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I also experienced a PMR flare almost immediately after receiving the Covid vaccine. I took prednisone...
I also experienced a PMR flare almost ... I took prednisone which worked very ... and then I was able to successfully taper ... should go ahead with the shot and take prednisone ... did not experience another flare of PMR
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Hi @warriorsue333 so sorry to hear about all your mom's suffering. I experienced the bad effects...
I experienced the bad effects of prdenisone ... blindness or stroke. 30% of people with PMR ... I did read a summary of a paper in the ... called tocilizumab possibly replacing prednisone ... exercised, but still wound up with PMR
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I too am having struggles. I was almost an invalid by the time I was diagnosed....
Started on 40 mg of prednisone. ... Tapered down to 8 over 5 months then ... My dr said try taper at 1/2 mg every ... all struggle trying to get over the pmr ... and off prednisone.
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@skiing - You are right, this is a frustrating condition and each of us are a...
little different when it comes to PMR ... I struggled more with the tapering during ... me 3-1/2 years to taper off. ... except I started at 20 mg and did not taper ... a couple of hours after taking the prednisone
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@jmcc, My PMR is in remission now but with my second occurrence of PMR back in...
I think it enabled me to taper off of ... the prednisone in less time than my ... first occurrence of PMR. ... first time took 3 and half years to taper ... second time took a year and half to taper
Posted: Nov 12, 2021