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"I have read that it can take up to 6-12 months for the adrenal glands to...
because it wasn't safe for me to taper ... Fortunately I didn't have a PMR ... adrenal function was keeping the excess PMR ... I was on prednisone for 12 years and ... said, "I should take prednisone
Posted: Jan 7 5:24pm
Yes, I have a full thickness tear of the gluteus medius tendon and a partial thickness...
a trochanteric bursitis, common in PMR ... inflammatory markers were low due to daily prednisone ... the tissue changes with long term prednisone ... going on two years of attempting to taper
Posted: Mar 25 11:43am
"The pace you've reduced successfully in the past will tell you how to do it this...
I taught myself how to taper Prednisone ... tapering skills after PMR was diagnosed ... I never could taper off Prednisone successfully ... for 12 years after PMR was added to ... off Prednisone for treating PMR because
Hi Debbie @debbiebas216, When I woke up with a pain level above 2 on my scale...
was a no go for whatever level of prednisone ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules ... aren't alone struggling with the PMR ... search=PMR%20and%20pain%20levels.
Posted: Mar 7 2:12pm
Hi @debbiebas216, I totally understand your desire to get off of Prednisone as quickly as possible....
understand your desire to get off of Prednisone ... does an incredible job at treating PMR ... if your body is not “finished with PMR ... ”, the consequences of a fast taper ... A slow taper is what most medical professionals
Posted: Mar 8 8:51am
I just checked online, and my search indicated that only Actemra is approved for GCA, while...
GCA, while Kevzara is approved for PMR ... I have GCA and PMR, so I have only used ... I'll be tapering down to 6 mg prednisone
Posted: Mar 12 2:52pm
Hi @eby, Good experience tapering off of prednisone is probably not the way most of us...
of prednisone is probably not the way ... most of us that have done the prednisone ... comments and discussions on managing PMR ... search=pmr%20managing%20symptoms. ... the mornings along with my dose of prednisone
Discussion: Working with PMR
Posted: Mar 13 7:26am
I was diagnosed with PMR in November, 2023. On prednisone 20 mg until December, 2024 (tried...
I was diagnosed with PMR in November ... On prednisone 20 mg until December, ... 2024 (tried tapering off every 4 weeks ... months….helped wean off (every 2 weeks) prednisone ... Now, on Actemra infusion alone…no prednisone
Posted: Feb 24 9:54am
Welcome @rubonimo, Without a specific diagnosis I'm not sure anyone can answer your questions. Hopefully someone...
I've had PMR twice and the first ... time it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... Do your doctors suspect PMR? ... Did your starting dose of prednisone
Posted: Feb 24 11:43am
I have several comments about your post. 10 mg is a low starting dose for PMR....
stay on prednisone, the results indicate ... period of time before starting to taper ... starting dose of 60 mg a day of prednisone ... for 6 weeks before starting to taper ... me it seems pretty risky to start tapering
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 24 7:30am
I think Kevzara is worth a try after a year or two of Prednisone with relapsing...
worth a try after a year or two of Prednisone ... with relapsing PMR. ... than 12 years until I was able to taper ... off Prednisone within a year after ... Twelve years of Prednisone was way too
Posted: Mar 13 8:40am
I have been taking prednisone for 15 years or so. I have tried tapering to get...
I have been taking prednisone for 15 ... I have tried tapering to get off the ... prednisone many times and even got ... However, it seemed that the PMR symptoms ... I would like to get rid of the prednisone
I had been on prednisone, I had issues with it in the past and then it...
I had been on prednisone, I had issues ... and then it stopped working for my PMR ... I tapered off & have been on Kevzara
Posted: Mar 15 9:32am
When I was diagnosed in March of 2023, I had never heard of PMR, but after...
March of 2023, I had never heard of PMR ... I tapered down for six months, but PMR ... I’m off prednisone due to some side
Posted: Mar 15 5:35am
I was diagnosed with PMR and likely GCA in late July 2024. I was on 60...
I was diagnosed with PMR and likely ... I was on 60 mg. of prednisone for about ... 6 weeks and then started tapering. ... I tapered to 8 mg. in early December
Discussion: Actrema advice
Posted: Mar 3 4:12pm
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in late June 2024. I have had a good...
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in ... effects, and it has allowed me to taper ... lost weight and strength from the PMR ... started feeling a lot better as I tapered ... prednisone.
Discussion: Actrema advice
Posted: Mar 3 5:18am
I had the same thing happen in October 2019. Within a couple of days of receiving...
lab work and placed me on 10mg of prednisone ... relationship between the flu vaccine and PMR ... understand that the appearance of PMR ... coincidence but there are scholarly papers
Hopefully it will just be a mild reaction (sore arm) and not worsen the PMR. My...
reaction (sore arm) and not worsen the PMR ... My PMR developed right after my 2nd ... Shingrix shot and took 20 months of prednisone ... taper to get under control. ... had Pfizer) and wonder if being on prednisone
I too developed PMR 7 to 10 days after 2nd Moderna booster shot, July 2022 at...
I too developed PMR 7 to 10 days after ... I am down to 5mg prednisone now 9/23 ... I talk too says to me, "PMR-what ... is another mayo clinic link, "Prednisone ... tapering is challenging.
Hello @npostusa, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear your vaccine started your PMR symptoms. It...
to hear your vaccine started your PMR ... In my experience with PMR it's really ... not something that a few weeks of prednisone ... on an average dose of 15 to 20mg prednisone ... diagnosis and what starting dose of prednisone