I’ve had PMR symptoms for about a year ... I’ve been on prednisone since then and ... have been tapering off for a few months ... noticeably and I wonder if it’s from the PMR

Welcome @knyhus, Tapering off of prednisone ... My first time with PMR it took me 3 ... and half years to taper off with the ... discussion you might find helpful: --- PMR ... pain when I woke up and the dose of prednisone

Hi Folks, I am new to PMR, just over ... 2 months on Prednisone (had symptoms ... am trying to learn tapering schedules ... What is the shortest taper schedule ... do realize the importance of a slow taper

made it through my 2 occurrences of PMR ... without prednisone but I made some ... major lifestyle changes when my PMR ... 6 years and it really helped me to taper ... off of prednisone quicker, one and

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.

@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

fatigue is one of the symptoms of PMR ... Did 40 mg of prednisone (prednisolone ... couple of weeks before resuming the taper ... year before being diagnosed with GCA/PMR ... PMR and GCA are viewed as self-limiting

I was diagnosed with PMR in 2007. ... I was on moderately high doses of prednisone ... I was able to taper off prednisone in ... I don't ever wish to take prednisone ... Prednisone was good in the beginning

I've had PMR for about 3 months ... and been on Prednisone for the past ... Working on tapering the dosages and ... will do another taper staring today. ... and handling activity, prednisone,

Doing so with PMR will likely result ... functioning normally when you have PMR ... We take prednisone for PMR but you will ... mean people should have to endure PMR ... learn more about this when you try to taper

where you posted about discussing your prednisone ... My PMR pain level was at 8 in the beginning ... I am on my third taper but he want me ... stay on the 5 mg for three months, no taper ... took Tylenol once in awhile when my PMR

I was encouraged to taper down to the ... PMR so an endocrinologist wasn' ... I was able to taper off prednisone when ... I tapered my prednisone dose down to ... I did a quick taper down to zero over

noticed a lingering muscle weakness from PMR ... After 18 months of taking Prednisone ... , I was happily able to taper off four ... so glad to be out of pain and off Prednisone

beginning of the discussion: --- PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... log to track my pain level and my prednisone ... to a lower dose of prednisone and to ... not taper down unless I have little

studies, trials and articles about PMR ... and don't push for getting off prednisone ... #34;The treatment target of GCA and PMR ... Tapering off treatment should always ... a dearth of information regarding PMR

for a month or two before trying to taper ... Plus, I took prednisone for years at ... other autoimmune disorders before PMR ... for PMR. ... able to taper off quickly.

It took me 9 months to taper off prednisone ... well for uveitis except as I tapered ... prednisone back down to 15 mg, my PMR ... off prednisone again because of PMR ... Weekly injections allowed me to taper

3 months later was diagnosed with PMR ... and prednisone was a life saver. ... months and it seems to have helped me taper ... to 2 mg of prednisone.

I was splitting my prednisone dose but ... found that less than 5 mg made tapering ... I thought the pmr was gone.

What helped me reduce my time on prednisone ... Some people that have struggled to taper ... off of prednisone have been successful ... using the following tapering plan found ... slow and nearly stop reduction plan (Tapering