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Hello again John. I think your view of PMR symptoms being largely driven by inflammation is...
place as we all know that staying on Prednisone ... will recommend some other type of taper ... tuck in a shirt, or pick up something off
@jullieh A taper off prednisone with followup on your bloodwork, to monitor you, may be the...
@jullieh A taper off prednisone with ... your Dr's said the reason for the prednisone ... My husband was put on prednisone some
I have had PMR for about three years. After finding the side effects of Prednisone unwelcome,...
After finding the side effects of Prednisone ... unwelcome, I tapered off it, but still ... Is polyuria an after effect of prednisone
Hello @frankenstein, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You will notice we moved your post to an...
occurrences of PMR that were treated with prednisone ... control the pain/inflammation with the prednisone ... and to taper off as soon as possible ... off, the second time 6 years after ... off.
Thanks, David, for your reply. My husband has been seeing a Rheumatologist for the past 4...
doing pretty good on being able to taper ... The doctor took him off his prednisone ... I had always heard that you MUST taper ... off prednisone, not just stop taking ... is to the point where he can't taper
Hello Janet @janethenry, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for advocating for your partner. PMR...
Most of us have started on prednisone ... times was started at 20 mg dosage of prednisone ... What has helped me once I was able to taper ... off of prednisone and no longer have
Hello @dadcue, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with other members here...
tocilizumab) has allowed you to be off ... of prednisone while treating PMR. ... PMC4663453/ @dadcue, did you stop taking prednisone ... started the Actemra or were you able to taper ... to a lower dosage of prednisone?
Thank you all for sharing your experiences. There is one question I have regarding tapering off...
There is one question I have regarding tapering ... off and it is that there seems to be ... that any symptons or difficulties in tapering ... off prednisone are a result of the ... tapering or withdrawal itself and not
Posted: Jul 18, 2020
@sallygosse Hi everyone, I am a bit late into this discussion but thought I would add...
It took me nearly two years to get off ... prednisone and my tapering was back ... prednisone as soon as posssible due ... the prednisone. ... and life is better not being on the prednisone
In reading this thread of reports, it dawned on me that it might be good to...
is an almost immediate relief from Prednisone ... Prednisone alone will not affect or ... I began on 40 mg of Prednisone, a friend ... I went a year in gradual taper until ... Many of us never get off Pred, and many
Hi @relauzon, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm not sure there is any "correct" way to...
off of prednisone since each of us ... off with the last six months going ... off of prednisone. ... off in about a year and half using ... the same tapering schedule.
I am 56 and was diagnosed with PMR in Dec 2019, been on Prednisone since Aug...
diagnosed with PMR in Dec 2019, been on Prednisone ... was up to 30 mg/day for awhile then tapered ... Want to taper off prednisone but found ... Some have had it off and on for 15 yrs
Thanks for starting a PMR Group Ethan @ethanmcconkey! I hope other members with PMR will share...
it took me a little over 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... off of prednisone. ... It might help to keep a tapering off ... I started tapering by 1/2 mg when it
For the record, I did take statins maybe for 3 or 4 years before getting PMR...
Also for the record I was able to taper ... off Prednisone completely by the end ... I believe that Prednisone caused me ... This is somewhat improved since being off ... Prednisone.
Posted: Dec 8, 2019
Hi @vfaye, I don't think any of us diagnosed with PMR like the idea of taking...
years I was continually trying to taper ... off of prednisone. ... Then when off prednisone, the PMR went ... about 1-1/2 years before I was able to taper ... off again.
Posted: Dec 7, 2019
It was not originally prescribed to take the place of ,but to assist the prednisone to...
take the place of ,but to assist the prednisone ... to taper off. ... dose if needed and I do.I started on prednisone
Hi @kirby, Welcome to Connect. Thanks for sharing your PMR journey with us. It can be...
lasted 3 years before I was able to taper ... off of prednisone. ... it came back and I started on 20 mg prednisone ... again and was able to taper off in
@charlotescot Hi, Prednisone is a powerful anti inflammatory . So glad to hear of the improvement....
@charlotescot Hi, Prednisone is ... Hope you just stay the course and taper ... off as instructed and that it won’t
Posted: Aug 8, 2019