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That truly is an interesting question. My opinion is PMR causes "systemic inflammation." Most of the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1063675/
replacement would help me reduce my prednisone ... replacement surgery I was able to reduce my prednisone ... but still could not taper off Prednisone
Discussion: PMR target areas
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 7 10:00am
"basically wean down until you get sick, increase when you get sick" That sums it up...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1053264/
Taper prednisone slowly until you feel ... Repeat this process and try to taper ... compares to the 12 years that I tried to taper ... off prednisone with but mostly without ... Getting off prednisone is the best way
Discussion: Factors that encourage the body to begin producing cortisol again
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Apr 18 4:43pm
My PMR battle lasted 12 years until I was switched from Prednisone to a biologic medication...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1060818/
At least part of my inability to taper ... off Prednisone was due to adrenal suppression ... endocrinologist said I shouldn't taper ... I tapered from 3 mg of prednisone to ... After a few more months, I was off Prednisone
Discussion: 2 year struggle to get off prednisone still hard to get from 3 to 2mg
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 2 10:11am
My rhematologist had no problem with how I tapered my prednisone dose down. She gave me...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1066676/
off prednisone. ... off prednisone. ... off prednisone. ... off prednisone in a timely fashion. ... She knew that being off prednisone &
Discussion: Has anyone "self-tapered" (increase or decrease prednisone)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: May 12 1:06pm
PMR was my primary diagnosis and I was treated with daily prednisone for 12 years. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1125409/
called my best chance of ever getting off ... Prednisone. ... I was able to taper off Prednisone before ... I have now been completely off prednisone ... rheumatologist says I'm better off
Discussion: Actemra and prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 17 10:02am
Here are some of the problems I have heard. Just my opinion. MTX is drug that...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128350/
off prednisone. ... You will still have to try and taper ... off prednisone and may still have a ... prednisone flare. ... Once you have tapered off prednisone
Discussion: Methotrexate vs Prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 21 8:12pm
@maryft, It can definitely be confusing and you have asked some really good questions. I think...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/626788/
off of 1 mg prednisone. ... patient that spent 1 year trying to taper ... off of prednisone and suggested I try ... - split my 1 mg tablet in half to taper ... play a part in how soon we can get off
Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Aug 16, 2021
Starting in October, initially on P20, my dose had to be adjusted to P30 to tame...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1036438/
I started tapering after 30 days at ... The goal is therefore to get off the ... prednisone as quickly and safely as ... therefore continue the 1mg monthly taper ... main one being that it might make tapering
Discussion: Weaning off of prednisone & pain management
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Mar 19 10:26am
I have been on Actemra for 5 years. I started with injections every 2 weeks. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1096843/
I was able to taper off prednisone in ... treat PMR so getting off prednisone ... I have been completely off Prednisone ... had various problems crop up after I tapered ... off prednisone.
Discussion: Good information to know about prednisone.
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 30 11:14am
steroids do have side effects. But so can the pain/inflammation you endure trying to not use...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1092328/
effect making it almost impossible to taper ... off. ... can about adrenal insufficiency with prednisone
Discussion: treatment of PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 23 9:18am
Your rheumatologist sounds sensible to me. Better than people who advise increasing prednisone for niggles of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1096771/
niggles of pain as we are trying to taper ... off prednisone. ... to after so many years of trying to taper ... off Prednisone. ... off Prednisone.
Discussion: Are painful swollen hands and fingers a PMR flare?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 30 10:06am
@naturegirl5 You're very welcome! Thank you for your kind words. It has been so hard watching...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098752/
He had tapered from 30 mg to 12.5 mg ... of prednisone daily when he got hit ... He's now tapered to 20 mg but the ... resolve once we're able to get him off ... prednisone.
Discussion: Fracturing easily - how do you manage everyday life?
Support Group: Osteoporosis & Bone Health
Posted: Jul 3 5:03pm
@yeb I don't think you are alone in your struggle to get off of prednisone when...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091887/
are alone in your struggle to get off ... of prednisone when you get to a lower ... discussion/pmr-dosages/ -- Alternative to Prednisone ... difference to half of my previous taper ... less than the previous dose when I tapered
Discussion: I keep relapsing when I try to get off prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 22 2:57pm
I haven't seen many people who taper the way I do, but it's working well for...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1100510/
I haven't seen many people who taper ... I have been tapering at the rate of ... I'm now down to 4.5mg Prednisone ... take a morning and evening dose of prednisone ... as I reduce the 0.25mg, i take it off
Discussion: Feeling Stuck at 7mg Prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 6 4:07pm
Welcome to the forum, you are among friends. Remember that patience is a virtue with PMR,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1100694/
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
Discussion: How do I handle the ups and downs of PMR? So many questions.
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jul 7 6:09am
I take a hemp gummy with 5 mg of THC almost every afternoon when I start...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1104211/
appetite back without going back on prednisone ... , which I finally tapered off from? ... Loved the way I felt on prednisone but
Discussion: Joint inflammation and muscle pain after COVID
Support Group: Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19
Posted: Jul 12 9:21am
I didn't have pain and stiffness for another autoimmune condition which had symptoms similar to PMR....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1095799/
I didn't have problems tapering ... off Prednisone. ... and tapering off usually in a month ... different but I wasn't able to taper ... off Prednisone again for 12 years.
Discussion: Anyone have discomfort or pain when tapering off prednisone?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jun 28 11:55am