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I was diagnosed with PMR in January 2024. My skin bruised and tore easily when I...
I was diagnosed with PMR in January ... tore easily when I was on 30 mg of prednisone ... that is much better now that I have tapered
Posted: Aug 26 11:26am
@michwest, It did help me the second time around with PMR and I was able to...
help me the second time around with PMR ... and I was able to taper off of prednisone ... and half years the first time with PMR ... of the comments searching with "PMR ... search=PMR+%2Binflammatory+diet.
Your treatment sounds unconventional to me. Maybe read this new post. https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-and-prednisone/?pg=1#comment-1143766 ---------------------------- or the following:...
/connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-and-prednisone ... patients seemed to achieve remission of PMR ... A slow tapering of the prednisone, less ... Once prednisone is tapered to 10 mg/ ... day, a further slow taper by 1 mg every
Posted: Sep 19 7:39am
I have no experience with Kevzara but I have over 15 years of experience with PMR....
have over 15 years of experience with PMR ... Actema (tocilizumab) after 12 years of PMR ... I tapered. ... Evidence suggests that PMR and GCA are ... I tapered off Prednisone and have remained
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Sep 15 8:57am
It was similar for me. A six month odyssey of worse and worse muscle pain made...
My primary doc suspected PMR, but my ... I started a trial of prednisone (20 ... the markers are limited and if the prednisone ... I tried to taper twice and ignored the ... I went back up and started the tapering
Posted: Sep 15 7:08pm
No floaters but my vision has been blurry and eyes horribly filled with blood like pinkeye...
years now and they got worse after PMR ... and Prednisone. ... debilitating effects of trying to taper ... off Prednisone, I'm pretty bummed
Posted: Sep 17 1:04pm
Hi @dadcue! You asked "Did anyone ever tell you that your taper was too fast?" The...
Did anyone ever tell you that your taper ... UK, and when I posted the six month tapering ... and it turned out that I was able to taper ... was over 6 weeks after my initial PMR ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Sep 19 12:45pm
I was on prednisone for almost two years starting at 15 Mg but quickly learned my...
I was on prednisone for almost two years ... I continued to taper down and finally ... It is different than my PMR pain 7 ... Again different than PMR pain. ... My doctor thought I have prednisone
I Have been taking hydroxychloroquine for 18 years and I have never had any negative effects...
Prednisone helped tremendously, but ... tapered off after six months. ... spine issues, and I’m not sure if PMR
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jun 13 6:09am
Hi Carley, each of us can be a little different in how PMR affects us if...
us can be a little different in how PMR ... In both of my two occurrences of PMR ... I was started on 20 mg prednisone daily ... occurrence it took my over 3 years to taper ... As I was tapering off for both occurrences
Discussion: Still no diagnosis
Posted: Dec 4, 2018
I contracted PMR within a week after my second mRNA Pfizer vaccination (note that Moderna was...
I contracted PMR within a week after ... I managed to taper off of my 10-mg. ... dose of prednisone in about a year, ... I then had to taper off of a 2-mg. dose ... of prednisone, which took a few months
Posted: Oct 5, 2023
Hello all, Several folks asked me to report on my Kevzara experience when I could, so...
PMR began for me overnight in November ... I have felt zero side effects from prednisone ... At the time I was at 5 mg prednisone ... 20 mg briefly, followed by a fast taper ... Is the next step a taper off the Kezvara
Hi @jholland ... What do you mean by experimental stages of inflammatory arthritis? The biologic that...
I was always able to taper off in a ... It became impossible to taper off prednisone ... tociliumab) was started I was able to taper ... I couldn't taper off because Actemra ... I tapered off prednisone in 3 months
Posted: Jun 10, 2023
Totally agree that the food corporations are filling up our supermarkets with junk, not real food...
My PMR started after my second COVID ... Prednisone and tapered off of it in ... I caught COVID and it triggered my PMR ... I started with 2 mg Prednisone and am
Discussion: Diet & PMR.
Posted: Apr 30, 2023
My PMR was diagnosed in January and since then I've tapered down from initial 40 mg...
My PMR was diagnosed in January and ... since then I've tapered down from ... initial 40 mg Prednisone to just one
Posted: Jul 18, 2021
I have been on Actemra for 7 weeks. I started Actemra with an accompanying dose of...
Which tapers each week. ... the side effects of prednisone were ... brutal) so I was looking forward to the tapering ... of prednisone. ... Unfortunately, I’m feeling some of the PMR
PMR can be frustrating. I don't think anyone likes taking the prednisone but if you have...
PMR can be frustrating. ... but if you have PMR, it's the drug ... following discussions helpful: -- PMR ... / -- Prednisone tapering and remission ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission
Posted: Jul 18, 2022
Hello @graysea, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear that prednisone has caused such awful side...
#39;t have polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... when you have PMR pain which I' ... don't have if you do not have PMR ... . -- Tapering off of Prednisone: ... https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-prednisone-tapering-minimize-withdrawal
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Jul 7, 2022
Welcome @olliviv, It sounds like you already have a head start and a great mindset for...
I would hate to do it without prednisone ... but it does help to taper off as soon ... with 20mgs of prednisone. ... It took me 3 and half years to taper ... second time around and allowed me to taper
Posted: Jul 5, 2022