tocilizumab) to treat "refractory PMR ... FDA approved for the treatment of PMR ... because he believed it should work for PMR ... After Actemra was started, I tapered ... I wouldn't recommend tapering by

Congratulations on tapering to 8 mg ... of Prednisone, that is awesome!! ... , that we have had to to treat PMR. ... actually approved for the treatment of PMR ... on Kevzara before we attempted to taper

After I was diagnosed with PMR (May ... Because I was taking prednisone (along ... Right now I am tapering off prednisone ... will tolerate a complete cessation of prednisone

And prednisone doesn’t quash all inflammation ... ever heal from the common cold or a paper ... non-rheumatologists are very hesitant about prednisone ... specialties you’d want to avoid it… But with PMR ... the steroid use is warranted and a PMR

The prednisone was helping with my inflammation ... I was on 12.5 mg prednisone. ... not want me to stop because of my PMR ... Did taper down to 10mg in January in

pain with my polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... ) and I'm currently tapering off of ... prednisone.

story" is separate from my "PMR ... diagnosis of ReA probably delayed my PMR ... In addition to ReA and PMR there was ... of PMR treatment. ... I can taper off quickly because my adrenal

forgot to specify that I have GCA (and PMR ... And the plan is to continue tapering ... prednisone, hopefully discontinue it

is commonly used in Australia for PMR ... patients who do not respond well to Prednisone ... or are having difficulty tapering.

I have been on Kevzara for my PMR since ... Tomorrow I taper to 2.5 of prednisone ... in January and I plan on being off prednisone ... month after 1 year of dealing with PMR ... is a biologic and was approved for PMR

When were you diagnosed with GCA and PMR ... starts to work but don't expect to taper ... off prednisone too soon.

lunch and took my first 20 mg dose of prednisone ... I did struggle tapering off the first ... have little to no pain when I was off prednisone ... and more exercise and was able to taper ... off of prednisone in 1-1/2 years.

@bitsygirl, The prednisone is the magic ... I don't think you have been on prednisone ... and half years to taper off of prednisone ... remission it took me a year and a half to taper ... I was started on 20 mg prednisone for

Too new to PMR to offer much help. ... Tapering prednisone from 25 mgs down

whether anyone might have had a flare or PMR ... I had a year ago when I first got PMR ... I'm on 7 mg of prednisone with a ... monthly 1/2 mg taper if that matters

to congratulate you for getting off prednisone ... experience was much the same when I tapered ... off prednisone. ... was only a temporary reprieve from PMR ... I now feel like PMR is gone and it is

This suggests treatment with prednisone ... other autoimmune disorders so when PMR ... I didn't know anything about PMR ... everything when I was able to finally taper ... off prednisone.

insufficiency or been treated for it while tapering ... prednisone? ... My father has tapered down to 5.5 mg ... insufficiency while recovering from PMR

PMR was diagnosed when I was 52 years ... I tapered off prednisone at age 67.

to "listen" to my body when tapering ... my prednisone dosages. ... My first time with PMR took 3 and half ... years to taper off (started at 20 mg ... mg until I could finally stop the prednisone