pick up my prednisone ... of being pre-diabetic, before I got PMR ... and started prednisone. ... The side effects of prednisone have
Posted: 3 days ago
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I have had PMR for two years. Initially hospitalized for a week the pain was intense,...
I have had PMR for two years. ... I hate to blame everything on PMR, but ... going to put me on a strong series of Prednisone ... said no, as it has taken me a year to taper ... Yet if it is PMR I will know if that
Posted: 3 days ago
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People who can taper off prednisone quickly are my hero. I used to be able to...
People who can taper off prednisone ... I used to be able to taper off quickly ... but after PMR was diagnosed I couldn ... month delay in being diagnosed with PMR ... for 20 years before PMR was diagnosed
Posted: 4 days ago
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For me, there was PMR fatigue which wasn't so bad. I lost a lot of sleep...
For me, there was PMR fatigue which ... I lost a lot of sleep when PMR was untreated ... When PMR was treated with Prednisone ... got worse and worse as I tried to taper ... my prednisone dose lower.
Posted: 2 days ago
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I was 66 when I woke up one day with severe pain in my shoulders in...
late summer and I was diagnosed with PMR ... I started 20mg prednisone but had terrible ... I tapered off after a month based on ... I stopped the prednisone on 12/31/24 ... back and knees that I had prior to PMR