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Treatment with prednisone for more than 5 years is common in the United States too. I...
are able to taper off in less time. ... additional things going on besides PMR ... it takes longer to taper off. ... "full range" of things but PMR ... Before I tapered off prednisone, I stayed
I saw my doc yesterday, I am back up to 20mg of prednisone after being down...
yesterday, I am back up to 20mg of prednisone ... on Kevzara which is pretty new for pmr ... just one of those people who don’t taper
At or about the 7 mg dose of prednisone was a tricky dose for me. That...
At or about the 7 mg dose of prednisone ... flags" that demanded that I stop tapering ... It didn't seem to matter if I tapered ... #39;t even think it was a flare of PMR ... was never the same as my original PMR
I'm no doctor but healing the gut is part of the remission process with PMR and...
part of the remission process with PMR ... Prednisone also impacts your melatonin ... taking melatonin is they say it can tamper ... with the effectiveness of the prednisone ... I'm on day 189 of prednisone.
Posted: Dec 4, 2023
Interesting that this happened after your Covid Vax and booster I became inflicted with PMR about...
and booster I became inflicted with PMR ... before my doctor put me on 50mg of prednisone ... - for 1 week 1 have been tapering off
Posted: Dec 21, 2023
Thank you for responding. I only found out the relationship with Shingrix vaccine and PMR by...
relationship with Shingrix vaccine and PMR ... me 22 months to completely get off prednisone ... Whenever I tried to rush the taper, ... My rheumatologist would say PMR is a ... hope for you, too, I have been off prednisone
Reducing my sugar intake and changing my diet was one of the reasons I think helped...
amount of time that it took to get my PMR ... the first time I was diagnosed with PMR ... and it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... what can help thanks to all of my PMR
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 11, 2023
I was started on Toprol which is a beta blocker years ago. After three weeks both...
I tapered myself off, visited the cardiologist ... who said he thought it was PMR and ... I spent months on Prednisone before ... I don’t know if it was PMR or the Toprol
In September, when I was tapering down prednisone (now off), I had a little pain in...
In September, when I was tapering down ... prednisone (now off), I had a little ... I had been free from pmr pain for quite
About 12 months after being diagnosed with PMR and about 2 months after tapering off prednisone,...
months after being diagnosed with PMR ... and about 2 months after tapering off ... prednisone, I started experiencing
Posted: Nov 23, 2023
Thanks -- this is helpful! I'll try a 0.5 mg taper if my current session of...
I'll try a 0.5 mg taper if my current ... session of 1 mg taper doesn't work ... schedule, which is start with 15 mg (for PMR ... So I assume this is where the PMR has ... of mine, especially with taking the Prednisone
Posted: Nov 26, 2023
It is very interesting to read these varied medication stories. I might as well add mine...
PMR came down like a hammer a year ago ... do not recall the initial dose of prednisone ... The taper followed. ... fluid retention caused by long term prednisone ... My next taper happens tomorrow, and
Posted: Dec 4, 2023
I agree with @megz When I was first diagnosed with PMR -- pain would wake me...
When I was first diagnosed with PMR ... #34; The pain relieving effect of prednisone ... sleeping better after many years, I just tapered
Posted: Dec 3, 2023
Great informative string. I was diagnosed with PMR about a year ago. Like most on this...
I was diagnosed with PMR about a year ... I started at 20 mg and slowly tapered ... exercise almost daily, and while the Prednisone
@vanns, @johnbishop, @megz, and all... My goodness! What wonderful help from you all for those of...
put me on Doxycyline for 10 days and Prednisone ... I'm now tapering. ... and other diseases and have taken Prednisone ... It seems it was PMR. ... after Prednisone?
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 12, 2023
I have not had any guidance for reducing prednisone while taking Kevzara. I do know you...
not had any guidance for reducing prednisone ... I do know you slowly taper off prednisone ... the Kevzara may reduce pain while tapering ... Your taper is so fast I am not surprised ... winter it is hard to tell what is PMR
Has anyone been diagnosed with PMR after the shingles vaccine? I had my initial dose of...
Has anyone been diagnosed with PMR after ... after 6 weeks of NSAI I started on Prednisone ... of 15mg tapering by 2.5 mg every 14 ... overnight and several hours after taking Prednisone ... I’m so relieved to find a PMR support
Posted: Apr 9, 2023
@raven1955. I’m into my second month of having tapered completely off prednisone. I fully expected to...
I’m into my second month of having tapered ... completely off prednisone. ... know it’s a part of the process of PMR ... gradually they will subside after tapering ... off prednisone and so far that has
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 9 5:57pm