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Welcome and I'm sorry you have PMR. If you have significant morning pain you might want...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1132699/
morning pain you might want to try splitting ... your Prednisone dose so you take a ... For example, if 15 mg is your total dose ... what I was doing and encouraged me to split ... my dose if it worked better that way
Discussion: newly diagnosed
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 29, 2024
I started on Eberolimus 10mg daily March 2023. I developed mouth sores which bece more manageable...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1117855/
with Dexamethasone liquid “swish and spit ... for 2 weeks, then restarted at 5Mg dose ... and follow up to make sure the lower dose
Discussion: Everolimus for multiple Neuroendocrine tumors
Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)
Posted: Aug 4, 2024
@andirae, I also agree with @dadcue, @tuckerp and @megz. My PMR is in remission now but...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115699/
the morning before I took my daily dose ... off for a few days or increase the dose ... I never tried splitting my dose but ... 's ugly head again, I think of splitting ... the dose as another tool in my tool
Discussion: What justifies an increase in prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 1, 2024
The week or 10 days of adjustment aches after each reduction is fairly usual, going by...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115635/
to me to increase your prednisone dose ... have no pain at all are those who split ... their dose with the main part of it ... in the morning and a small evening dose
Discussion: What justifies an increase in prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 1, 2024
Hi @brian1950, you might also be interested in this related discussion: - Timing of taking prednisone:...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1105904/
working for me, what is the advantage of splitting ... the dose? ... risk associated with taking the full dose ... recommend taking in the morning or splitting ... the dose between the morning and evening
Discussion: Conflict with Rheumatologist over taking Prednisone for PMR in AM/PM
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 15, 2024
Zainahelizabeth, No problem, one thing that I did not mention, it is a subtle issue. Some...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091826/
body gets used to accepting the lower dose ... titrate off with, mid using the pill split ... Dr advised you to go back to revert dose ... withdrawals is to go back to your original dose
Discussion: Severe withdrawals - Venlafaxine (Effexor) - please help!
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Jun 22, 2024
your welcome. If you were on 10mg prednisone thats 2mg of dex. Try to get as...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1080237/
You dont really have to split the dose ... sleeping at night with an evening dose ... But the morning dose will last all day
Discussion: Anyone have discomfort or pain when tapering off prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 3, 2024
Hello begonia77, I am now at 3.5 mg per day. I take 3mg in the morning...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1077131/
working better if you are having a lower dose ... at night when splitting doses.
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 29, 2024
I'm so sorry you've had to go through this too. That's funny about people asking how...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1044952/
lasts for hours, until his evening dose ... Then again he takes a lower dose in ... It took IV infusions and splitting his ... daily dose of prednisone to get him
Discussion: Living with someone on high-dose long-term prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Apr 3, 2024
I liked the 2:1 ratio for a long time but at some point it didn't seem...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1041907/
I mostly split my dose because of waking ... Splitting my dose in a 2:1 ratio with ... a morning dose and an evening dose ... got below 10 mg for my total daily dose ... I would split them in half sometimes
Discussion: PMR - Decreased prednisone and pain returned
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 29, 2024
I like the sound of a 50/30 split. I'm partial to 2/3 of the dose in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1026223/
I like the sound of a 50/30 split. ... That would be closer to a 55/25 split ... When you taper to 60 mg daily, the split ... dose can be 40/20. ... in the morning or split the dose.
Discussion: Can you split Prednisone dose for GCA?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 2, 2024
Splitting the Prednisone dose seems to be one of the more contentious issues with PMR. Your...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1025670/
Splitting the Prednisone dose seems ... So the argument that an evening dose ... you are doing with a smaller evening dose ... Finally, does an evening dose make it
Discussion: Can you split Prednisone dose for GCA?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 1, 2024
I didn’t split my dose either. I tried it once when I was taking ~12 mgs...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1023195/
I didn’t split my dose either. ... Then I tried taking my dose in the evening
Discussion: Post prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 26, 2024