No doubt the prednisone was awesome ... No PMR pain ... just uveitis. ... discounted the fact that Actemra for PMR ... got me off prednisone. ... except when I tapered my prednisone

hundreds of my failed attempts to taper ... I don't think I was tapering too ... the addition of Actemra which kept PMR ... Prednisone won't get rid of PMR ... Actemra seems to cause PMR to go into

I am 77 and tapering slowly since my ... caused my body to overreact, hence PMR ... Prednisone has been a miracle drug, ... debilitating soreness that I experienced with PMR

arthritis in my left hip flared when I was tapering ... off a low dose (10 mg) of prednisone ... I did have a flareup of my PMR when ... (BTW my PMR began after my second COVID ... I never had constant pain with my PMR

perspective from your experience with tapering ... prednisone. ... month will be one year for me with PMR

My PMR was triggered by the shingles ... You were very fortunate getting off prednisone ... rheumatologist also thought I might be able to taper ... off prednisone quickly with vaccine ... induced PMR but that has not been the

experience over the last 1 1/2 years with PMR ... He started me on 40 of prednisone. ... Then the side effects of the prednisone ... He has tapered me down to 5 mg prednisone ... I was miserable on prednisone.

As for splitting your prednisone dose ... I did the same for PMR and it worked ... for PMR. ... Splitting your dose for PMR/GCA may ... adrenal function and then I was able to taper

treatments of ACTEMRA for GCA (I also have PMR ... know if anyone is having difficulty tapering ... prednisone. ... thinks it is working and is better then prednisone ... lose hope as I was diagnosed with PMR

of Thanksgiving -At this time I was tapering ... Nov 29) I decided to increase my Prednisone ... 8mg (Dec2) and began a 0.5mg/5day taper ... I am going to resume tapering by 0.5mg ... bilateral shoulder pain , I take my Prednisone

one needs to be on a biologic for PMR ... to treat PMR for more than 12 years ... with poor adrenal function more than PMR ... endocrinologist didn't know what PMR ... was doing a good job of controlling PMR

looking for advice - I contracted PMR ... mid-September and started 10mg of prednisone ... 50mg a day for a week and started to tapper ... enough to cause me to wonder if I am tapering

after PMR was diagnosed. ... I am still being treated for PMR though ... It is a misconception that PMR lasts ... --- I wonder if PMR is finished --- ... t think it had anything to do with tapering

Actemra worked for me for PMR and allowed ... me to taper faster. ... After I got off prednisone, I learned ... about some conditions that prednisone ... #34;surprises" after I got off prednisone

1 second ago I was diagnosed with PMR ... After about 6 months I gradually tapered ... rheumatologist has now has me on 5 mg prednisone ... retention and other side effects of prednisone

I have not heard of anyone with PMR ... tapering and going off Prednisone that ... the day after you have completed the prednisone ... people are successful in going off the prednisone ... doing a very slow tapering.

@teddyz I also am on a very slow taper ... -- now at 6.5 mg of Prednisone daily ... until I have virtually no symptoms of PMR ... below 7 mg., but it is different from PMR ... My rheumatologist would like me to taper

Adrenal function and PMR flares likely ... adrenals are the reason why a slow taper ... off prednisone is needed. ... How slow of a taper depends on how quickly ... recover, some people need to take prednisone

The medical literature says PMR lasts ... or more people newly diagnosed with PMR ... for PMR for 12 years before getting ... for 12 years for PMR ... ... People should be encouraged to taper

Hi @teddyz, I know tapering off of prednisone ... most of us who have struggled with PMR ... /does-prednisone-tapering-minimize-withdrawal ... you have not already seen it. --- PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages