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The curious thing about the "dead slow nearly stop" (DSNS) tapering method is that the person...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797786/
;dead slow nearly stop" (DSNS) tapering ... PMR "pro" can't seem to taper ... I'm all for any method of tapering ... The pro advised me to take prednisone ... doing Actemra injections while I was tapering
Discussion: New to PMR - Are Monthly Labs and Check-ups normal?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 16, 2023
I am 66 old male and 2 years ago had a seizure and went blind in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/795266/
was started on 100mg daily doses of prednisone ... Stayed on prednisone for almost a year ... gradually tapering down.
Discussion: Pachymeningitis: Anyone else?
Support Group: Brain & Nervous System
Posted: Jan 11, 2023
Hello @raven42, Welcome to Connect. I'm not sure @bandruid7 is active on Connect since the members...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792578/
Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone ... I attribute the shorter period of tapering ... off of prednisone due to making some ... was and if you have a plan to taper ... off of prednisone?
Discussion: Success with low dose naltrexone for Autoimmune disorders
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 5, 2023
Hello @alvaro50, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @colleenyoung and others....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792424/
I was started on 20 mg prednisone for ... with PMR took 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... took me about 1 and half years to taper ... when you wake up and what dose of prednisone
Discussion: Siento alivio en hombros y caderas pero no en las manos y los pies?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 4, 2023
These are just my thoughts on the subject of prednisone withdrawal because 40 mg of prednisone...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791737/
I was able to taper off in a month or ... tapers." PMR changed everything ... everything there was to know about tapering ... off prednisone. ... When I was unable to taper off prednisone
Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 3, 2023
Hi @marmak, I'm so glad you caught the GCA fast. I had symptoms of GCA a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791259/
was positive for GCA, I started on prednisone ... 40 mg, tapering down by 5 mg every ... up to the previous dosage once when tapering ... I've been off prednisone a few months ... effect while on the high dosage of prednisone
Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 1, 2023
Hi @virginiaj, you mentioned going ahead with the biopsy. Did you get the results yet? When...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791239/
GCA is suspected, a high dosage of prednisone ... rheumatologist started me on 40 mg Prednisone ... I was on prednisone a year for a year ... a half, with a slow and consistent taper
Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 1, 2023
Hi @michwest, When I have an increase of pain like you mention, I also didn't want...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791079/
Do you also have 1 mg tablets of prednisone ... Then if the pain goes away, you can taper ... If it was time to taper but my pain ... level was above a 2, I delayed the taper ... go back to the previous dosage of prednisone
Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 1, 2023
Before PMR, I had osteoarthritis in my hands with minor inconveniences, but no consistent pain. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786575/
hydroxychloroquine in addition to the prednisone ... arthritis as well as help with the tapering ... of prednisone. ... this year and came home on 30 mg of prednisone ... now down to 8 mg and am currently tapering
Discussion: PMR Flare up: Any suggestions on what to do?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 19, 2022
After reading a lot about tapering off Prednisone I'm curious how one knows if they still...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785966/
After reading a lot about tapering off ... Prednisone I'm curious how one ... markers were normal but when I tried to taper
Discussion: PMR - How will I know I am in remission?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 17, 2022
Hi @pmm2001, I didn't have any jaw pain with GCA, but I did have scalp tenderness...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781341/
It did not come back with tapering. ... problems with vision before I started prednisone ... I've been off prednisone a few months ... be indicators that your dosage of prednisone
Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 5, 2022