packs where you start at 60mg and taper ... 40mg for 4 weeks, hopefully to begin tapering ... encountered here, and I really hate being on prednisone ... she is surely more experienced with PMR

I was diagnosed with PMR in March 2022 ... and started on 20 mg of Prednisone ... please while on my trip and Ill start tapering ... and prednisone and was wondering if ... Previous to PMR I was fairly active

issues will be less masked by the prednisone ... as I taper. ... neck but not necessarily from the PMR

I am85 and have had PMR for over 30 ... years and have been taking prednisone ... I had tapered to 1m for over 10 years ... The PMR has come roaring back and I ... I hate to have to begin again on prednisone

Welcome @gipsie, Sorry to hear that your PMR ... The key with tapering off of prednisone ... following discussions helpful: -- PMR ... / -- Tapering off of Prednisone: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone

I’ve had PMR since last spring and started ... on prednisone in Sept. 2021. ... When I get to 6mg, I’ll taper 1 month ... s really hard to be patient on the tapering ... acupuncture for three months before going on prednisone

because I've been put on 40mg prednisone ... for 4 weeks, to begin tapering after ... down), but when I got below 20mg, the PMR ... In 2 weeks I'll begin to taper to ... seeing my neurologist--who treats PMR

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

Hi, PMR hit me May 22, though I wasn ... I was started at 15mg prednisone, which ... a course that started at 40mg/day, tapering ... 40mg for 2 weeks to begin a slower taper ... I hate being on prednisone and worry

have high level of pain unless your prednisone ... methylprednisone dose is too low (tapering ... kept a daily pain scale log rating my PMR ... but if it got much higher I upped my prednisone ... by half of the previous dose that I tapered

Tapering off of prednisone for PMR can ... the dosage by half of the previous taper ... think you are still early in your PMR ... The first my PMR came out it took me ... 3 and half years to taper off.

stabbing pains in the biceps with my PMR ... before I got on prednisone. ... always looking for symptoms when I taper ... am making my third attempt now to taper ... below 10 mg of prednisone.

I tapered by 1 mg per month for the ... After that, I could taper more quickly ... rheumatologist didn't want me to taper ... also have aches and pains similar to PMR ... injections every 10 days to treat PMR

off of prednisone. ... . -- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... / -- Prednisone tapering and remission ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission ... lifestyle changes to help with your PMR

I am 72, have had PMR for over a year ... now, on prednisone for almost a year ... presently on 10 mg after twice failing the taper ... About 2 hours after I take the prednisone ... legs are not the "classic" PMR

Welcome @suemce, It sounds like your tapering ... down on prednisone is going pretty ... Activity helps but when your PMR is ... you have to listen to your body when tapering ... down on prednisone.

I told her about the tapering and I ... Neurologist's schedule of down 1 mg Prednisone ... Further, she completely changed the tapering ... CBD oil (which I cannot take with Prednisone ... Prednisone this morning (down from 14

I was diagnosed with PMR in early 2020 ... and ceased Prednisone entirely at the ... advice is be patient and stick with the taper ... Many people here have had PMR much longer ... I have realised that PMR changes your

Mayo Clinic, the average duration of PMR ... We try to taper to find the lowest dose ... We shouldn't reduce prednisone if ... but I don't get to determine my taper ... If you take less prednisone than your

Hi @emma321 Ihad PMR, undiagnosed, then ... artery biopsy a year after onset of PMR ... My initial dosage of prednisone was ... 40 mg, tapered down to 3.5 mg now, about ... is pretty constant, even with the prednisone