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

“Anyone have pain when tapering…?” ... if we do this right, it will not be PMR ... Stick with the taper schedule, and do ... levels along the way that were not PMR ... do not automatically reach for the prednisone

know why your doctor would say that PMR ... I’m on my 2nd round of PMR and have ... tapered down to 5 mg prednisone. ... Actemra and I would like to get off prednisone ... best on this continued journey with PMR

started after you were diagnosed with PMR ... Actemra was dramatic but I was on Prednisone ... cortisol level to improve before I could taper ... off Prednisone.

be tried as soon as possible in the PMR ... The idea being it keeps the PMR controlled ... taper. ... insufficiency is almost identical to PMR ... I think its worth it to be off the prednisone

who refused to continue prescribing prednisone ... Stated I did not have PMR, although ... within hours of a single 20 mg dose of prednisone ... knowledgeable and prescribed enough prednisone ... I have been tapering for a year without

Ugly (PMR) has invaded your personal ... Took 3 and half years to taper off of ... I'm not sure if you are on a tapering ... discussion: -- How to Slowly and Safely Taper ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules

I was on another PMR forum at the time ... was a backlash from the patient "PMR ... entitled" to know things about PMR ... In the short term, prednisone wasn&#39 ... I tapered off prednisone within a year

I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR in ... I started with 60 mg prednisone, and ... I'm at 5 mg prednisone now, and ... appointment tomorrow to discuss further tapering ... 't had any pain or symptoms of PMR

treat PMR, I learned many things that ... same was true for my knowledge about PMR ... biologics and their role in treating PMR ... there is a gaping hole about treating PMR ... and my inability to taper off Prednisone

I am 78 and was diagnosed with PMR ... I was able to taper off and was doing ... I relapsed and have again been on prednisone ... I have tapered off to 3 mgs but as allergy

off prednisone. ... quickly at the start of PMR. ... I have been off Prednisone for nearly ... I feel infinitely better being off prednisone ... endocrinologist who is helping me overcome my Prednisone

If the pain comes from general prednisone ... the short answer is that the prednisone ... indication that the amount you last tapered ... have both at the same time if the taper ... biologics are very expensive, and prednisone

The reason for a slow taper is more ... Poor adrenal function and PMR flares ... For me, it was the combination of PMR ... suppression that explained why I could not taper ... off prednisone very quickly, I

I was 52 when PMR was diagnosed and ... treated with Prednisone for 12 years ... PMR never went into remission during ... and that was when I tapered off prednisone ... instead of Prednisone.

Started prednisone at 15 mg and now ... tapering back and forth between 7 &amp ... PMR gives me good days and painful days

Nobody really knows how long PMR lasts ... followed by a fast taper. ... and taper off within 4 weeks. ... tried to taper off prednisone in 4 weeks ... A fast taper didn't work and that

almost 10 months, and I also take prednisone ... I have GCA and PMR. ... I started at 60 mg prednisone a day, ... My rheumatologist wants me to taper

the issue of whether it's the pmr ... ;weather' through a flare when tapering ... effective dose and tried a slower taper ... Pmr, cppd, OA, they are all painful ... Still hoping to get to get to 0 prednisone

Actually the treatments for PMR and ... drug Kevzara is approved to treat PMR ... The biologic drugs allow you to taper ... off of prednisone faster and help prevent