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I have pmr (diagnosed May of 2022) and gca (diagnosed Sept 2022) and was on high...
I have pmr (diagnosed May of 2022) and ... diagnosed Sept 2022) and was on high dose prednisone ... Hopefully you will find that as you taper ... magnesium to protect my bones from the prednisone ... luck and hope you can continue to taper
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Hi @jennywren, GCA can cause stroke or blindness if untreated and a higher dosage of prednisone...
than that for PMR is needed to manage ... I had PMR untreated a year, then symptoms ... , tapering down by 5 mg every two weeks ... As the dosage of prednisone reduced, ... I tapered down a couple of mg every
Posted: Sep 21, 2023
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@redboat Have you ever been diagnosed with anything more specific or is it still "presumptive" PMR...
is it still "presumptive" PMR ... adrenal insufficiency before I could taper ... down quickly on Humira but when I tapered ... We were calling this pain PMR but my ... was what I did for 20 years before PMR
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If I understand correctly, Prednisone does nothing to cure PMR or make it go away. I'm...
If I understand correctly, Prednisone ... does nothing to cure PMR or make it ... #39;m 78, just starting to deal with Predisone ... so I'm starting with 10 mg and tapering ... good diet and exercise help as you taper
Posted: Sep 16, 2023
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I was never diagnosed with GCA but Actemra was offered to me almost 5 years ago...
offered to me almost 5 years ago for PMR ... I took prednisone daily for 12 years ... for chronic PMR symptoms. ... except it was impossible for me to taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Sep 6, 2023