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I too had PMR Pain for a few years before it increased to the point I...
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
Posted: Nov 5, 2021
Hi MaryAnn @maryannhaller, Welcome to Connect. My first occurrence of PMR lasted for 3 and half...
My first occurrence of PMR lasted for ... down with prednisone. ... My second occurrence of PMR came after ... I think made it possible for me to taper ... off of the prednisone in a little over
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Oct 30, 2021
I'm sorry you have contracted PMR. It's an incredibly painful experience. Your concerns about prednisone are...
I'm sorry you have contracted PMR ... Your concerns about prednisone are certainly ... However, my PMR is currently in remission ... after slow tapering of prednisone that ... hope you are able to successfully taper
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Oct 19, 2021
Hi @opus640, Welcome to Connect. My PMR is currently in remission. I've had 2 occurrences of...
My PMR is currently in remission. ... I've had 2 occurrences of PMR and ... log which I used when tapering. ... I only tapered when my morning pain ... Are you taking prednisone?
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Oct 16, 2021
Hi - Yes, I had sciatica (in my left leg) while I had PMR. Not all...
sciatica (in my left leg) while I had PMR ... As I slowly recovered from the PMR - ... I went from 40 mg Prednisone to 20, ... 15, 12, 10 for many weeks, and then tapered ... I never had sciatica prior to PMR.
Posted: Oct 13, 2021
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR. I was started at 20 mg prednisone for each occurrence...
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR. ... I was started at 20 mg prednisone for ... PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... / Tapering off of Prednisone: https
Posted: Oct 11, 2021
@suzorand, I've had two occurrences of PMR. The first lasted 3 and half years in which...
suzorand, I've had two occurrences of PMR ... years in which time I was able to taper ... off of prednisone. ... (20 mg) and I was able to taper off ... My PMR has been in remission since late
Hi @rolandhp, From Cecil and Goldman's Textbook of Medicine, "These disorders (PMR + GCA) are propagated...
of Medicine, "These disorders (PMR ... European, and my maternal aunt had PMR ... I think of PMR +GCA as the beasts, lurking ... I just started a taper of prednisone ... The pain of PMR was like nothing I ever
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Sep 17, 2021
Hello everyone. I'm curious if any of you have experienced problems with shortness of breath, palpitations,...
and agitation on the higher doses of prednisone ... After tapering the prednisone, those ... However, my PMR has flared so I' ... My rheumatologist says prednisone is ... the only known option for PMR.
Posted: Sep 11, 2021
Glad you are able to taper. These same thing happened to me. 5 years with PMR...
Glad you are able to taper. ... thing happened to me. 5 years with PMR ... with a few flare ups but nothing prednisone ... vaccine and was fine for a few days then PMR ... double the 2.5 mg to 5 and start the taper
Hello Rick @ricksch, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences,...
I don't think any of us with PMR ... it is the gold standard for PMR drugs ... off the first time my PMR was active ... the first time before I could taper ... The second time the PMR came out of
Reading some past posts this early a.m. and your July post made me smile because of...
I was diagnosed with PMR last July and ... on prednisone since and tapering down ... sinus issues all last winter but the prednisone ... Hope you’re doing well on tapering down
Hello @roboedit, I see your question may have slipped through the cracks and no one gave...
My first bout of PMR took 3-1/2 years ... to taper off of prednisone and the ... It took me 1-1/2 years to taper off ... of prednisone the second time and what ... diet-and-lifestyle-changes-that-can-aid-in-the-treatment-of-polymyalgia-rheumatica/ How are you doing with your PMR
Hi all. I do think it is best to seek out a rheumatologist for treatment of...
many people are on high dosages of prednisone ... PMR and GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) are ... size = about 100 lbs), then told to taper ... Prednisone is such a powerful drug with ... Medicine states that "Steroid treated PMR
Posted: Aug 17, 2021
I have been diagnosed with both PMR and osteoporosis. My rheumatologist advised me to take the...
I have been diagnosed with both PMR ... Thanks to prednisone, the PMR has mostly ... mg. daily to 1 mg. and even while tapering ... the prednisone, I have continued to ... saw a rheumatologist who prescribed prednisone
Posted: Aug 13, 2021
No, my doctor is an internist. He did not know I was abruptly getting off prednisone....
not know I was abruptly getting off prednisone ... call my doctor so he started me on a tapering ... off schedule of prednisone. ... probably should’ve taken almost a year to taper ... I have no concerns this is PMR because
Posted: Jul 17, 2021
Hi, I had a bout of PMR 5 years ago and tapered prednisone for 15 months...
Hi, I had a bout of PMR 5 years ago ... and tapered prednisone for 15 months ... 2020 it flared and an abbreviated taper
@looperdolly, Welcome to Mayo Connect. Congratulations on 30 years with your kidney transplant. Anniversaries are special!...
then research showed that I could taper ... Mayo transplant team suggested a taper ... Groups >Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... ) >Tapering off of Prednisone https ... https://www.webmd.com/drug-medication/prednisone-taper
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Jul 9, 2021
Hello @dawn0723, Welcome to Connect. You will notice that we have merged your discussion into an...
off of Prednisone so that you can meet ... other members with PMR like @lizzier ... off of prednisone. ... I've had 2 occurrences of PMR and ... The second time around with PMR I made
Posted: Jul 5, 2021
I had my first bout of PMR thirteen years ago. It lasted six months and then...
I had my first bout of PMR thirteen ... resolved with intermittent doses of prednisone ... I am now tapering off of prednisone ... Prednisone is not a cure, but it relieves ... the pain and inflammation until the PMR
Posted: Jul 4, 2021