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Hi John, Thank you for your welcome message. I feel like I have been in PT...
Prior to my PMR onset I was working ... But once I initially got PMR & GCA ... fascia soreness (I believe caused by prednisone ... onset..... never gained weight from prednisone ... rheumatologist recommend I do a nine day pred taper
Posted: Jun 8 4:09pm
"Actemra inhibits IL-6, but there are other substances that cause the inflammation from PMR and GCA,"...
substances that cause the inflammation from PMR ... 17 inhibition is being studied for PMR ... plenty of time to do painstakingly slow tapers ... off Prednisone. ... are actively seeking alternatives to Prednisone
Posted: Jun 7 11:11am
I am to bring down now, like you I also feel like I have a very...
a little bit on your journey with PMR ... I started prednisone at 4 mg in dec ... I have begun my taper gradually dropping ... I just was curious how your taper went ... and how long it took you to end prednisone
Posted: Jun 10 2:48pm
Hello All -- the official publication of the ACR is the "Rheumatologist" and has very recent...
to me on page two is this rapid taper ... as requiring high prednisone doses. ... treated with at least 15 milligrams of prednisone ... patients should ideally be tapered ... well my current trajectory is zero Prednsone
G'day Jim, I've been taking prednisolone for 21 months now, starting at 15mg in May 2023,...
inflammation markers up and a return of PMR ... in dose to control, and it set the tapering ... I believe the PMR was still active at ... Prednisone is not curative, it just ... The dangers of prednisone are different
Posted: Feb 19 4:53pm
Thanks for your informative reply @cavalryman . I am currently on my second long term prednisone...
am currently on my second long term prednisone ... was then officially diagnosed with PMR ... returned, yet my markers do not show PMR ... down to 2 mg. for a week or so, while tapering ... and being fairly anxious about the tapering
Posted: Feb 19 8:02pm
Hello @gee18, I'm sorry to hear you having trouble with the treatment for PMR and GCA....
having trouble with the treatment for PMR ... your symptoms but tapering sent your ... listen to my body when it comes to tapering ... that determine when it's time to taper ... find helpful on alternatives. --- PMR
Posted: Dec 13, 2023
I have reactive arthritis which is a "cousin" to psoriatic arthritis without the psoriasis. I could...
but then I could always taper off Prednisone ... After PMR was diagnosed, PMR was called ... I never could taper off Prednisone again ... Ironically, as soon as I tapered off ... opthalmologist but it didn't work for PMR
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 22 11:19am
My rheumatologist said basically the same thing. I thought he had me confused for someone else...
but daily for PMR for only 12 years ... life after I was finally able to taper ... off prednisone. ... existing expectation that GCA and PMR ... course in patients with GCA and/or PMR
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 21 3:04pm
Confused. Are we to be taking doses of prednisone to be pain free or are we...
Are we to be taking doses of prednisone ... I am tapering but never have felt totally ... pain free since onset of PMR in mid-May
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 25 3:19pm
Did you see this thread that was active yesterday? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-taper-1/ It talks about the normal starting...
/connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-taper ... for PMR being between 15 and 25 mg. ... I have PMR and GCA, and I've been ... gotten past that recently as I keep tapering ... the prednisone.
Posted: Feb 26 7:59am
I was diagnosed with GCA in late June 2024. I had undiagnosed PMR for about a...
I had undiagnosed PMR for about a year ... Like you I started on 60 mg prednisone ... free since I first started taking prednisone ... I think I was at 50 or 55 mg prednisone ... pred now, and in a week I will start tapering
Thanks for your reply. I'm glad that your taper is working and you are pain-free. When...
I'm glad that your taper is working ... I'm reluctant to continue my taper ... with taking the increased dosage of Prednisone ... Prior to PMR/GCA, I never had any blood ... future that I will be on a low dose of Prednisone
Hello all, Several folks asked me to report on my Kevzara experience when I could, so...
PMR began for me overnight in November ... I have felt zero side effects from prednisone ... At the time I was at 5 mg prednisone ... 20 mg briefly, followed by a fast taper ... Is the next step a taper off the Kezvara
I've been on prednisone since late June of 2024 for GCA. I started at 60 mg...
I've been on prednisone since late ... I started at 60 mg and have tapered ... As the prednisone dose decreased those ... Those are known risks with prednisone ... saved my vision and treated my PMR
Posted: Jan 19 5:38pm
Yes, I’m having a similar experience with hand pain right now after 1.5 yr journey -...
journey - currently age 69 on MTX 25mg, tapering ... prednisone at 7mg. ... but I did not have OA issues before PMR
Posted: May 12, 2024
@terrym Why do you see an endocrinologist? I was originally referred to an endocrinologist when I...
After Actemra was started, I tapered ... inevitable flare" over with so I tapered ... happen but nothing remotely like a PMR ... monthly Actemra infusion to control PMR ... Kevzara is FDA approved for PMR and
Discussion: Tapering pain
Posted: May 6 11:16am
For many autoimmune conditions, prednisone is used initially as a "bridge" to treatment with a biologic....
For PMR, the pain typically is just ... The difference was that I could taper ... I gained so much experience with tapering ... tapers after more than 30 flares of ... #39;t impressed with my ability to taper
Hi, Robin. I had an onset of PMR last December and like you was very concerned...
I had an onset of PMR last December ... concerned about the long term effects of prednisone ... I managed the PMR with twice daily Aleve ... daily about three weeks ago and I’m tapering ... forum have had such struggles with prednisone
I have had both Pfizer Covid shot and flu vaccine now on 1 mg and tapering...
shot and flu vaccine now on 1 mg and tapering ... had both shots at higher doses of prednisone ... have no other health issues besides PMR