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Welcome @knyhus, Tapering off of prednisone can be difficult when you get below 5 mg. My...
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
I was originally diagnosed with PMR in Dec 2019. After taking my first 15mg of Prednisone...
I was originally diagnosed with PMR ... After taking my first 15mg of Prednisone ... think it was due to being told to taper ... to 40mg which I am still trying to taper ... down to 5mg then up I go again as PMR
Posted: Sep 20, 2023
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
Thanks for your reply @samara66 My a.m. cortisol level was tested and found to be low....
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
Hello @bix53, I see that you have already connected with @joanna626 and I would like to...
like you are doing well with your prednisone ... tapering schedule. ... exercise for me during both of my PMR ... What was your starting dose of prednisone ... after being diagnosed with PMR?
Posted: Aug 30, 2023
Hello @jaq, Welcome to Connect. You will notice that we moved your post to an existing...
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
Posted: Aug 14, 2023
I want to warn people taking prednisone. I was diagnosed with GCA 3 1/2 years ago...
I want to warn people taking prednisone ... started my dose with 60 mg and while tapering ... down got PMR and CPR numbers were slow ... developed several side effects from taking Prednisone
At the risk of everyone thinking I'm a nutter, I have to share this with you...
diagnosed in November 21 and am now tapering ... down to 3 mg of prednisone. ... more tolerable with each decrease of prednisone ... claims that these gummies would help PMR ... but having experienced the pain of PMR
Something very similar happened to my father, so I looked into this at the time. There...
are some case reports associating PMR ... make it more difficult to diagnose PMR ... personal opinion it’s so hard to get PMR ... Eventually, he came around and prescribed prednisone ... the prednisone taper, we just don’t
Discussion: PMR and Statins
Posted: Jul 25, 2023
I had a very mild case of COVID and 3 months later was diagnosed with PMR...
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.
My very first injection of Actemra was January 1st, 2019. I started with injections every 2...
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
I think a person's weight should be considered. I'm not sure how often weight is considered....
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.
Posted: Aug 10, 2023
You may be interested the Treat-to-target link given by John in his post above. Having searched...
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
Posted: Aug 11, 2023
I might be the only person who thinks prednisone might have caused me to have PMR...
might have caused me to have PMR because ... I was always able to taper off prednisone ... ophthalmologist said I was "skilled" at tapering ... I tried to taper off prednisone in ... It was impossible for me to taper off
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
Am also taking risendronate weekly for past 2 years with no side effects. Took prednisone for...
Took prednisone for 14 months for PMR ... Had flare up of PMR late January so ... back on Prednisone in Feb and now tapering
Posted: Mar 27 8:20pm
I have had PMR for over a year. My markers are high but still negative. I...
I have had PMR for over a year. ... Going up to 25mg of Prednisone and slowing ... sulfaSALAzine 2 tablets twice a day while tapering ... down on the Prednisone.
My husband was diagnosed with PMR in May 2023 and Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) in February...
My husband was diagnosed with PMR in ... His required much more prednisone to ... He was put on 80 mg daily prednisone ... He just tapered to 70 mg per day and ... We are hoping to continue tapering every
I developed severe PMR basically on my 55th birthday. It went misdiagnosed for 2 months because...
I developed severe PMR basically on ... there are many false beliefs about PMR ... and still struggling to reduce my prednisone ... Tapering prednisone has been a difficult
Posted: Apr 3 9:29am
My very first injection of Actemra was on January 1st, 2019. I thought it was appropriate...
I was diagnosed with PMR only and not ... If PMR symptoms were the only concern ... , I could have tapered off in 3 months ... When I tapered off the first time it ... uveitis flare resolved but when I tapered
I first came down with PMR in March 2020 after my 2nd Shingrix shot. It took...
I first came down with PMR in March ... It took me 20 months of a slow taper ... up and down to get off prednisone. ... tried every possible way to get off prednisone ... listen to your body and be patient with PMR