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Hi Fam, I was recently diagnosed (May 2023) and am/was a very healthy 76 year old....
was reluctant to take medication (prednisone ... I started at 30 mg with a slow taper ... flares and can almost forget I have PMR ... Her goal is to reduce prednisone to ... I am tapering 1 mg per month.
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Hi @fam8284, I understand your reluctance to take Prednisone, but most people who suffer from PMR...
, but most people who suffer from PMR ... a low dose - I think the usual for PMR ... I had PMR, then GCA for a year, undiagnosed ... , so no prednisone, just constant pain ... artery biopsy and put on 40 mg, with tapering
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I was diagnosed with PMR when 72. It came as a big shock as I was...
I was diagnosed with PMR when 72. ... was diagnosed last August .I am now tapering ... from prednisone 60mg and currently ... with several side effects from the prednisone ... last three only developing after the prednisone
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I was diagnosed with PMR in Feb of this year (2023) and I’m now on 1/2...
I was diagnosed with PMR in Feb of this ... are as it relates to your initial prednisone ... My doctor punched PMR in the mouth with ... I started tapering from there. ... an avid exercise enthusiast before PMR
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@curtvapor How long have you taken Actemra? My adrenals recovered in spite of 12 years of...
recovered in spite of 12 years of prednisone ... for PMR. ... I had to stay on 3 mg of prednisone ... a long time to get completely off prednisone ... I was unable to taper off prednisone
Posted: Nov 4, 2023