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I have PMR, as well as a high PTH level of 117, anyone else have this?
I have PMR, as well as a high PTH level ... I started with 15mg per day of prednisone ... I am in the process of tapering down ... Could this be because of the prednisone ... I am taking for PMR?
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Facial puffiness? PMR/GCA on Prednisone/Actemra
PMR/GCA on Prednisone/Actemra ... My husband has PMR since May 2023 and ... He’s on 50 mg of prednisone and weekly ... Was on 80 mg tapered to 50 mg.
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Does tapering prednisone continue to reduce swelling
Does tapering prednisone continue to ... symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... I am concerned that by tapering down ... joint pain in one or two joints while tapering ... off prednisone?
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PMR due to immunotherapy for cancer.
PMR due to immunotherapy for cancer ... immunotherapy held because I was taking prednisone ... oncologist is really wanting me to keep tapering ... Will I just be able to keep tapering ... and then the PMR goes away?
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PMR/GCA
PMR/GCA ... Hello everyone, I am dealing with PMR ... I am slowly tapering the prednisone ... stroke or heart attack related to your PMR
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As per the taper: I started with 20mg Perd. and tapered 2.5mg each 30 days. All...
As per the taper: I started with 20mg ... Perd. and tapered 2.5mg each 30 days ... After some research, I found that the taper ... Not sure if this is a PMR problem or ... Prenisone?
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Welcome @nan50, It's good to hear that you have tapered to a low dose of prednisone...
to a low dose of prednisone and hopefully ... continue tapering until your PMR pain ... My first time with PMR took me three ... The PMR did come back six years later ... but I was able to taper off of prednisone
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Hi John, Thank you for your welcome message. I feel like I have been in PT...
Prior to my PMR onset I was working ... But once I initially got PMR & GCA ... fascia soreness (I believe caused by prednisone ... onset..... never gained weight from prednisone ... rheumatologist recommend I do a nine day pred taper
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"Actemra inhibits IL-6, but there are other substances that cause the inflammation from PMR and GCA,"...
substances that cause the inflammation from PMR ... 17 inhibition is being studied for PMR ... plenty of time to do painstakingly slow tapers ... off Prednisone. ... are actively seeking alternatives to Prednisone
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I am to bring down now, like you I also feel like I have a very...
a little bit on your journey with PMR ... I started prednisone at 4 mg in dec ... I have begun my taper gradually dropping ... I just was curious how your taper went ... and how long it took you to end prednisone