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My husband has just been given Actemra (injections you do at home.) We picked it up...
severe case of GCA (he already had PMR ... for about 8 months and was tapering ... Prednisone down from 30 mg to 12.5 ... They now have him on 80 mg daily of Prednisone
Posted: Feb 29, 2024
Thank you so much for your feedback. It is greatly appreciated! I will definitely be mentioning...
had, and inquire/recommending about tapering ... 3 1/2 years to get a diagnosis of PMR ... can wait another 1/2 year or more to taper ... slowly off the Prednisone, especially
Posted: Feb 25, 2024
I was diagnosed with reactive arthritis with recurrent uveitis at least 20 years before PMR was...
rheumatologist could say at the time PMR ... Actemra was tried when I was able to taper ... off prednisone. ... It took less than a year for me to taper ... for PMR.
I'm sorry you weren't able to continue taking Kevzara. If your preexisting condition was another autoimmune...
worked extremely well for me to treat PMR ... are taking Kevzara to enable them to taper ... off prednisone. ... Many people taking long term prednisone
Posted: Feb 20, 2024
Psoriatic arthritis is a seronegative inflammatory disease. It is more likely if you have or ever...
For me, PMR was diagnosed at the age ... had reactive arthritis along with PMR ... As soon as I tapered off prednisone, ... Prednisone will help almost any type ... rheumatologists will want to avoid long term prednisone
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
I was on a moderately high dose of prednisone for 13 years for PMR. When I...
for 13 years for PMR. ... When I was able to taper down to 3 mg ... PMR. ... However, she allowed me to taper off ... I was able to taper off prednisone a
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
HI @art43 ha ha - i have a running joke at work about using "military time"...
morning stiffness and pain.- i have tapered ... to 5.5 mg Prednisone/day "Since ... says we are now no longer treating PMR ... with prednisone, and now we need to ... continue tapering and deal with osteopoarthritis
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
@1942marilyne, @johnbishop, and all...Hello, everyone. My PMR and autoimmune friends...I saw my Mayo rheumatologist yesterday...YEA! It...
My PMR and autoimmune friends...I saw ... I've taken Prednisone for new PMR ... I attempted a taper but had to go back ... methotrexate once weekly to help the Prednisone ... hydroxychloroquine in conjunction with Prenisone
Thanks for the reply, John, and for the wisdom you’ve gleaned from your experiences with PMR,...
gleaned from your experiences with PMR ... , prednisone therapy and tapering. ... bit concerned about the speed of the taper ... on as I learn more about the art of tapering
Posted: Jan 30, 2024
@654321, @beaver, and all...It sounds like you've made some decisions about your treatments and are moving...
I've been taking 10mg of Prednisone ... Tried to taper off but the PMR and GCA ... hydroxychloroquine in addition to Prednisone ... to help taper off the Prednisone or
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Posted: Jan 28, 2024
@srsmith3820, and all...I had the 1st of 2 covid infections last July 2023, 2nd covid in...
painful for days, and I developed PMR ... still experiencing and treating with Prednisone ... I got better quickly, but for the tapering ... it symptomatically with continued Prednisone ... , but keep me on a steroid for the PMR
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Posted: Jan 25, 2024
I took methotrexate as an adjunct to prednisone. In my case, it was used as a...
took methotrexate as an adjunct to prednisone ... It worked for lowering my prednisone ... Its effectiveness for PMR has mixed ... Fortunately, I was able to taper off ... prednisone relatively quickly after
Posted: Jan 24, 2024
I am two years in with PMR and have suffered a lot. Presently on my fourth...
I am two years in with PMR and have ... Presently on my fourth prednisone taper ... How long do most cases of PMR last?
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 20, 2024
"rheumy says we are therefore finished treating PMR, and the task is to get off prednisone...
we are therefore finished treating PMR ... Tapering prednisone slowly is recommended ... The indirect risk of PMR flares is probably ... Tapering off prednisone can be done ... A PMR flare was still possible but that
Posted: Jan 18, 2024
I recently started Kevzara 11/23 I was diagnosed with PMR 7/22 my Pred dose was 20mg...
Kevzara 11/23 I was diagnosed with PMR ... I have tapered to 5mg which is the lowest ... that lasted a month+ I was at 5mg prednisone ... going to see my Rheumatologist for my taper ... I am a bit concerned about the taper
After having PMR for 3 months, was then diagnosed with RA affecting both hands. Began 8mg...
After having PMR for 3 months, was ... Going on 11 months with PMR. ... Now tapering down to 2 mg Prednisone ... Dr. says wants to get me off the Prednisone
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 13, 2024
"The pathway forward is to get pred down below 10 and then off ..." That sounds...
inflammation pathway implicated with PMR ... Tapering from 10 mg to zero was easy ... soon as that happened I discontinued prednisone ... Actemra is preventing PMR flares from
Hi Gang! Tapering from 25 mgs of predisone about five months ago down to 10 now...
Tapering from 25 mgs of predisone about ... five months ago down to 10 now for my PMR ... inclined to tough it out and keep tapering ... bad must it get before you up your predisone
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 6, 2024
Hi, I am a physician over the past five years. I’ve had PMR three times and...
I’ve had PMR three times and they were ... and last 2 to 3 months with a slow prednisone ... taper. ... second Covid vaccine, the course of prednisone ... is more common than we think, prednisone
Posted: Jan 6, 2024