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Me too with low grade headaches and/or/whooshing/ringing. Am stuck in my tapering down from 20 MG...
Am stuck in my tapering down from 20 ... MG prednisone plus LDN to a divided ... He said that since I have been on prednisone ... or the pmr or something else giving ... from a doctor who seems to know about PMR
Roland I can really relate to what you are going through. My PMR was in remission...
My PMR was in remission for 6 years ... I am so anxious to get off the prednisone ... Every time I try to taper to 5 my arms
As long as the symptoms are under control, PMR should not prevent/limit you from doing anything...
as the symptoms are under control, PMR ... I made the mistake of trying to taper ... off prednisone too soon. ... only following my doctor's advice and tapered
Hi @charlena, I think it takes an experienced rheumatologist to actually diagnose PMR (my non-medical training...
When I had my first occurance of PMR ... and put me on 20 mg prednisone with ... a taper off schedule after a few months ... Took me three years to get off of the prednisone ... she put me on prednisone and as part
Posted: Jul 28, 2017
Hello @paulinef, Welcome to Mayo Connect! Connect is a great place to meet others with similar...
I have polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) ... also and am in the process of tapering ... off of prednisone. ... who also have mentioned dealing with PMR ... treatments for infections while on prednisone
Posted: Jul 10, 2017
Hi, my name is Leslie and I have recently started on my PMR journey with bilateral...
and I have recently started on my PMR ... rheumatologist gave me a one week high but tapering ... course of prednisone which immediately ... been experimenting with taking my prednisone ... is not pleased with the addition of prednisone
I finally saw a rheumatologist last week!! Been waiting since February! So, it’s officially PMR -...
So, it’s officially PMR - my primary ... amazing and after being on 40mg of prednisone ... I now start decreasing prednisone by ... until I hit 20mg then wait 2 weeks and taper
Hi, I have been dealing with PMR for a while. Started on Prednisone 15 mg last...
Started on Prednisone 15 mg last July ... I am tapering off the prednisone as ... my diet, those types of things) The prednisone ... Tapering more than that can cause other ... issues so you must taper SLOWLY and
I would like to weigh in about PMR coming on gradually. My symptoms began in Jan....
I would like to weigh in about PMR coming ... PMR was diagnosed and I am now on prednisone ... and tapering. ... So yes, PMR can be a gradual decline ... The prednisone seemed like a miracle
Posted: Jul 2, 2023
I will try to answer your questions but I don't have any experience with Kevzara. My...
What was your prednisone tapering schedule ... What is your tapering schedule now that ... After Actemra was started, I tapered ... Then I tapered by 1 mg per week down ... restarted and Humira was stopped, I tapered
Hi @bruce1951vet, It took me 3 and half years to taper off of prednisone my first...
off of prednisone my first time with ... PMR. ... My second time with PMR six years after ... level when I woke up and my dose of prednisone ... pain flared, I sometimes increased my prednisone
Hi @johnbishop, Thanks so much for sharing your story with me. I have to say I...
It just seemed like a life time of tapering ... Having only been on prednisone for only ... I understand this process of tapering ... log of the pain level and my dose of prednisone ... increasing dose to half of previous taper
Hi @ vellen….I just noticed that you have fibromyalgia as well as PMR. I’m thinking I...
that you have fibromyalgia as well as PMR ... Rate, but she gave me the one week prednisone ... script which tapers naturally by the ... changed my dosage to 8 mg regular prednisone ... your dr know you had both fibro and pmr
Hello @gerryandnancydupont, Welcome to Connect. What you are describing doesn't sound like the typical onset of...
occurrences both were treated with 20 mg prednisone ... Then it was a struggle to begin the tapering ... process to get off of prednisone once ... listen to my body when I start to taper ... off of prednisone and to do it slowly
I'm currently doing Actemra infusions primarily for PMR. I started with Actemra injections and progressed to...
doing Actemra infusions primarily for PMR ... for PMR to "burn itself out&#34 ... PMR never did go into remission. ... I was able to taper off prednisone and ... which has to be tapered off slowly.
Discussion: Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Dec 9, 2023
To update: I had to stop the kevzara due to allergic reactions at the injection site...
looked great levels low and I was 3/4mg prednisone ... on my taper when stopping. ... I continue to attempt the taper and ... hope to get off prednisone someday! ... Hopefully research will expand for PMR
@cropdoc, @emo, @ae2024, and all... YES! ITS AWFUL! Since Covid last July and again in November,...
methatrexate 7.5 mg once weekly and 10mg Prednisone ... for PMR, GCA, and Sarcoidosis flares ... The PMR and GCA are residual from Covid ... believe she will help with sweating, PMR ... On paper towels to wipe my face and