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Hi @maija, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You mentioned you recently started having extreme pain in...
and that you are currently on 6 mg prednisone ... I was started on 20 mg of prednisone ... and tapered off from there. ... First time took me 3 years to taper ... Second time took me 1-1/2 years to taper
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@mbm and @phoenix0509, my rheumatologist explained to me that PMR affects people differently. The goal is...
rheumatologist explained to me that PMR ... The goal is to get the person off of prednisone ... struggled with my first occurrence of PMR ... his patients that had been on 1mg of prednisone ... 2mg before being able to stop taking prednisone
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Hi @susanski -- Welcome to Connect. The pain from PMR can be excruciating and I too...
over 3 years before I was able to taper ... off of prednisone and it was an up ... second time around was 6 years after I tapered ... of PMR. ... I was put on 20 mg prednisone after
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Sep 30, 2019
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Hi @marilyncarkner, I have had two occurrences of PMR both treated with an initial starting dosage...
marilyncarkner, I have had two occurrences of PMR ... Both times I was able to successfully taper ... beneficial for all of us dealing with PMR ... we really are all different in how PMR ... Are you still on prednisone?
Posted: Sep 24, 2019
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Hi Becky @becsbuddy and @suziropiequet -- I think that the Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) discussion group is...
think that the Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... off of prednisone or long term effects ... / My PMR is currently in remission. ... I've had two occurrences of PMR. ... off of prednisone.
Posted: Jul 14, 2019