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Hello. I am a very active 67 year old female who came down with PMR in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792692/
First off I would like to say I am very ... my hips in early Oct. but wrote it off ... I am currently on 20mg prednisone but ... about how challenging it can be to taper
My first occurrence lasted 3-1/2 years. 6 years after it went into remission it came back...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789405/
remission it came back and I was able to taper ... off of prednisone in about a year and
Hi @lyndee58, I had PMR for about six months before I started with GCA. I was...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/789042/
The dosage of prednisone prescribed ... I started on 40 mg of prednisone about ... a year and a half ago, with tapering ... I've been off prednisone for a few
Hi John. Thank you for your reply. Saw the Rheumatologist today. Definitely a Pmr flare up....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/787102/
Furosemide to help with the pain so l can taper ... off the prednisone.
I was told that PMR is more likely to go into remission than other autoimmune disorders....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/787042/
what is causing the pain when you taper ... your prednisone dose lower. ... Given that it takes a long time to taper ... off prednisone when it is taken long ... I did successfully taper off prednisone
I'm on my fourth attempt to taper below 8 mg. My rheumatolagist believes that 1/2 mg...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784205/
I'm on my fourth attempt to taper ... wake up at 3-4 AM in pain since the prednisone ... has worn off. ... might be withdrawal symptoms from the prednisone
How do you know when you have achieved remission? How do you tell when you have...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783046/
is whether or not you need to take prednisone ... I took prednisone for more than 12 years ... When I tapered down to zero prednisone ... , I soon had to go back on prednisone ... I have now been off prednisone for nearly
Hi Keelin. This is an interesting case as so many of us have considered Prednisone a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/779642/
case as so many of us have considered Prednisone ... within 24 hours, and the two-year taper ... to very low dosages, or completely off ... primary care folks have a tendency to taper ... the face of the aforementioned long taper
Judy here- I've been taking monthly actemra infusions for 6 months. Much improved symptoms and able...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/776217/
Much improved symptoms and able to taper ... to 4 of prednisone and 4 tabs of methotrexate ... ... hope to get off all but the actemra
I've never had to use methotrexate. Prednisone was my magic pill for both occurrences of PMR....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/772402/
Prednisone was my magic pill for both ... back and forth between 1mg and 1/2mg prednisone ... Started back up with 20mg prednisone ... and was able to taper off in a year
I am finally off of prednisone after over 1.5 years! I was on 1 mg. for...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/768639/
I am finally off of prednisone after ... many months and each time I tried to taper ... off, I would get upper arm and mid ... prednisone! ... effects of prednisone, other little
I can’t tell you how thankful I am for this group. I’ve learned so much by...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762756/
A week of Prednisone knocked out the ... Couldn’t get off the toilet. ... I started on 15mg of Prednisone in April ... 2022 and I taper 1mg each month. ... I will be tapering down to 8mg this
Hi @christi48, We moved your post to an existing discussion on the same topic started by...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760875/
How is the tapering off of prednisone
In my case (and for many), the problem was my spleen destroying the platelets. I was...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/757785/
prednisone, and avoid surgery. ... So that was off the table. ... Since long-term prednisone use is so ... considerable resistance, carefully, sloooowly tapering ... off of it and having a splenectomy.
Hi Christi, I'm just about to celebrate my 6th anniversary of being diagnosed with PMR, although...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756725/
who was determined that I had to be off ... prednisone inside of 2 years. ... I have had sleep issues off and on but ... Skin is paper thin now and I carry my ... mainly noticable when I have the shoes off
My journey with PMR began shortly after my 65th birthday and my 5th haircut. I shouldn’t...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756649/
He put me on a 9 day course of Prednisone ... had quadrupled and the C-reactor was off ... That’s when he handed me off to a rheumatologist ... Either I take Prednisone or I could ... Second month and the taper has begun
Last year I had back surgery at Mayo. I had to taper off Prednisone prior to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/753031/
I had to taper off Prednisone prior
Hi. I am new to this group (and Mayo Connect). My question is when tapering and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/751516/
My question is when tapering and have ... Tapered very quickly, and was off within ... got so unbearable, Dr put me back on Prednisone ... year (since Oct 2021) I have been on Prednisone ... , and had tapered to 7.5mg/day.
At first I was told my hands and left wrist were separate issues but over the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/748501/
involved in every flare when I start my taper ... off Prednisone.
I was originally diagnosed with PMR over 2 years ago. I went on a 10 month...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/747383/
I went on a 10 month prednisone taper ... diagnosed with GCA, was put on another prednisone ... taper, and started monthly infusions ... I no longer take prednisone but yesterday ... off or reducing the dose of Actemra
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