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They ordered the biopsy and I did not have GCA. I was put on prednisone 20...
I was put on prednisone 20 mg and could ... I couldn't get below 8 mg prednisone ... for a long time but now tapering and ... , gardening, just less than before PMR ... I have minimal prednisone side effects
Posted: Jul 5 10:11am
@yeb I don't think you are alone in your struggle to get off of prednisone when...
see if they might be helpful. -- PMR ... / -- Alternative to Prednisone for ... Treating PMR? ... difference to half of my previous taper ... less than the previous dose when I tapered
My current experience is this: Tapered from 10 to 5 at 1 per month, then at...
My current experience is this: Tapered ... gone and stay that way until the next taper ... If you increase prednisone to deal with ... After PMR is in remission, pain is ... most often NOT PMR pain and should be
Posted: Jul 6 2:53pm
Welcome to the forum, you are among friends. Remember that patience is a virtue with PMR,...
Remember that patience is a virtue with PMR ... be discouraged if in the course of tapering ... off prednisone symptoms get worse and ... to go back up a step or two in your taper
Hi there- So sorry you’re going through this. @maverickwhites is right about looking for an endocrinologist—I...
a caregiver for my father who has PMR ... treatment for it is long-term use of prednisone ... I posted a discussion in the PMR group ... discussion/adrenal-insufficiency-and-tapering-prednisone
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Posted: Jun 12 11:29pm
I didn't have pain and stiffness for another autoimmune condition which had symptoms similar to PMR....
I took Prednisone intermittently for ... I didn't have problems tapering ... off Prednisone. ... and tapering off usually in a month ... different but I wasn't able to taper
I had a much worse version of that at the beginning of my PMR journey. Which...
version of that at the beginning of my PMR ... Which went away with prednisone. ... since this is emerging while you’re tapering
Posted: Jul 11 9:28am
I just saw these webinars on the PMRGCAUK website and thought they might be helpful. --...
Hidden complexities in PMR and GCA - ... resources page on the site that has a tapering ... if you are struggling to get off of prednisone ... information-and-advice/resources/ -- Steroid tapering
My mantra is there isn't any "best way" to taper off Prednisone. There are some guidelines...
off Prednisone. ... My experience with Prednisone tapering ... off prednisone. ... and to be off Prednisone. ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Jun 25 3:06pm
Apparently most of us have age-related arthritis that has been masked until now by our natural...
As we taper, and the prednisone is no ... All this presumes that your prednisone ... sufficient dosage and duration to put the PMR ... achieved through testing, starting a taper ... successful, and the pains might be PMR
I don't have any experience with Kevzara but I have been on Actemra (tocilizumab) since January...
I considered myself a PMR lifer of more ... year old when I was diagnosed with PMR ... years until Actemra allowed me to taper ... off prednisone. ... I don't consider myself a PMR lifer
Posted: Apr 18 11:00am
@123suew, to help you connect with with others dealing with PMR and adrenal insufficiency, I moved...
connect with with others dealing with PMR ... to this existing discussion in the PMR ... group: - Adrenal Insufficiency and Tapering ... Prednisone https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... discussion/adrenal-insufficiency-and-tapering-prednisone
Posted: Jul 18 2:45pm
I can certainly empathize with your thin skin issue!! I do have to be careful not...
I have been on prednisone off and on ... 2 years when I was diagnosed with PMR ... So I’m wondering if the prednisone and ... eyes will go away when you finally taper ... off your prednisone!!
Posted: Jul 7 6:58am
My doc has navigated me thru this process, starting with an appointment every month, including blood...
After 7 months, I’m tapering, now at ... 4 mg of prednisone but with 400 mg ... believes there is a connection between PMR ... The PMR is not limiting me in any way ... one my doctor friends told me, the PMR
Posted: Aug 1 7:34am
I have been on Kevzara since last October. It helped me immediately and I was able...
helped me immediately and I was able to taper ... off prednisone. ... 20 pounds I gained from 8 months of prednisone ... ankle so Doc put me on a low dose of prednisone ... immune response a lot, but I think PMR
My first occurrence of PMR lasted 3 and half years until I was able to taper...
My first occurrence of PMR lasted 3 ... and half years until I was able to taper ... off of prednisone with the last six ... I was finally able to stop taking prednisone
Posted: Aug 3 10:39am
I certainly understand how you feel. The real debate about the pros and cons of Prednisone...
followed by a fast taper and my reactive ... After PMR was diagnosed my Prednisone ... After PMR was diagnosed, it seemed ... I wanted to taper off Prednisone after ... There weren't any magic tapering
Posted: Jun 10 12:08pm
"I had been able to reduce to 5mg a day and still have reasonable comfort, trying...
I took after PMR was diagnosed. ... dosage of 10 mg is reached, tapering ... for PMR. ... options are tried if they are unable to taper ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Aug 18 7:37pm