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What a terrible doctor. I wonder what her response would be if she got hit with...
response would be if she got hit with PMR ... for PMR. ... holding some promise at getting people tapered ... But without them, you should be tapering ... that’s around 2 or 3 mg, after a slow taper
Hi Everyone, I was diagnosed with PMR in May, 2023. Have had a very good response...
Hi Everyone, I was diagnosed with PMR ... Have had a very good response with Prednisone ... I’m now at 7mg, tapering 1 mg per month ... PMR does makes our immune system more
Are your concerns about side effects from Actemra or that it might not work? I had...
Prednisone was causing me serious problems ... after 12 years of PMR treatment. ... plan B which was to continue taking prednisone ... After I was able to tapered off prednisone ... Many people who take prednisone may
Posted: Oct 19, 2023
Welcome @nancygood, Sorry to hear your husband has been diagnosed with PMR. I don't have any...
your husband has been diagnosed with PMR ... Drip but have had two occurrences of PMR ... in remission after you taper off of ... prednisone. ... polymyalgia-rheumatica-diet Is the prednisone
Discussion: Post PMR safety?
Posted: Nov 1, 2023
I'm not a doctor, but I also am confident I developed PMR after my 4th Covid-19...
but I also am confident I developed PMR ... dose of prednisone to treat it, which ... After 4 months of the tapering down ... off the prednisone for good (hopefully ... COVID-19 VACCINE if you suspect your PMR
Discussion: Post PMR safety?
Posted: Oct 30, 2023
Hitting PMR hard in the early stages has some merits. My ophthalmolgist and I successfully took...
High dose prednisone ... fast taper ... tentative approach of low dose .. slow taper ... done that provides any insight into prednisone ... dose and tapering strategies for PMR ... The low dose ... slow tapering strategy
I had onset of symptoms in July of last year at 58 yrs old. It took...
is a muscle and gets inflamed with PMR ... Tapered until about July, down to 4mg ... but no other issues so continued to taper ... I tapered off prednisone by mid August ... While believe I need to treat PMR, I
It is not easy to find the right dosage, but when you finally do you should...
most doctors are very cautious about prednisone ... didn't work then I must not have PMR ... my symptoms are "classic" PMR ... and 40 mg did work before the taper ... then also experiment with different tapers
I was diagnosed with PMR in March of 2021. I started on 20 mg prednisone a...
I was diagnosed with PMR in March of ... I started on 20 mg prednisone a day ... By June 1 of 2023 I had tapered down ... I took my last dose of 1/2 mg, of Prednisone ... regained all my energy from before PMR
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 18, 2023
I have been up and down from 8- 15 mgs of prednisone for about one and...
been up and down from 8- 15 mgs of prednisone ... for about one and a half years for PMR ... doses of Kevzara and have been able to taper
Posted: Sep 21, 2023
After 15 months of prednisone/Medrol tapers I have failed both trials. Rheumatology recommending Kevzara (FDA approved...
After 15 months of prednisone/Medrol ... tapers I have failed both trials. ... recommending Kevzara (FDA approved for PMR
Posted: Jun 28, 2023
Personally, I wouldn't take the chance on any new drug due to my PMR being a...
the chance on any new drug due to my PMR ... I tolerate Prednisone very well and ... tapering from 15 to 12.5 did not even ... I will be on Prednisone for a while, ... So Prednisone is actually helping me
Posted: May 11, 2023
How are you doing with Actemra? I think you were lucky to start Actemra as quickly...
not so sure managing the symptoms of PMR ... for PMR to "burn itself out&#34 ... The slow taper that people are told ... how many of my symptoms were from PMR ... I'm not sure my symptoms were PMR
Posted: Jul 1, 2023
Just took my first dose of Kevzara two days ago. Diagnosed in January 2023, on 15...
Diagnosed in January 2023, on 15 mg prednisone ... , and tapering efforts only resulted ... PMR pain in arms and legs worse.
Posted: Jun 22, 2023
I have had 8 injections of Kevzara. To date I have not had any improvements. I’ve...
I’ve previously had 2 courses of prednisone ... , tapered off and had to get back on ... To me I have a severe case of PMR, for
Posted: Oct 2, 2023
Perhaps if your PMR pain is localized, this could be an option. In my case the...
Perhaps if your PMR pain is localized ... In the long run, as I taper off Prednisone ... receptor agonist") as opposed to Prednisone
Here's what happened at my last visit at the rheumatologist: the practice is associated with a...
THEY were having a conversation about pmr ... My pmr seemed to be gone and the inflammation ... How many times have we seen tapering ... They said I need more than prednisone
I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been waiting for something new to report. I...
Results: I now have a diagnosis of PMR ... the higher dose of prednisone. ... me short bursts of 20 mg. but then tapered ... Once I got to 20 mg. prednisone, it ... So far I’m lucky with prednisone, no
Hi again- Echoing the others here and sending support. We worked with my dad’s rheumatologist on...
with my dad’s rheumatologist on the tapering ... He was on his initial prednisone dose ... stroke two weeks after diagnosis of PMR
Posted: Jun 25, 2023
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.