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Many of the side effects from prednisone are silent. People just aren't aware that some of...
who claimed to know everything about PMR ... based on their experience with having PMR ... said the side effects are easy to manage ... of the world. "Psychiatric symptoms ... refers to a spectrum of psychiatric symptoms
Posted: Aug 27, 2024
I suffered excruciating pain in shoulders, across upper back, down both arms through fingertips and both...
Finally I managed to do enough research ... to diagnose myself with PMR. ... took it at 3:30 and by 6pm all of my symptoms
Posted: Aug 7, 2024
Yes. I experienced quad and calf symptoms as my body adjusted to zero prednisone. About 8...
I experienced quad and calf symptoms ... been walking throughout my active PMR ... The symptoms lasted about 4 weeks and ... Unfortunately while going through that I managed
Posted: Aug 6, 2024
I have learned a lot about communicating with doctors in the course of my PMR, the...
I diagnosed myself with PMR after my ... spine-related and sent me to Pain Management ... I had all the classic symptoms but only ... conclusion but just stated all the symptoms ... that were classic PMR and left off
Posted: Jul 5, 2024
Hello @nuturecures, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear you haven't been able to find much...
been able to find much help with your symptoms ... I have had PMR twice and was successfully ... information that includes treatment and management
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jun 22, 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 ... spondyloarthropathy is different… It’s usually managed ... The symptoms are different too—chronic ... prednisone dose tapers, even if your PMR ... goes into remission, the AS symptoms
Posted: May 27, 2024
Thank you so much for sharing, John. Hope you never have another bout of PMR. I...
Hope you never have another bout of PMR ... The link you provided to Dosages and Managing ... Symptoms is great, thanks again!
Welcome @jkristinsson2014, The average starting dose if PMR is suspected is 12 to 25 mg prednisone....
jkristinsson2014, The average starting dose if PMR ... My PMR is in remission now but I&#39 ... following discussion helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Hello @dj13, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @dadcue and others....
Like you, my first bout with PMR happened ... My first time with PMR took 3 and half ... definitely plays a part in getting PMR ... journey. --- PMR Diet: Foods to ... / --- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms
Posted: Mar 17, 2024
Someone else posted this article not too long ago. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/safe-dose-and-tapering-on-glucocorticoid-therapy/?pg=1#comment-1020760 I guess everyone was speechless or...
't anything she could do until PMR ... was managed on 3 mg or less. ... When Actemra prevented PMR flares, I ... never had a synachten test because my symptoms ... able to taper off prednisone but my symptoms
Discussion: Synacthen Test
Posted: Feb 26, 2024
Started out with neck pain with minimal stiffness. Also felt some tingling in the hands. Neurosurgeon...
Surgery successful and no residual symptoms ... A year later I developed PMR acutely ... who diagnosed my psoriatic arthritis managed
Posted: Feb 22, 2024
I applaud you for getting off prednisone so quickly. You did much better than me. It...
years to get off prednisone after PMR ... I am still being treated for PMR though ... It is a misconception that PMR lasts ... get off prednisone --- I wonder if PMR ... is to "manage symptoms with prednisone
The medical literature says PMR lasts 1-2 years for most people. This means approximately 50% or...
The medical literature says PMR lasts ... or more people newly diagnosed with PMR ... There are people who have a relapse of PMR ... I was treated with prednisone for PMR ... carefully to manage symptoms and reduce
Hi @teddyz, I know tapering off of prednisone and worrying about if you will ever be...
most of us who have struggled with PMR ... and other uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms ... you have not already seen it. --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Posted: Dec 9, 2023
@lindaadel, If it were me, I would have a discussion with my rheumatologist. Seven months might...
Six years later my PMR came out of remission ... discussion you might find helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... Disease stratification in GCA and PMR
Posted: Nov 5, 2023
I might be the only person who thinks prednisone might have caused me to have PMR...
a long distance bicycle ride when PMR ... symptoms first started. ... Eventually PMR was diagnosed. ... " were symptoms she experienced ... If you have managed to read all this
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
My eye doctor told me that GCA is one of the few things considered a real...
call if I even thought I was having symptoms ... far as I am concerned anyone with PMR ... doctor on how to screen for it and manage ... symptoms.
Welcome @knyhus, Tapering off of prednisone can be difficult when you get below 5 mg. My...
My first time with PMR it took me 3 ... discussion you might find helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Hi @isc, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @fam8284 and others....
So glad to hear you got your PMR under ... sounds like my first go around with PMR ... off thanks to learning how to better manage ... the PMR and tapering here on Connect ... symptoms went away?