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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, 2024
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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, 2024
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My theory on tapering prednisone
My theory on tapering prednisone ... I was diagnosed with PMR in August of ... I started on 15mg of prednisone but
Last active: Jun 3, 2024
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Getting COVID, Flu etc vaccines while treating for PMR
Flu etc vaccines while treating for PMR ... I self diagnosed myself with PMR when ... put me on 10 mg/day for 1 month of prednisone ... with a plan to taper 1 mg/day for 9 ... I just started to taper yesterday.
Last active: Feb 3 3:12pm
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Sed Rate still elevated, but pain much improved
I have tapered from 40 mg prednisone ... I do not believe I still have PMR pain
Last active: Oct 27, 2024
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Hi @eby, Good experience tapering off of prednisone is probably not the way most of us...
of prednisone is probably not the way ... most of us that have done the prednisone ... comments and discussions on managing PMR ... search=pmr%20managing%20symptoms. ... the mornings along with my dose of prednisone
Discussion: Working with PMR
Posted: Mar 13 7:26am
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I was diagnosed with PMR in November, 2023. On prednisone 20 mg until December, 2024 (tried...
I was diagnosed with PMR in November ... On prednisone 20 mg until December, ... 2024 (tried tapering off every 4 weeks ... months….helped wean off (every 2 weeks) prednisone ... Now, on Actemra infusion alone…no prednisone
Posted: Feb 24 9:54am
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Welcome @rubonimo, Without a specific diagnosis I'm not sure anyone can answer your questions. Hopefully someone...
I've had PMR twice and the first ... time it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... Do your doctors suspect PMR? ... Did your starting dose of prednisone
Posted: Feb 24 11:43am
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I have several comments about your post. 10 mg is a low starting dose for PMR....
stay on prednisone, the results indicate ... period of time before starting to taper ... starting dose of 60 mg a day of prednisone ... for 6 weeks before starting to taper ... me it seems pretty risky to start tapering
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 24 7:30am
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I think Kevzara is worth a try after a year or two of Prednisone with relapsing...
worth a try after a year or two of Prednisone ... with relapsing PMR. ... than 12 years until I was able to taper ... off Prednisone within a year after ... Twelve years of Prednisone was way too
Posted: Mar 13 8:40am