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Hello @fishnfever, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you are struggling with PMR. I know from...
Sorry to hear you are struggling with PMR ... Prednisone always got me through the ... pain but was difficult tapering off ... . --- Acupuncture and PMR: https:// ... doctor offered any suggestions to help taper
Posted: May 15 3:33pm
Hello @marielynn -I'm just curious - how was the opportunity to go on Kevzara described to...
you experienced with your onset of PMR ... weird pains in the duration of time tapering ... "I really want to get off the prednisone ... understanding is that your rate of tapering
Welcome @daveycarls, That's great to hear that you have gotten off of the steroids for PMR....
have gotten off of the steroids for PMR ... now and have had 2 occurrences of PMR ... lasted 3 and half years before I could taper ... off of prednisone then it came back ... later and I was able to get off of prednisone
I just wish to add my thoughts about the rule that it's always something. In my...
." In terms of PMR and spondlyloarthritis ... In terms of not being able to taper ... off Prednisone. ... many things." As for being on Prednisone
My rheumy told me at the outset that I would be having some pains during the...
would be having some pains during the taper ... implying that I should stick to the taper ... markers were normal, any pains were not PMR ... tempted to think of increasing the prednisone ... level 2 hand/wrist/thumb pains while tapering
Posted: May 18 9:06am
I was never sold the idea that I would be "pain free." I was told the...
told the pain would be managed with prednisone ... I was able to taper off prednisone. ... had to keep reminding myself that PMR ... After being off Prednisone for almost ... aren't anything like the onset of PMR
Posted: May 21 7:30am
You and @pb50 have RA in common. I was diagnosed with seronegative inflammatory arthritis at the...
arthritis at the age of 32 and then PMR ... for 12 years when I was unable to taper ... was tried, it took another year to taper ... PMR was diagnosed was 40 mg daily. ... PMR might be in remission thanks to
I was started on 60 mg last August because they thought I had GCA in addition...
they thought I had GCA in addition to PMR ... When I was at 10 mgs and being tapered ... So when my PA recommended I taper back ... not the PMR, and it turned out she ... itself, the tapering off the Prednisone
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Feb 15 10:11am
I had pain in my hands and feet. I go to a fairly busy family Dr....
one in the practice diagnosed with PMR ... so you can taper on the prednisone. ... dont produce cortisol to replace the prednisone ... That of course is just taking about prednisone ... and PMR.
Posted: May 29 11:20am
"Methotrexate is given as an adjunct drug to disease modifying biologics because it has a multiplier...
." With PMR, methotrexate is ... year and it spared me the use of some prednisone ... I was able to lower my Prednisone dose ... reactive arthritis. "Failure to taper ... off prednisone" was the single
Posted: May 28 10:30am
I think you may want to consider tapering more slowly. My dad was at the exact...
I think you may want to consider tapering ... , he had to significantly slow the taper ... s one thing to want to get off the prednisone ... go, the more you need to slow the taper ... pain as well (it’s my dad who has PMR
Good morning @besmith57 - I'd like to tell you about my PMR-friend who just returned from...
I know I have to get off prednisone ... only 3.5 months, particularly your tapering ... rheumatologist increased to 30 mg and have tapered ... he will just try again to increase Prednisone ... to 7 mg/day and taper again to 5mg/
Posted: Apr 12 9:46am
@bfh3 You might find the following discussions on fatigue and PMR helpful. --- Chronic Fatigue while...
following discussions on fatigue and PMR ... helpful. --- Chronic Fatigue while tapering ... prednisone with PMR, https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/chronic-fatiguewhile-tapering-prednisone-for-pmr ... much muscle fatigue do you have with PMR
I also am tapering down. From 20 ml prednisone with LDN Am sitting/staying at 12.5 (back...
I also am tapering down. ... From 20 ml prednisone with LDN Am sitting ... I was diagnosed with PMR in early February
Posted: May 23, 2023
My first time with PMR lasted 3 and half years with the last six months going...
My first time with PMR lasted 3 and ... and forth between 1/2 mg and 1 mg prednisone ... until I could finally taper off. ... and it only took 1 and half years to taper ... Good luck on your PMR journey!
I am currently on 3 mg of prednisone a day. I started out on 20 mg...
I am currently on 3 mg of prednisone ... week) and he said I need a slower taper ... good health and was gobsmacked by PMR
I agree the tapering is a real challenge. I have been on prednisone for almost a...
I agree the tapering is a real challenge ... I have been on prednisone for almost ... a year now for PMR, and the lowest ... I've been able to taper to so far ... concerned about what this long-term prednisone
Posted: Jun 3 11:38am
Hello I am an English male 76 and resident in France, I was diagnosed with PMR...
resident in France, I was diagnosed with PMR ... I was in remission and started the taper ... to knee cartilage and excruciating PMR ... I could have started the taper earlier ... all is never miss the opportunity to taper
Posted: Jun 11 9:19am