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"Would you mind sharing what medication you took to take off the Prednisone? Do you still...
Is your PMR gone? ... Without all the details I will say tapering ... hope that I would ever be able to taper ... I was afraid to taper any lower because ... it was clear I would not be able to taper
"I read the other day that someone received Actemra for PMR. According to our rheumatologist, it's...
and can be quickly stopped unlike prednisone ... much sooner because I was able to taper ... off prednisone in 1 year after Actemra ... My prednisone doses for refractory PMR ... Besides being off Prednisone, I'
I am relatively new to PMR started prednisone 15 MG in April. Tapered down to 12.5...
I am relatively new to PMR started prednisone ... Tapered down to 12.5 in May the 10 in ... what should’ve been week 2 of 12.5 prednisone ... spite of advancing to a lower dose of prednisone
I don't know how avid of a golfer you are but you might want to cut...
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
Thank you for sharing that. I feel fortunate that I was able to figure out he...
months after he was diagnosed with PMR ... I argued with her that he had PMR for ... He was out on 80 mg prednisone and landed ... We’re hoping it’s going to help him taper ... the prednisone quickly.
My endocrinologist wasn't exactly an "adrenal specialist" but she had insight into the problem with adrenal...
was similar to the pain I felt when PMR ... The biologic I was taking had the PMR ... -- no tapering required. ... I did a fast taper --- 3 mg to zero ... again ---so much for slow tapers.
Posted: Apr 25 6:56am
My guess is the shakes and insomnia are more likely prednisone side effects. I took prednisone...
PMR was diagnosed. ... Pain in the early days of PMR might ... Pain as you taper off Prednisone in ... also has a way of getting you as you taper ... or not PMR is in remission.
Discussion: PMR or PREDNISONE
Posted: Jun 24 12:38pm
Fortunately for you it might be easier to tell. Literature mostly says PMR can last 1-3...
Literature mostly says PMR can last ... Most likely still some PMR inflammation ... Prednisone tapering can also cause the ... PMR to flare back. ... back when you try to taper.
Discussion: PMR or PREDNISONE
Posted: Jun 24 12:40pm
Pmr is such a dilemma. In my 6th year. Original dose was 20mg. Easily got below...
Pmr is such a dilemma. ... My tapering issues seem to be inflammation ... problems that may not be pmr. ... Early in May I was told to do 7.5mg prednisone ... Tapering seems to affect hands or now
I wish you well in your journey. I am prednisone free almost two weeks. I was...
I am prednisone free almost two weeks ... I was on prednisone for eight months ... for me because I also had GCA and PMR ... Tylenol to ibuprofen to manage any PMR ... or tapered down pain that I might have
Yes ... there are 1 mg tablets of prednisone. I didn't need the 1 mg tablets...
the 1 mg tablets for 10 years after PMR ... say there isn't any best way to taper ... many other factors to consider when tapering ... off Prednisone. ... If Actemra is working, a faster taper
@tuckerp I definitely got the feeling that Dadcue is the king of prednisone and PMR. He...
and PMR. ... told us, he will use Actemra to help taper ... that long for just PMR. ... I say just PMR but I do not minimize ... appear to be no other options for PMR
I'm not an expert in anything. The thing I learned from the whole ordeal was how...
PMR is still an aberration among medical ... disorders when every research paper ... I didn't have any of the usual PMR ... respect given I was diagnosed with PMR ... Prior to PMR my diagnosis was a type
Oh my goodness. I think it might be a combination of the PMR breaking through the...
think it might be a combination of the PMR ... breaking through the prednisone as ... we taper. ... And since being on the prednisone I ... This prednisone seems to take away the
Posted: Jul 4 5:23pm
Hi, great question. Personally, my dose began in April, low 10 mg, and I am on...
mg, and I am on a very conservative taper ... have a love /hate relationship with prednisone ... and endure the hideous symptoms of PMR ... I have learned to adjust the taper without
Posted: Jul 6 3:06pm
It depends what you mean by success. From what I understand, we are to take prednisone...
and "wait until PMR burns itself ... out." Supposedly PMR does burn ... Prednisone can then be stopped. ... me where it takes much longer for PMR ... I tapered off prednisone in 3 months
Posted: Jul 6 5:13pm
It may not be the prednisone that's the cause of your up and down days, it...
It may not be the prednisone that&#39 ... days, it could be the course of the PMR ... I hate prednisone. ... When I try to taper lower than 10 mg ... (prednisolone not prednisone because
Posted: Jul 6 8:23pm
Nothing much to add except that I had an identical event. Extensive, bilateral, multiple, and massive...
years ago during my early days of PMR ... for PMR a string of things happened ... I felt great on prednisone and PMR pain ... PMR is probably in remission but I&#39 ... called Actemra which allowed me to taper
Posted: Jul 7 7:59am
I am 77 and tapering slowly since my diagnosis lat May (4 mg now). I do...
I am 77 and tapering slowly since my ... caused my body to overreact, hence PMR ... Prednisone has been a miracle drug, ... debilitating soreness that I experienced with PMR
Posted: Jan 21 8:48am
What was the time frame for all of this tapering. I took prednisone for 12 years...
was the time frame for all of this tapering ... I took prednisone for 12 years for PMR ... I was finally able to discontinue prednisone ... ;might be safe" to discontinue prednisone
Posted: Jul 9 8:05pm