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Here is a helpful reference to osteoarthritis. https://www.arthritis.org/diseases/more-about/osteoarthritis-of-the-hands It appears that what we are all experiencing...
If we were treated with prednisone for ... PMR, our adrenals stopped producing ... As we taper off prednisone, our adrenals ... cortisol production, and the decreasing prednisone ... There are treatments other than prednisone
When i had my onset, it was in hands for two days, then it was shoulders,...
few weeks later was inclined toward PMR ... thing and my Rheumy gives me 20 mg of Prednisone ... to taper down. ... Remicade won't do anything for the PMR ... That takes Prednisone.
I'm sorry ... I missed your post back in April. I'm glad you were able to...
It explained why I could never taper ... adrenal problem and less and less a PMR ... of BOTH adrenal insufficiency and PMR ... made it nearly impossible for me to taper ... off prednisone.
Posted: Jun 20, 2024
@dadcue : In Sacramento, I went to a Rheumatologist highly recommended by more than one other...
Then he tapered me off. ... literature that not everyone who has PMR ... associated with my initial onset of PMR ... 2021 immediately started reducing my prednisone
Hello, It’s very confusing isn’t it? First, you won’t be symptom free for some time after...
free for some time after going off prednisone ... , nor during tapering. ... symptoms are totally different to full on PMR ... Prednisone plays havoc with your body ... if you don’t have full on PMR as it
Posted: Jun 17, 2024
Hello @pargeo47, Welcome to Connect. My PMR is currently in remission. I've had 2 occurrences of...
treatment for me was starting on 20 mg prednisone ... first time was the most difficult tapering ... off of the prednisone and took 3 and ... it only took me 1 and half years to taper ... with your dosage to help with your tapering
Posted: Jun 15, 2024
How was it that you had Prednisone available after you diagnosed yourself? When I was diagnosed...
When I was diagnosed with PMR, I didn ... to being diagnosed with PMR. ... She wanted me to taper off prednisone ... already called me noncompliant with tapering ... caused PMR.
Posted: Jun 14, 2024
After 3 years on prednisone for PMR I had a low grade fever, achy stomach pain...
After 3 years on prednisone for PMR ... just had to suffer through it as I tapered ... down on prednisone.
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Posted: Jun 13, 2024
I Have been taking hydroxychloroquine for 18 years and I have never had any negative effects...
Prednisone helped tremendously, but ... tapered off after six months. ... spine issues, and I’m not sure if PMR
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Posted: Jun 13, 2024
In 2 years of prednisone use for PMR I’ve tried several times to taper. The last...
In 2 years of prednisone use for PMR ... I’ve tried several times to taper. ... never been totally pain free during my tapers
Posted: Jun 12, 2024
Lots of discussion on this thread to MTX. Generally the idea is to shut down your...
many on here say they dont work for PMR ... The issue is usually tapering off of ... your Dr's would be to get the PMR ... under control to get off prednisone ... Right now you need to get PMR under
Hi All, I was diagnosed with PMR 12/2020. I was on only Prednisone for 9 mons,...
Hi All, I was diagnosed with PMR 12 ... I was on only Prednisone for 9 mons, ... Brother killed MVA) which trigger the PMR ... I continued all meds and in 2023 tapered ... off Prednisone by July 2023.
That's a good link to save. I would agree severe fatigue should be first on the...
higher than the fatigue I felt with PMR ... taper. ... flare as I tapered my Prednisone dose ... without tapering. ... I tapered off anyway -- going from 3
Posted: Jun 10, 2024
Welcome to the forum. My rheumatologist would say you have a complicated set of conditions. I...
for PMR ---Duloxetine and Lyrica for ... with Reactive arthritis, uveitis, and PMR ... Humira didn't work for PMR but ... still took me more than a year to taper ... approved for RA and recently approved for PMR
Posted: Jun 8, 2024
I never had my IL-6 level checked. However, I'm taking a medication that inhibits the IL-6...
relieved my pain after 12 years of PMR ... treated with Prednisone. . ... symptoms and allowed me to taper off ... prednisone. ... https://www.pmrandil6.com/il-6-and-pmr
I am getting the Kevzara for free. I called Kevzara Connect at 844-538-9272. They are very...
I can start tapering off the prednisone ... the methotrexate and just take 6 mg prednisone ... initially allowing me to drop down on the prednisone ... The shoulder pain that was my main PMR
For what it’s worth, my initial presentation of RA at age 62 really looked more like...
at age 62 really looked more like PMR ... occasionally have what feels more like a PMR ... open a door handle, I typically do a tapering ... dose from 20mg of Prednisone, calm
Hi @begonia77, Welcome to Connect. It sounds like you are doing great with the tapering schedule....
like you are doing great with the tapering ... 20 mg for both of my occurrences of PMR ... How long have you been on prednisone
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: May 28, 2024
Hi- I have seronegative spondyloarthropathy, meaning I’m not HLA-B27 positive and my inflammatory markers aren’t elevated....
ribcage stiffens) but I could see how PMR ... would be a priority and maybe even the prednisone ... I would think that as your prednisone ... dose tapers, even if your PMR goes ... usually general rheumatologists treat PMR
Posted: May 27, 2024