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PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?
PMR: Are there treatment alternatives ... to Prednisone? ... in treatment of PMR? ... I've been on the PMR/Prednisone ... These days, I've tapered down to
Last active: Jan 11 7:08am
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PMR with normal blood markers
PMR with normal blood markers ... I have PMR and have been fine after ... after the second vaccine shot....then tapered ... All my blood markers showing PMR are ... but they are all scared to give me Prednisone
Last active: Aug 14 12:30pm
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Golf and PMR
Golf and PMR ... Presently on 5mg/day Prednisone from ... 6 mg/day and taper hasn’t been all
Last active: Oct 23, 2023
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Sleep apnea and GCA
My husband was diagnosed when PMR May ... He’s been on very high doses of prednisone ... He was so healthy before he got PMR. ... He is finally down to 20 mg of prednisone ... developed GCA he was on 80 and we’ve been tapering
Last active: Oct 19 1:42pm
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Confused about PMR symptoms
Confused about PMR symptoms ... I was diagnosed with PMR in August by ... I was placed on 60mg Prednisone. ... Began tapering and now I am down to ... and wrist pain is not a symptom is PMR
Last active: Mar 19 7:21pm
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This subject is very complicated. I don't know all that much other than what my rheumatologist...
For PMR/GCA what has been learned is ... Actemra was working until I started tapering ... my Prednisone dose by 1 mg per week ... I only tapered my Prednisone dose that ... my rheumatologist told me to stop tapering
Posted: Nov 19 8:20pm
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I think that your nasty rheumy has moved here to Minnesota. Ha. same situation. I have...
have been on for 8 years becasue of PMR ... She told me PMR only lasts 1 year EMPHATICALLY ... dismissively and that I just needed to taper ... (I went up to 4 and tapered quickly ... happiness is more beneficial than 2 mg of Prednisone
Posted: Nov 12 7:36am
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I didn't want to take Prednisone either. It wasn't as though I was given a choice....
I didn't want to take Prednisone ... other times, when the pain wasn't PMR ... was the same but it all seemed like PMR ... the medication that enabled me to taper ... off prednisone was worse than prednisone
Posted: Nov 19 3:47am
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No meant unable. Not preaching here but only explaining. Generally after about 2 weeks your body...
Cortisol is being supplied by the prednisone ... can no longer function without the prednisone ... Dr's attempt to taper you off the ... prednisone to allow your body time ... PMR unfortunately can take 6 months
Posted: Sep 24 12:19pm
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Thank you so much. I took only 25mg of Lyrica at bedtime last night and did...
group during the 13 months I was on prednisone ... for PMR. ... and advice that people gave me about tapering ... off prednisone was so helpful.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 7 8:38am