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Hello @quasermum, welcome to Connect. I was put on 20 mg prednisone with my first occurrence...
I was put on 20 mg prednisone with my ... me 3 years to taper off of prednisone ... There is no set time for tapering as ... off of prednisone. ... off of prednisone.
Posted: Mar 18, 2019
Hi John @digregorioj, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for the private message. I thought...
bout with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... I was treated with 20 mg prednisone ... I was able to taper off the prednisone ... after 3 years when the PMR with into
I was diagnosed in December last year. However, think I had it for a while, just...
daughter took me to the doctor who said PMR ... He put me on 3 days of 40mg of Prednisone ... is not until June, so I started to taper ... not like some side effects of the prednisone ... The prednisone did help the .osteoarthritis
Posted: Mar 16, 2019
I have only recently been diagnosed with PMR in December of 2018. I was diagnosed in...
only recently been diagnosed with PMR ... So my Doc mentions PMR and prescribes ... But with the prednisone, for the first ... Unfortunately as the taper continues
Hi Judy @peanuts1, I see you have been a member for awhile but this is your...
diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... took me 3 years before I was able to taper ... My PMR stayed in remission for 6 years ... but was able to taper off in about a ... year and a half when my PMR went into
Hi Becky @becsbuddy and @suziropiequet -- I think that the Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) discussion group is...
think that the Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... off of prednisone or long term effects ... / My PMR is currently in remission. ... I've had two occurrences of PMR. ... off of prednisone.
Posted: Jul 14, 2019
Hi @maija, Thanks for the reference. I was not familiar with the dead slow and nearly...
with the dead slow and nearly stop taper ... off of prednisone for my first occurrence ... of PMR. ... The first time with PMR that took 3 ... When I first started the prednisone
Hi @maija, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You mentioned you recently started having extreme pain in...
and that you are currently on 6 mg prednisone ... I was started on 20 mg of prednisone ... and tapered off from there. ... First time took me 3 years to taper ... Second time took me 1-1/2 years to taper
@mbm and @phoenix0509, my rheumatologist explained to me that PMR affects people differently. The goal is...
rheumatologist explained to me that PMR ... The goal is to get the person off of prednisone ... struggled with my first occurrence of PMR ... his patients that had been on 1mg of prednisone ... 2mg before being able to stop taking prednisone
I received the two shots in August/September of 2018. The painful symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica appeared...
Finally a PA used Prednisone treatment ... almost immediately, thus revealing the PMR ... Tapering hasn’t worked, the discomfort
Posted: Mar 8, 2020
Hi Don @donkrause -- welcome to Connect. I have no medical training or background but have...
Both instances of PMR were treated with ... a dosage of 20 mg which was tapered ... to get off of it and not have any PMR ... The first time the tapering took almost ... The second occurrence I was able to taper
Posted: Jun 16, 2018
Hello @amkaloha - having PMR going into remission just means that all of the symptoms go...
Hello @amkaloha - having PMR going into ... away and you no longer need to take prednisone ... years and then over that period kept tapering ... the dosage of prednisone until I no
I was diagnosed with PMR in April 2022 at age 78. I had a mild case...
I was diagnosed with PMR in April 2022 ... I was diagnosed with PMR in the emergency ... I have tapered the prednisone to 5 mg ... and am tapering by .5 mg every two
Posted: Apr 14, 2023
Hello Cynthia! I'm sorry to read that your pain keeps coming back. I only recently was...
I only recently was diagnosed with PMR ... almost 100% since then, although the prednisone ... my guess is that maybe your doctor tapered
I just had a biopsy (Temporal) for GCA, which thank God, was negative. I have been...
I have been on Prednisone now for several ... Last time I tapered just 5 milligrams ... more than one biopsy during active PMR
I also belong to a group in the UK and they are hard pressed to get...
don't think they can get it for PMR ... 2019 and it finally enabled me to taper ... my prednisone, although my case was
I started with GCA in October, 2020 with 80 mg of Prednisone. I developed PMR in...
GCA in October, 2020 with 80 mg of Prednisone ... I developed PMR in July 2021. ... has been an up and down thing with Prednisone ... I am tapering slowly with the Prednisone
Hi @norieaugustine, PMR and GCA are "companion systemic inflammatory disorders". In the U.S., the annual incidence...
Hi @norieaugustine, PMR and GCA are ... stated that, "The initial dose of prednisone ... rheumatologist put me on a low dose of prednisone ... these disorders can be managed with prednisone ... and so far the tapering has been going
Have you tried splitting the 1 mg pills with a pill splitter and tapering down by...
mg pills with a pill splitter and tapering ... six months of my first occurrence of PMR ... I was finally able to stop taking prednisone
My journey with PMR sounds like yours. Although I’ve commented before I’ll repeat it for you...
My journey with PMR sounds like yours ... I had immediate relief from Prednisone ... and finished tapering on January 31st ... I’ve got a Prednisone stash and if symptoms ... Hopefully the Prednisone will expire