present, I have no choice but to take prednisone ... live in excruciating pain from the PMR ... going to have to stay on some kind of PMR ... I've been taking 15 mg of prednisone ... three months now, but am now trying to taper

It seems to happen frequently to PMR ... People with PMR frequently have flares ... at or near the 7 mg dose of prednisone ... regulated and under control while I tapered ... my prednisone dose lower.

should find a "stable dose" of prednisone ... She said treating PMR would likely be ... expected it would be years before I could taper ... introducing other medications to get my prednisone

I have been on a PMR journey for almost ... with a lot of members who have or had PMR ... They advocate a slow taper of prednisone ... of thumb often mentioned is not to taper ... So, for 15 mg, the maximum taper would

The fact that the prednisone worked ... so quickly is a good sign you have PMR ... probably read, we are all on long term prednisone ... and tapering .

of taking a low to moderate dose of prednisone ... of completely valid warnings about prednisone ... alternatives to prednisone for PMR. ... to the symptoms as the guide to the taper ... prolonged flare, we have to pause the taper

. --- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering-and-remission ... / --- Prednisone tapering is hard: ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering

I thought I still had PMR after I had ... tapered down to 1 mg of prednisone. ... fully expecting to be put back on prednisone ... But I’m off prednisone and am happy

disease present. 2.1 Question Do I have pmr ... 2.3 I am taking 20 mg of Prednisone ... a day, if Pmr is not indicated by the ... taking it and do I go cold turkey or taper ... 2.4 Doc when ever I take the Prednisone

have already found one of the main PMR ... and dosage log to help me when I was tapering ... off of prednisone. ... I was started at 20 mg prednisone for ... an hour or so of taking the prednisone

PMR was diagnosed about 15 years ago ... My PMR symptoms were something entirely ... I was always able to taper off prednisone ... I took prednisone for PMR for more than ... 12 years before I was able to taper

I went undiagnosed with PMR for about ... I was put on 40 mg prednisone with a ... taper of 5 mg every two weeks. ... I've been off prednisone since October

When I began prednisone at 20mg. ... upped me to 30mg. for a week (I just tapered ... to see if a bit more prednisone would ... inflammation under control and continue to taper ... After reading so many PMR stories I

diagnosis and the beginning of my prednisone ... worked very hard for 18 months when PMR ... The prednisone was almost cartoonishly ... distinction between hip osteoarthritis and PMR ... it possible to distinguish between PMR

optimistic that I would ever be able to taper ... PMR, there wasn't anything the ... rheumatologist it was impossible for me to taper ... autoimmune disorder in addition to PMR ... is because of PMR?

to the (strongly) recommended 40 mg prednisone ... UNC normally uses for both GCA and PMR ... She mentioned tapering me to 8 week

When I was diagnosed with PMR in 2020 ... I was put on prednisone and my blood ... Gradually I started tapering the prednisone ... off the insulin as I was on 3 mg of prednisone ... I am no longer on prednisone but I have

for PMR. ... By definition PMR "should respond ... treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... , tapering strategies, use of disease ... line is --- nobody knows how to treat PMR

I have gotten off of prednisone successfully ... rate has jumped and I have to take prednisone ... again and repeat the slow tapering ... gotten used to this after 6 years of PMR

@christopherc, My first time with PMR ... lasted 3-1/2 years until I could taper ... off of prednisone. ... back 6 years later and I was able to taper ... off of prednisone in 1-1/2 years.