@marymckeith, If the prednisone worked ... Slow tapering and only when your pain ... If it got better, I tapered down to ... discussion that might be helpful. --- PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages

So glad to hear you got your PMR under ... took me about 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone and I stayed in remission ... around took me 1 and half years to taper ... and tapering here on Connect.

/ As you start tapering down on the ... prednisone, you might also find the ... following discussions helpful: -- Prednisone ... tapering is challenging. ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission

I experienced infections while on prednisone ... I was able to taper to a lower dose ... of prednisone while on leflunomide so ... some kind if it wasn't entirely a PMR ... I was able to taper off prednisone three

thought that I would not be on the Prednisone ... endocrinologist until I had been taking prednisone ... for PMR for 10 years. ... it would be extremely difficult to taper ... off and I may need prednisone for the

I am also 64 and PMR has definitely ... to go just because when I started tapering ... prednisone my pain came roaring back ... reducing Actemra—sounds like you could taper

@csm70 My husband developed PMR in ... He's tapered down to 50 mg at the ... It's on PMR but I would think could ... tapering than with methotrexate and ... prednisone.

like the idea of taking prednisone ... years I was continually trying to taper ... off of prednisone. ... Then when off prednisone, the PMR went ... before I was able to taper off again

opinion, the "pain symptoms of PMR ... " respond to prednisone but the ... "PMR condition" does not. ... The taper plans that most pmr patients ... The research paper was based on just

I too had PMR Pain for a few years ... Twenty mg of prednisone and slow tapering ... After 9 months of tapering and down ... cleared for MTX to help me get off prednisone ... COVID vaccine and saw no impact on PMR

the covid vax i was diagnosed with PMR ... after 2 1/2 yrs on prednisone i finally ... tapered off. 3 months later horrible ... about the vax side effects including PMR

journey - currently age 69 on MTX 25mg, tapering ... prednisone at 7mg. ... but I did not have OA issues before PMR

think of after PMR was diagnosed. ... years before I was diagnosed with PMR ... I was able to taper off Prednisone quickly ... A 100 mg to zero Prednisone taper in ... to prednisone but the "PMR condition

Then as he was tapering off Prednisone ... (PMR diagnosed May 2023, put on 30 ... mg prednisone, had tapered to 12.5 mg ... ;s wise to self-taper. ... I think it's better to follow tapering

My Rheumy wanted each taper step to ... Her taper was 10-7.5-5-4-3-2-1. ... That is six months of tapering. ... these withdrawal symptoms overlap with PMR ... www.drugs.com/medical-answers/good-prednisone-taper-schedule

@dadcue, I have only used prednisone ... for my PMR and both times I was able ... to taper off prednisone. ... Actemra (Tocilizumab) used to treat PMR ... Tocilizumab Found Steroid-Sparing in PMR

PMR doesn't bother me so much anymore ... I actually thought PMR was a blessing ... I never had any problems tapering off ... with tapering off prednisone after ... PMR was diagnosed!

How is anyone supposed to know when PMR ... I lowered my prednisone dose gradually ... for PMR only. ... That allowed me to taper quickly down ... to 3 mg of prednisone.

have been struggling for 9 years with PMR ... time you reduce down to 2.5 mg of prednisone ... the PMR flares up and you have to increase ... I'm wondering how much you are tapering ... may be that it's too large of a taper

I was started on 20 mg prednisone also ... I floundered some tapering down with ... prednisone but my rheumatologist told ... of 1 to 10 along with my dosage of prednisone ... years to taper off of prednisone with