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I started on 60 mg. of Prednisone last July 2024. Beginning of December, I was at...
I started on 60 mg. of Prednisone last ... My rheumy has me tapering 1 mg. every ... most things that I used to do before PMR
I was diagnosed with PMR last year, August 2024. Was put on 50 mg prednisone for...
I was diagnosed with PMR last year, ... Was put on 50 mg prednisone for starting ... though, it was okay, and I have now tapered ... down to 11 mg. of prednisone.
Posted: May 15 8:23am
"My doctor disagrees with this and thinks I need to keep trying but she has no...
after 12 years of PMR. ... but my PMR symptoms would start to ... was a biologic that controlled my PMR ... symptoms while I tapered my prednisone ... I didn't experience any PMR symptoms
Discussion: Flare
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
Hello @rnm I am 76 and was diagnosed with pmr in Dec of 2018 if I...
rnm I am 76 and was diagnosed with pmr ... I started on 20 mg prednisone. ... As far as my prednisone dose, I have ... My nemesis has been tapering below 7 ... I have had flares while tapering but
Posted: May 15 10:37pm
How is anyone supposed to know when PMR "burns out" or "self limited itself? If PMR...
How is anyone supposed to know when PMR ... I lowered my prednisone dose gradually ... for PMR only. ... That allowed me to taper quickly down ... to 3 mg of prednisone.
Posted: Apr 10, 2024
I was diagnosed with PMR right after my 70th birthday - I am under the care...
I was diagnosed with PMR right after ... to find the lowest possible dose of prednisone ... I use the DSNS method of tapering, and ... I am now tapering from 5 mg per day ... I have found in the tapering process
Posted: Sep 25, 2021
I recall being similarly despondent at the same 8mg point when some morning pain and fatigue...
dropped to 9mg before resuming the tapering ... PMR takes a while to resolve and prednisone ... bay while the body recovers from the PMR
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: May 7 4:42pm
The recommendation from the Endocrine Society in the USA in collaboration with the European Society of...
I didn't need Prednisone anymore ... for PMR because Actemra was controlling ... my PMR symptoms. ... adrenal insufficiency in patients tapering ... for 12 years to treat PMR.
I've been on Prednisone since Oct 2023. I am now on 1mg and trying to stop...
I've been on Prednisone since Oct ... Not sure if my achiness is from the prednisone ... taper or from the PMR. ... Good luck to everyone on this pmr ride
Posted: Jun 3 5:42pm
Hi LinaXYL, Just had to reach out to say that I have had about the same...
seen dramatic improvement with my PMR ... Previously I could only taper Prednisone ... I pray that my PMR symptoms will improve ... thankful that it is allowing me to taper ... Prednisone.
Discussion: Actemra Infusions
Posted: Jun 3 10:50am
Welcome @nan50, It's good to hear that you have tapered to a low dose of prednisone...
to a low dose of prednisone and hopefully ... continue tapering until your PMR pain ... My first time with PMR took me three ... The PMR did come back six years later ... but I was able to taper off of prednisone
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Posted: Jun 3 7:38am
"A systematic examination of the peer-reviewed literature, which included 30 studies, found that most patients seemed...
patients seemed to achieve remission of PMR ... with a starting dose of prednisone ... A slow tapering of the prednisone, less ... Once prednisone is tapered to 10 mg/ ... day, a further slow taper by 1 mg every
Discussion: PMR tapering
Posted: May 2 7:57pm
Welcome to the group. The usual suggestion is to increase your Prednisone dose back to where...
usual suggestion is to increase your Prednisone ... The typical taper recommendation is ... I was able to get off Prednisone when ... methotrexate or leflunomide to manage PMR ... off Prednisone completely.
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: May 7 11:07am
Here's some information from perplexity.ai: For polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), standard pain relievers like Tylenol (acetaminophen) are...
low-dose corticosteroid, typically prednisone ... help with pain during the process of tapering ... address the inflammatory cause of PMR ... In summary: Prednisone (or another ... Do not rely on Tylenol alone for PMR
Posted: Jun 15 1:04pm
Adrenal insufficiency is an often overlooked ramification of long term prednisone use. It may be a...
a reason why people are unable to taper ... and worsened as I tapered lower. ... symptom of adrenal insufficiency and PMR ... and that is the treatment for both PMR ... a biologic was started and my PMR symptoms
Posted: Apr 8, 2024
I have tapered off prednisone when on Actemra ... not Kevzara. Kevzara works on the same...
I have tapered off prednisone when on ... When I tapered off prednisone while ... I was surprised by not having my PMR ... ;believed" Actemra was helping PMR ... pain but I didn't think it was PMR
you dont say how far along this journey you are but like John mentioned the longer...
on steroids the more difficult the taper ... It does seem to most of us that PMR ... PMR can last anywhere from 1-2 yrs ... so the risk of trying to taper is that ... Google prednisone and cortisol.
Posted: Aug 8, 2024
Hi; the Wilmingtonemperor here. I was diagnosed nearly a year ago with PMR. The highest dose...
was diagnosed nearly a year ago with PMR ... I was put on a 12 week taper when I ... I tapered down to 2.5 as my Kevzara ... I do not expect a flare since prednisone ... PMR is chronic. Good luck
There is an interesting thread in this forum https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/new-dx-of-pmr/ where @maye discusses getting off of prednisone...
connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/new-dx-of-pmr ... where @maye discusses getting off of prednisone ... only 3 months by taking Actemra and tapering ... prednisone rapidly.
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 19 7:14pm
My GCA started Oct 2023 with headaches, swollen temporal arteries, and scalp sensitivity. I never get...
of body pain and was diagnosed with PMR ... We started a slow taper in December. ... Prednisone controlled both my GCA and ... PMR and the inflammatory markers results ... I tapered down 0 mg of prednisone June
Posted: Feb 22 10:11am