The prednisone definitely helped my ... But as I have slowly tapered down from ... now at 5 mg, I have realized that prednisone ... rheumatologist agreed that this pain is not PMR

55, active and healthy until PMR hit ... Started 15mg of prednisone on that Monday ... outside these guidelines- ask why -Taper ... Prednisone is not making PMR go away ... if you do not have pain, a quicker taper

My PMR started after the second vaccine ... Prednisone taper should not go down

In my two experiences with PMR flares ... , prednisone provided relief from the ... The first occurrence of PMR took me ... looking for alternative treatments for PMR ... rheumatologist was to keep a daily log of my prednisone

My rheumatologist says not PMR. ... Primary says is PMR. ... As I tapered prednisone, the hands got ... use in the morning, get better as prednisone ... have stated hand issues go away when PMR

You mentioned being diagnosed with PMR ... 2022 which is not too long being on prednisone ... Tapering down to 8 mg prednisone after ... 20 mg for both of my occurrences of PMR ... First time took 3-1/2 years to taper

with osteoporosis prior to my latest PMR ... prescribed Prolia injections along with prednisone ... this time I was able to successfully taper ... off of prednisone and the PMR has been ... nothing to the disabling symptoms of PMR

I am tapering—down to 15 mg but all ... of this PMR hip pain is new. ... notice new pain in the AM and at each taper ... It does resolve after I take the prednisone ... does make me wonder what life after prednisone

I have had a mild case of PMR since ... I started with 10 mg. of Prednisone ... I have tried multiple times to taper ... slope, but it is taking SO long to taper

I have never had surgery while my PMR ... Are you still in the process of tapering ... off of prednisone?

discussion on the same topic here - PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... but I have had two occurrences of PMR ... I was started on 20 mg prednisone for ... around some and taking my next dose of prednisone

Hello Abbeyc, I started on 20 mg of Prednisone ... Tapering started at 2.5mg every 1 to ... This was last January 2022 so tapering ... do feel fatigue & increase in PMR ... PMR is suppose to go into remission.

Yesterday I saw my dr and asked if it was PMR ... , and she said that prednisone causes ... as possible until I'm able to taper ... m hoping to be able to start a new taper

and should be read by all who are tapering ... below 10 mgs. prednisone. ... The list of prednisone withdrawal symptoms ... are important to know when tapering ... and these symptoms aren't from PMR

I was diagnosed with PMR in April 2022 ... I have classic symptoms of PMR and my ... I started on 15mg of prednisone and ... am tapering 1mg every month. ... am learning a lot about managing my tapering

moved your post to this discussion: PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... one other you might like to read: Prednisone ... tapering is hard: Do complementary ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering

Welcome @janiceem, I know that tapering ... that you might find helpful: -- Tapering ... off of Prednisone: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ -- sciatica ... Was the PMR diagnosed by a rheumatologist

I was diagnosed with PMR in March 2020 ... and was on a slow prednisone taper ... have no significant side effects from prednisone ... PMR is definitely a marathon not a sprint

PMR is an autoimmune disease with genetic ... My PMR symptoms started with an ankle ... What dosage of prednisone did you start ... with and what was your tapering schedule ... 40 mg for Giant Cell Arteritis and tapered

I was diagnosed with PMR a year ago. ... been doing ok on a fairly low dose of prednisone ... Have begun to taper back down.