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Welcome @limbmaker, It sounds like you could be tapering a little too much too fast. When...
When it comes to PMR, no one likes to ... it is the magic bullet if you have PMR ... pains in the morning when you have PMR ... --- 2015 Recommendations for the management ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https
When I was in my 60s I went to my PCP and described my symptoms. I...
I went to my PCP and described my symptoms ... rheumatologist who agreed it was probably PMR ... So now I am working on managing it with
Hi @valerie6062, I apologize for repeating myself, here, but I'll leave this post as is. I...
heartache of losing a precious pet, then managing ... There are genetic markers for PMR and ... family reunion, my maternal aunt got symptoms ... especially Scandanavians, develops PMR
Hi @jennywren, GCA can cause stroke or blindness if untreated and a higher dosage of prednisone...
dosage of prednisone than that for PMR ... is needed to manage it. ... I had PMR untreated a year, then symptoms ... Strange symptoms came and went. ... I was also told that if my visual symptoms
Posted: Sep 21, 2023
I had multiple flare-ups over the 12 years I was diagnosed with PMR. I'm still diagnosed...
the 12 years I was diagnosed with PMR ... I'm still diagnosed with PMR but ... biologic that actually "stops PMR ... inflammation" rather than "manages ... My symptoms don't return immediately
Posted: Oct 6, 2023
Welcome @lunamadre, I think we've all had those "will I ever get off of prednisone" moments....
find it helpful: --- Can Diet Affect Symptoms ... might help you with the tapering: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
@jixster @charlotte61 here is a reference to that 20% : Giant cell arteritis: reviewing the advancing...
reviewing the advancing diagnostics and management ... people with cranial GCA will have symptoms ... Nearly half of people with GCA have symptoms ... of PMR (Fig. 2) while up to one-fifth ... of people with PMR will be diagnosed
Posted: Nov 22, 2023
Hello @emma321, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear that you have joined the PMR club. My...
Sorry to hear that you have joined the PMR ... My PMR is currently in remission for ... discussions you might find helpful: -- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Hello @gratyork, Welcome to Connect. My non medical vote would be that the taper is too...
My first round with PMR, I was on prednisone ... side effect from my first episode of PMR ... discussions you might find helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Posted: Feb 24, 2023
Hi @redboat, Welcome to Connect. You might find the following discussion helpful: --- PMR Dosages and...
following discussion helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... definitely the magic pill to make the PMR ... of prednisone to relieve the pain symptoms ... quite a few conditions that mimic PMR
Welcome @sunflower97, I'm sorry to hear you are struggling with PMR and the treatment. There are...
sorry to hear you are struggling with PMR ... discussions you might find helpful: --- PMR ... discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone/ --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Posted: Feb 10, 2023
I had a condition that was was called “prednisone responsive” but only if I took a...
When PMR was diagnosed my symptoms didn ... respond well to the higher dose but my symptoms ... were “manageable” at 30 mg or so. ... inflammation whether it was caused by PMR ... Whether or not it was PMR was hard to
Posted: Jan 20, 2023
Sadly - so many unknowns. My PMR symptoms started within 24 hours of my Pfizer jab....
My PMR symptoms started within 24 hours ... I have never had PMR before . ... It’s pretty brutal abd am trying to manage
I'm new to this group and am glad to be part of a discussion by people...
discussion by people that actually have PMR ... mg. prednisone, which relieved my symptoms ... in neck and shoulders also but is manageable
Hi, new here, I've posted elsewhere but thought i'd also post on this thread Let me...
which I used for a day or two and the symptoms ... Symptons were worse in mornings but ... because my Doc didn't diagnose PMR ... and he has left me to decide on the management
Welcome to the group. 60 mg is a common starting dose for suspected GCA, but high...
dose for suspected GCA, but high for PMR ... be dealt with and are preferable to PMR ... support from this group that you can manage ... PMR symptoms and learn to have patience ... disease, this is probably the most manageable
Hi @craigz20 -- I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @estrada53 and...
some other members who may share your symptoms ... corticosteroids as a treatment and since I have PMR ... pmc/articles/PMC1860791/ UpToDate - Management ... https://www.uptodate.com/contents/management-and-prognosis-of-cardiac-sarcoidosis
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Posted: Jul 27, 2019
I’ve had PMR for three years. Did two courses of prednisone, completing the last one two...
I’ve had PMR for three years. ... yet but it is relatively mild and manageable ... symptoms but hasn’t made them much ... definitely helps and seems to relieve the symptoms ... symptoms.
Posted: Jan 20 6:53am
Hi @glinda47, The incidence of GCA is 1/3 that of PMR. I read, somewhere, that PMR...
The incidence of GCA is 1/3 that of PMR ... I read, somewhere, that PMR does not ... prescribe prednisone to see if it relieves symptoms ... If you have any symptoms of GCA - visual ... When I had PMR, I could barely manage