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Hello @t619, Welcome to Connect. Before I was actually diagnosed with PMR and was having severe...
Before I was actually diagnosed with PMR ... with the rheumatologist who diagnosed PMR ... and prescribed 20 mg prednisone which ... Tapering off was another story. ... diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR
Posted: Oct 18, 2022
My PMR (Sept 2019) began in my hands and wrists, then shoulders and neck. My physician...
My PMR (Sept 2019) began in my hands ... Stayed there 3 months; first taper to ... I tapered with no problem to zero in ... I’ve been tapering very slowly since ... I really want to get off prednisone,
Hello @chickpea44, Welcome to Connect. It's great to hear your PMR is under control and methotrexate...
It's great to hear your PMR is under ... as you taper off of prednisone and ... helped me in my two occurrences of PMR ... daily pain log and the amount of my prednisone ... dose while I was tapering.
Posted: Nov 12, 2022
I can't believe I found this group, thank you all for your openness and compassion to...
I started prednisone at 20mg in January ... 2022, I stared again at 60mg (fast taper ... he seems to not believe me that the PMR ... in the hands is not a condition of PMR ... and does/did anyone else experience PMR
I finally realized that I had other health issues that were not from PMR. I finally...
other health issues that were not from PMR ... back and foot issues that were not PMR ... I think the prednisone was high enough ... As I have tapered down to 5 mg of prednisone ... I had mild lung problems before PMR.
Thanks so much for this information. I have been treated for PMR for five years. Tapering...
I have been treated for PMR for five ... Tapering doses of prednisone up and ... Gave me 60mg oral prednisone and a script ... My mom had this, but not PMR.
Posted: Dec 31, 2022
I am newly diagnosed with PMR. Right now I am on prednisone 15 mg daily until...
I am newly diagnosed with PMR. ... Right now I am on prednisone 15 mg daily ... numbers come down, then I can start to taper ... The prednisone helps my pain but there ... I take my prednisone in the am with
Posted: Dec 29, 2022
IL-6 regulation is an interesting topic. I take a biologic called Actemra which is an IL-6...
antagonist to control my symptoms of PMR ... I was able to taper off prednisone after ... taking it for 13 years of PMR.
Posted: Dec 19, 2022
What happened to me was that prednisone was started initially to "manage my symptoms." Unfortunately, prednisone...
Prednisone never put PMR into remission ... I could taper off prednisone quickly ... I was never able to taper off prednisone ... goal of "remission" and "tapering ... However, my ability to taper off prednisone
Some people get Actemra (tocilizumab) approved for PMR but I don't think Actemra is approved if...
Actemra (tocilizumab) approved for PMR ... #39;t think Actemra is approved if PMR ... I was prescribed Actemra for PMR but ... For the last 10 years he has been on prednisone ... GCA), most notably the inability to taper
The following link explains what a biologic is. https://www.verywellhealth.com/biologics-or-biological-agents-2615117?utm_campaign=15823081431-9b73ed45334a76&utm_source=googleawpaid&utm Biologics are being used more and more...
treatment that is FDA approved for PMR ... reason it was approved was that I took prednisone ... almost 13 years and I was unable to taper ... Actemra allowed me to taper off prednisone ... I still take Actemra to treat PMR and
Posted: Dec 25, 2022
Hello @npostusa, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear your vaccine started your PMR symptoms. It...
to hear your vaccine started your PMR ... In my experience with PMR it's really ... not something that a few weeks of prednisone ... on an average dose of 15 to 20mg prednisone ... diagnosis and what starting dose of prednisone
As we all know, one person's experience is just that. So the following is just for...
10% to 20% of us have considerable PMR ... probably struggle with knowing that Prednisone ... Began Prednisone taper in August, 2020 ... immediately (thus pretty much absolute PMR ... and today I finished a 6 day Pred taper
Posted: Dec 4, 2022
Hang in there. It’s a wild ride for sure. Connecting with an MD who asked more...
really helped me come to terms with PMR ... need to manage your own symptoms (wrt prednisone ... versus flair and the strategy for tapering
Posted: Feb 6, 2022
I came down with PMR December 2021. My CRP marker was 58. Primary gave me Methylprednisolone...
I came down with PMR December 2021. ... in January who put me on 12.5 mg of Prednisone ... questions though: should we be treating PMR ... with Prednisone so that all pain and ... /stiffness is the goal and then to taper
John and the other mentors were a great help during my 20 months going through the...
during my 20 months going through the Prednisone ... tapering process that Mayo Clinic ... I exercised before, during tapering ... I have continued to follow the PMR group
Welcome @deniseinca, My PMR is currently in remission but I've had similar experiences as you describe...
Welcome @deniseinca, My PMR is currently ... old guy at 78 🙂 When I was tapering ... down on prednisone, my rheumatologist ... Also, my first time around with PMR ... pains which I thought might be the PMR
Posted: Jan 29, 2022
I think it might depend on why the doctor wants you to take the prednisone. If...
why the doctor wants you to take the prednisone ... If you are taking it for PMR pain and ... pain to go away, hence the need to taper ... on how much pain you have when you taper
Posted: Jan 14, 2022
Hi @fazz, are you being treated for PMR? With appropriate meds, the symptoms should disappear. I...
Hi @fazz, are you being treated for PMR ... I have both PMR and its companion disorder ... free, after seven months of taking prednisone ... in tapered dosages, but I was not diagnosed
Welcome to the group. I, too, have had normal inflammatory markers since I was diagnosed with...
markers since I was diagnosed with PMR ... I have been gradually tapering my prednisone ... inflammatory markers and still have PMR
Posted: Dec 17, 2021