They always said it couldn't be PMR ... My mother had PMR at 56 and my paternal ... rheumy eventually agreed to let me try prednisone ... I've tapered to 4.5 mg but still ... days later but I also may have been tapering

it sure beats PMR pain. ... Everyone is different about tapering ... actual median time for “clearing” PMR ... When you get to 10 mg or less, the tapering ... arsenal because nothing else touches PMR

Prednisone is definitely the drug of ... with the pain and inflammation from PMR ... My first occurrence with PMR took about ... 3-1/2 years to taper off with the last ... months going between 1 mg and 1/2 mg prednisone

i wondered at first whether i had PMR ... and I am not sure he even knew what PMR ... Within 36 hours of taking 10 mg of prednisone ... I am now tapering 1 mg. a month and ... that is probably the effect of the prednisone

I've had two occurrences of PMR ... occurrences were treated starting with 20 mg prednisone ... It took me 3-1/2 years to taper off ... The second occurrence of PMR was 6 years ... later and it took me another 1-1/2 to taper

higher dose, it could also be harder to taper ... The long term goal is always to taper ... Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), prednisone ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/coronavirus-and-pmr ... it looks like you never really were tapered

symptoms (inflammation) which is what the prednisone ... differently and can take longer to taper ... off of the prednisone and there are ... first time took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... second time it took me 1-1/2 years to taper

Hello @drtiminaz, How is your PMR going ... , have you been able to taper off of ... the Prednisone yet? ... 2018 when I was able to taper off of ... Prednisone without much pain.

My PMR is in remission but when I was ... tapering off of prednisone and the ... Also, each time I tapered down I would ... This was tapering on a weekly basis. ... how long ago were you diagnosed with PMR

were more aggressive at the start of tapering ... fairly quickly impact my need for prednisone ... contributed to the first couple of tapering ... and she encourages me to slow the tapering ... if I feel the PMR is surging.

Actually, I have not tapered down from ... PMR, but from Mesenteric Panniculitis ... Prednisone is a great drug. ... down because of the MP, my PMR acts ... Does it replace the prednisone or the

My PMR is currently in remission but ... I was started at a dosage of 20 mg prednisone ... off of prednisone as soon as was possible ... Took me 3 and half years to taper off ... off of prednisone but not if I overdid

After first experiencing PMR in January ... and tapering down on Prednisone to ... thinks it's arthritis unrelated to PMR

right after started the pain from PMR ... I was put on prednisone and symptoms ... I'm doing the long slow taper -

doctor at the VA that refused to use prednisone ... taking the medrol as well. when I taper ... docs usually dont have insight to PMR

My PMR started in spring of 2018 starting ... prednisone at 20mg. ... Was able to taper down to 2mg summer

talked to your rheumatologist about tapering ... My first occurrence with PMR I was going ... I was finally able to stop taking prednisone

July 2018 and have been trying to taper ... down for the last 6 months from 5mg prednisone ... have had strange pain reducing the prednisone ... you every success in getting off the prednisone ... as there is so little known about PMR

I had trouble tapering off of prednisone ... for both occurrences I had with PMR ... still having pain issues with the PMR ... of 1 to 10 which helped me finally taper ... The second time I was able to taper

doctor mention anything about trying to taper ... off of prednisone after awhile? ... curious as I was started on 20 mg prednisone ... occurrences and it took me 3 years to taper ... of PMR and 1-1/2 years the second time