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Hello @lestep, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @tillysam and others....
Tapering off prednisone while managing ... your PMR symptoms can be difficult ... prednisone for PMR? ... remission is maintained." --- 2015 PMR ... www.rheumatology.org/Portals/0/Files/2015%20PMR
Posted: Mar 14, 2023
Spondylitis is like what you describe. It is a progressive type of autoimmune disorder. In the...
just needed to do the high dose of prednisone ... followed by a fast taper to get back ... I didn't have enough prednisone ... to prednisone as well as people claim ... because you have to take prednisone
From my experience with uveitis and other autoimmune problems, I would tend to agree with the...
usually enough) followed by a fast taper ... of a high dose followed by a fast taper ... I was then told to taper slowly. ... I was unable to taper down to 20 mg ... , I was able to quickly taper down
Welcome to Connect @barbiek! It is a great site where we are all in this together...
it's definitely not a race when tapering ... off of prednisone and each of us are ... lifestyle changes to help with the PMR
I had an "interesting" experience with double vision. I think it was generated by PMR inflammation....
I think it was generated by PMR inflammation ... has resulted in the opposite of "tapering ... I took an extra 20 mg of prednisone, ... Here's what I think happened: the PMR ... I was diagnosed with PMR on Feb 3, 2023
Posted: Mar 4, 2023
Thank-you ... I will check out what ED582 has to say. To my knowledge, nobody on...
I have always been told to taper slowly ... My problem was I could never taper off ... I was diagnosed with PMR at the age ... of PMR for the fast pain relief. ... I was able to taper off prednisone quickly
Posted: Mar 1, 2023
Thanks for this detailed and thoughtful reply. It is very, very helpful to understand and compare...
CRP was 347 mg/L before beginning prednisone ... (Common CRP levels for untreated PMR ... diagnosed and treated. 20 mg of daily prednisone ... Given the side effects of prednisone ... is also important, so the topic of tapering
Posted: Feb 28, 2023
My question is: what level of pain is considered acceptable to start tapering prednisone? Should all...
is considered acceptable to start tapering ... prednisone? ... I was (tentatively) diagnosed with PMR ... I am on 20 mg/day of prednisone. ... The pain before I went on prednisone
Posted: Feb 27, 2023
Hi @redboat, I told my rheumatologist there is nothing like the pain of PMR. I called...
there is nothing like the pain of PMR ... treatment I got for GCA was 40 mg of prednisone ... , which I tapered down by 5mg every ... go back up to a previous dosage of prednisone
I was on prednisone for 3 and half years the first time my PMR was diagnosed....
the first time my PMR was diagnosed ... discussion you might find helpful: --- PMR ... I think the key to tapering off of prednisone ... helped me decided when and how to taper ... six months of my first round with PMR
Posted: Feb 15, 2023
I sympathize with you! I was diagnosed with PMR and took prednisone for 13 years before...
I was diagnosed with PMR and took prednisone ... for 13 years before I was able to taper ... for PMR. ... Then you can't taper off prednisone ... I think prednisone is good for PMR if
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 9, 2023
Dry eyes and a dry mouth are the most common symptoms of Sjogren's syndrome. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sjogrens-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20353216#:~:text=Sjogren's%20(SHOW%2Dgrins)%20syndrome,as%20rheumatoid%20arthritis%20and%20lupus. Psoriatic...
Both of these conditions were "prednisone ... #39;t usually treated with long term prednisone ... Prednisone worked for PMR too except ... that I couldn't taper off prednisone ... Sometimes I think prednisone caused
Discussion: Myopathy?
Posted: Feb 9, 2023
I would say that the 10% is a good idea. However, I think your rheumatologist is...
deferred to my rheumatologist to get my PMR ... medication that made it easier to taper ... I did some trial tapers by doing a 3 ... mg-2 mg- 1 mg daily taper and stayed ... I tapered down by 1 mg every couple
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
I also have major hand issues and wish the connection between the hands and PMR could...
the connection between the hands and PMR ... hydroxychloroquine will also help with the tapering ... of prednisone. ... I just tapered to 6.5 mg of prednisone ... and am tapering by .5 mg every two
Posted: Feb 1, 2023
Last year I suddenly developed debilitating and painful symptoms - later diagnosed as PMR- after my...
painful symptoms - later diagnosed as PMR ... Symptoms managed now with prednisone ... & trying to taper off gradually
Welcome @pjnewm, I did not experience a lot of fatigue when I was tapering down on...
down on prednisone for my two occurrences ... of PMR but I believe others have. ... Prednisone for PMR: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/chronic-fatiguewhile-tapering-prednisone-for-pmr ... with prednisone.
@samara66 It was a combination of autoimmune related inflammatory arthritis along with PMR. There was also...
inflammatory arthritis along with PMR ... Tapering from upwards to 100 mg of prednisone ... PMR changed all that. ... With PMR and inflammatory arthritis ... I would "never" be able to taper
Posted: Apr 6, 2023
My inflammation markers (ESD and CRP) are both low normal (EDD = 4 mm/hr and CRP...
I was diagnosed with PMR and possible ... I was on 60 mg/day of Prednisone until ... Actemra injections, I am now quickly tapering ... off Prednisone, following a schedule ... But overall, my response to Prednisone
Posted: Apr 10, 2023
Why was Actemra prescribed for you? Actemra was prescribed to me for PMR because I needed...
Actemra was prescribed to me for PMR ... PMR was diagnosed at the age of 52. ... followed by a fast taper over a month ... After PMR was diagnosed, I started with ... never could taper much lower than 10
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 12, 2023