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Hello @fessenbeck65, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with Pam @pb50. Just...
a search link of Connect for "PMR ... + prednisone taper". ... search=PMR+%2Bprednisone+taper It
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 16 7:27am
You are a little ahead of me on taper, but I am doing it in a...
You are a little ahead of me on taper ... On my first bout with PMR, I did a slow ... taper and went into remission for 12 ... On the second bout, I got off prednisone ... At my first time with PMR, I also had
Posted: Dec 11 5:19am
Off prednisone since mid-September, slow taper for 18 months, PMR still in remission, but the fatigue...
Off prednisone since mid-September, ... slow taper for 18 months, PMR still ... and endurance has suffered since the taper ... Having PMR has aged me considerably
Posted: Nov 22 5:54am
"My doctor disagrees with this and thinks I need to keep trying but she has no...
after 12 years of PMR. ... but my PMR symptoms would start to ... was a biologic that controlled my PMR ... symptoms while I tapered my prednisone ... I didn't experience any PMR symptoms
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Dec 11 3:47pm
Hello @nothatkaren, Welcome to Connect. Good question and PMR does seem to sneak up on you...
I was started on 20 mg prednisone and ... month ago sounds like you might be tapering ... There are many PMR discussions on tapering ... off of prednisone that you might find ... search=tapering%20prednisone.
Sorry ... I didn't realize you were from the UK. Someone told me the rules in...
approved was because I was unable to taper ... off prednisone and my case of PMR was ... ------------ I wish you luck with tapering ... said I was very lucky to be able to taper ... on prednisone for such a long time.
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Dec 11 6:31pm
I initially contracted PMR with a week after my second Pfyzer vaccination. I had a very...
I initially contracted PMR with a week ... I managed to taper off of 10 mg. of ... prednisone in about a year, but it came ... when I had COVID and then I had to taper ... year later, it didn't trigger my PMR
Posted: Nov 21 9:21am
My experience with methotrexate was horrible nausea at first but I was able to taper prednisone...
nausea at first but I was able to taper ... prednisone easily from 7.5 mg, where ... liver enzymes and stopped helping the PMR ... said that he has seen a number of PMR ... the end patients have to go back to prednisone
Posted: Nov 23 6:02pm
I have AFIb and PMR. Trying to wean down the prednisone, currently at 9mg going to...
I have AFIb and PMR. ... Trying to wean down the prednisone, ... Trying a slower taper. ... danger of afib and taking Eliquis with prednisone
One thing about PMR seems to be that everyone is different with their pain, response to...
One thing about PMR seems to be that ... I responded well to 15 mg but the prednisone ... I’ve been able to taper my dose regularly
Posted: Nov 24 6:10pm
If you have intermittent flares of iritis, that generally isn't associated with PMR --- iritis is...
a Prednisone dose of 15 mg to usually ... on Prednisone --- there isn't any ... tapering method that works for everyone ... I didn't finally get off Prednisone ... I'm just happy to be done with Prednisone
Posted: Dec 2 11:06pm
I can only speak from personal experience with Actemra (tocilizumab) which was offered to me 13...
to me 13 years after the onset of PMR ... I was able to taper completely off prednisone ... feel the same if I ended up needing prednisone ... Vis-à-vis prednisone, I have practically ... Additionally, many of my prednisone
Everyone's reactions to prednisone are different. I did not gain weight or change my diet. I...
Everyone's reactions to prednisone ... Prednisone did interfere with my sleep ... felt like superwoman until I started tapering ... I was 68, then felt like 100 with pmr ... Only had one slight flare tapering 10%
Posted: Nov 21 9:54am
I appreciate everyone's responses. I had appt with my Rheumatologist. He checked my sed rate and...
discomfort probably muscular, not PMR ... #39;t worried about me increasing my Prednisone ... advised me to return to 3mg and continue tapering ... PMR is such a unique experience for
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Nov 23 12:37pm
I believe there could be an association with having Covid and developing PMR. I had Covid...
association with having Covid and developing PMR ... My PMR symptoms developed 2 months later ... On 2mg Prednisone now, continuing taper
Posted: Dec 4 10:33am
I contracted PMR soon after my second Pfyzer vaccination (which I believe caused it). It took...
I contracted PMR soon after my second ... It took about a year to taper off of ... 10 mg. of Prednisone. ... surgery was planned, which made my PMR ... Luckily, I managed to taper off of 2
Good morning. I am new here and so glad I have found this support group. I...
primary doc she said she thought I had PMR ... She started me on Predisone but the ... told me to go back to 7 mg. and to taper
Posted: Dec 2 11:32am
Yes. I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA the end of July 2024. Started taking 60...
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA the ... I didn't start tapering from 60 ... August was sleep deprivation from the prednisone ... Once, I started tapering, my fatigue
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Dec 12 12:10pm