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My GP diagnosed my PMR, prescribed prednisone then referred me to a rheumatologist. My GP also...
My GP diagnosed my PMR, prescribed prednisone ... also was the biggest help managing my taper ... off the prednisone. ... Kevzara when I struggled to get off the prednisone
Posted: Feb 28 1:16pm
My experience with the first rheumatologist wasn't ideal. I had a long standing diagnosis of reactive...
I self medicated with prednisone prescribed ... arthritis wasn't treated with prednisone ... Until things got sorted out, prednisone ... used to treat PMR, I was able to taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Mar 1 1:48pm
I think that evidently the dose you are currently taking isn't quite enough to control the...
your dose up to whatever the previous prednisone ... I sat at 4 mg for 2 months before tapering
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 5, 2024
I was diagnosed with PMR and possible GCA in late July 2024. I started on 60...
I started on 60 mg. of Prednisone. ... at 8 mg. rather than continue the taper ... Her instructions for my taper include ... that I'd 'only' been on Prednisone ... to enter a long relationship with Prednisone
I was 52 when I was diagnosed with PMR. The difficulty I had with being diagnosed...
A rapid response to Prednisone is not ... conditions responded faster and I tapered ... off Prednisone again in just a few ... The long term treatment with Prednisone ... In my case, being unable to taper off
Posted: Mar 3 8:25am
I agree with jeff97. After spending months with extreme pain and barely able to function let...
I took 20mg equiv. of prednisone and ... The prednisone works on PMR and you ... Prednisone has a lot of complications ... so you want to try to taper back as ... cortisol production and you need to taper
Posted: Mar 2 8:27am
Between Mayo Connect and HealthUnlocked PMR group out of the UK, there are many thousands of...
able to deal with real PMR without prednisone ... I have difficulty tapering below 10 ... We all want off of prednisone, but the ... discomfort can be tolerated well and then taper ... No one likes prednisone, but it allows
@suebep, I was more worried about the moon face and weight gain but I did end...
first time around with PMR, I was on prednisone ... Six years after I tapered off, my PMR ... came back and I was on prednisone for ... easier every day 🙂 The prednisone ... rheumatologist prescribe different dosage prednisone
Hi @klpintx, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences, find...
sounds like you are doing well with tapering ... down on prednisone. ... off of prednisone. ... and even helped by prescribing prednisone ... 5 mg doses so that I could easily taper
I had written to this group a few weeks ago. I had been on 1 mg...
I had been on 1 mg prednisone for years ... after having been on higher doses and tapering ... I went off prednisone for a cancer operation ... Mr dr put me on 10 mg of prednisone ... Can prednisone cause that and is it
Actemra (tocilizumab) was FDA approved to treat GCA back in 2017. I was started on Actemra...
me mostly because I was unable to taper ... off prednisone for 12 years and all ... was at a low ebb after 12 years of Prednisone ... being on Actemra compared with taking Prednisone ... Having other options besides Prednisone
Posted: Mar 13 3:07pm
Hi @debbiebas216 , I am on a similar taper schedule, 8mg reducing 1mg every 4 weeks....
@debbiebas216 , I am on a similar taper ... m reluctant to go backwards in the taper ... ups and downs with me when I started prednisone
Posted: Mar 14 9:32am
I achieved remission as measured by SED and CRP testing in three months after initial diagnosis....
At that point I had tapered from a high ... of 30 to 10 of prednisone. ... off prednisone without provoking adrenal ... I tapered from 10 to 5 at 1 per month ... therefore should not be treated with prednisone
Posted: Nov 17, 2024