I have PMR/GCA for 2 years and have ... Although I’m tapered to 5 mg Prednisone ... to stay on fosomax until I’m off of prednisone

I wasn't taking it for PMR at the ... is due to polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... Are you still tapering off of prednisone

My PMR is in remission and I have no ... I was lucky that prednisone worked well ... to control both occurrences of PMR ... thing I found with both occurrences of PMR ... was tapering should be done slow and

Started with PMR, I think, then had ... , decided to put me on 15 mg Prednisone ... As I was tapering ( now know I went ... I’m slowly tapering, and I mean snail ... I too hate the prednisone but feel I

of us is different when it comes to tapering ... and how PMR affects us. ... I discussed tapering and got some tips ... week until I was able to stop taking prednisone ... My 1st occurrence with PMR lasted 3-

years ago and started out on heavy prednisone ... now tapered down to 2 mg per day. ... probably related to my Sjogren's or PMR ... requires monitoring and you guessed it-prednisone ... smoked) and have been put on heavy prednisone

Thanks for sharing your PMR story. ... on the rather be on a lower dose of prednisone ... pain is the boss when it comes to PMR ... rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone ... Six years later when the PMR came out

@dadcue, I have only used prednisone ... for my PMR and both times I was able ... to taper off prednisone. ... Actemra (Tocilizumab) used to treat PMR ... Tocilizumab Found Steroid-Sparing in PMR

I think your view of PMR symptoms being ... be consistent with perhaps 20% of PMR ... place as we all know that staying on Prednisone ... will recommend some other type of taper

I have had PMR for about three years ... After finding the side effects of Prednisone ... unwelcome, I tapered off it, but still ... Is polyuria an after effect of prednisone

that were treated with prednisone starting ... control the pain/inflammation with the prednisone ... and to taper off as soon as possible ... 3-1/2 years to taper off, the second ... remission it took me a year and half to taper

in this recently created discussion PMR ... discussing Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... that you have been diagnosed with PMR ... You are currently on 14 mg of prednisone ... , tried to taper and symptoms roared

PMR can be quite painful and a lot of ... Most of us have started on prednisone ... times was started at 20 mg dosage of prednisone ... What has helped me once I was able to taper ... off of prednisone and no longer have

tocilizumab) has allowed you to be off of prednisone ... while treating PMR. ... PMC4663453/ @dadcue, did you stop taking prednisone ... or were you able to taper to a lower ... dosage of prednisone?

There is one question I have regarding tapering ... many respondents that the original PMR ... that any symptons or difficulties in tapering ... off prednisone are a result of the ... tapering or withdrawal itself and not

The key for taking Prednisone is to ... NOT have a preset tapering schedule. ... cannot predict in advance when to taper ... ; rather taper slowly when you are feeling ... No one wants to be on Prednisone, but

took me nearly two years to get off prednisone ... and my tapering was back and forth ... most of you I just wanted to get off prednisone ... and I felt quite bad with not the PMR ... think the affects of coming off the prednisone

immediate relief from Prednisone (can ... Prednisone alone will not affect or ... The disease sets the rules of tapering ... I began on 40 mg of Prednisone, a friend ... I went a year in gradual taper until

Ischemic optic nephropathy and probably PMR ... for years and was on a low dose of prednisone ... I was immediately put on 60mg prednisone ... I'll taper down to 10mg for life ... I am exceedingly grateful for prednisone

can relate to hitting a wall when tapering ... off of prednisone as I'm sure ... weight gain on my first occurence of PMR ... The second time when my PMR came back ... lifestyle with exercise to help with your PMR