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@joeblo746 If you have PMR and are not getting enough prednisone your pain will not subside....
@joeblo746 If you have PMR and are ... not getting enough prednisone your pain ... who knows that my body determines tapering ... Some people are in remission and off prednisone ... others, they're still battling PMR
Posted: Aug 18, 2022
Great questions @elizabethjoan. I think we are each different. I had similar episodes during my first...
episodes during my first round with PMR ... daily pain log along with how much prednisone ... When it was time to taper, he said if ... a high amount of pain, I upped my prednisone ... mentioned splitting your daily dose of prednisone
Hi, tillysam, You are correct. Your CRP and ESR don't necessarily have to be elevated for...
have to be elevated for you to have PMR ... work was done after you were on the prednisone ... The prednisone gets rid of the inflammation ... You don't say how quickly you tapered ... My guess is you probably tapered a little
Posted: Aug 11, 2022
@njtodctode Oh my gosh!! Yo-yoing is not good. Pain is not good. If 20 worked, I'd...
That does not indicate that the PMR ... #39;s the only thing that works for PMR ... knowledge of those who have lived with PMR ... know some things for certain: quick tapering ... works; yo-yoing is not good; slow taper
Posted: Aug 11, 2022
Hello @njtodctode, Welcome to Connect. It does sound like your rheumatologist is right about it being...
struggle and tapering down on prednisone ... If the 20 mg prednisone pretty much ... Tapering slowly is the name of the game ... with PMR. ... and start you on prednisone?
Posted: Aug 10, 2022
My husband had to go to 24mg of methyl prednisolone (stronger form of prednisone) before he...
methyl prednisolone (stronger form of prednisone ... before he had complete relief of his PMR ... He has tapered down to 16mg after 8
Posted: Aug 1, 2022
Hello @flymetothemoon, Welcome to Connect. I saw in your first post that you have been dealing...
post that you have been dealing with PMR ... I agree, tapering off of prednisone ... you, it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone with the last 6 months
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
@macferse I'm wondering what dosage you are on. I think it does get better as you...
I think it does get better as you taper ... I've had PMR for three years, started ... at 15 mgs. prednisone and have been
My husband has his first total knee replacement next week. He is currently taking 2 mg...
He is currently taking 2 mg prednisone ... daily for his PMR. ... This dose has been a gradual taper since ... recommendation, but appreciate anyone who has PMR
Posted: Aug 9, 2022
Welcome @elizabethjoan, It can be confusing trying to treat your PMR symptoms. You will notice that...
be confusing trying to treat your PMR ... and learn what they have shared -- PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... correctly, you were only diagnosed with PMR ... experienced except I always took my prednisone
Posted: Aug 8, 2022
@keetaboy I was pain free when I started at 15 mgs., but some people require 25...
, if you're not getting enough prednisone ... We all want off prednisone but you can ... normal so that doesn't help with tapering ... to hydroxychlorquine (at least for PMR
Posted: Oct 2, 2022
Is "inflammatory arthritis" the same as "rheumatoid arthritis"? I'm pretty sure there were blood tests for...
disease categories, certainly GCA and PMR ... The doctors have only focused on PMR ... Tapering should be fairly quick once ... as I can, so starting Actemra and tapering ... #39;ve already been on 60 mg/day of prednisone
Hello sbhr, I was diagnosed with PMR 18 months ago and have tapered down to 2mg...
Hello sbhr, I was diagnosed with PMR ... 18 months ago and have tapered down ... to 2mg Prednisone. ... wondering what time of day you take your Prednisone ... I agree PMR isn't fun, but you could
I have been dealing with PMR for 2 1/2 years. Tapered off Prednisone and got a...
I have been dealing with PMR for 2 1 ... Tapered off Prednisone and got a flare ... She clearly wants me off the Prednisone ... I will probably taper slowly off the ... Not easy and this pain from PMR is not
Posted: Oct 30, 2022
Hello @mbbs, Welcome to Connect. I see that @linda7 has shared her thoughts and experience with...
have shared about Methotrexate and PMR ... . -- PMR and Methotrexate: https: ... (GCA) are started on high doses of prednisone ... Also 10mg a month taper seems to be ... GCA or another condition as well as PMR
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
This seems like a high initial dose and a very fast taper to me. I have...
high initial dose and a very fast taper ... I have had PMR for 15 mos. ... My taper was: 20 for 3 weeks, 15 for ... rheumatologist thinks I have been on prednisone ... significant health problems other than PMR
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
Hi @marieameehan, I started taking prednisone mid-May of 2021 for PMR and GCA, 40 mg. I...
Hi @marieameehan, I started taking prednisone ... mid-May of 2021 for PMR and GCA, 40 ... was diagnosed after I started the prednisone ... ;t know of any other treatment for PMR ... most doctors want their patients to taper
I feel your pain literally. I am off Prednisone after 3 years. I'm going to see...
I am off Prednisone after 3 years. ... , the hands arthritis and the rest PMR ... that if it was all related to your PMR ... having pain on 15mg, unless you are tapering ... Prednisone can aggravate osteoporosis
Posted: Oct 9, 2022
I think I have a very unusual presentation of PMR and have often wondered if I...
have a very unusual presentation of PMR ... and have often wondered if I have PMR ... went to see a Rheumatologist who Rx prednisone ... Within 6 hours of taking prednisone, ... I tapered off P and all was fine for
Posted: Nov 9, 2022
I also had a similar situation to yours. My PMR started before vaccine, however, there is...
My PMR started before vaccine, however ... I am on second taper after 3 years, ... will begin Methotrexate as continue tapering ... off Prednisone.