seemed to explain why I couldn't taper ... I have no idea if it was a PMR flare ... control inflammation and an inability to taper ... I think PMR inflammation necessitated ... Maybe a combination of PMR and a low

reason I am trying my best to avoid prednisone ... My father had PMR...he was on the drug ... He tried many times to taper but was

explained and it wasn't caused by PMR ... felt alive again but not as soon as I tapered ... in the beginning to stop the PMR pain ... to control my "PMR pain" for ... compared to having a "flare of PMR

Tapering off Prednisone is very tricky ... The longer I took Prednisone, my rheumatology ... reactive arthritis and uveitis along with PMR ... Being on prednisone and being "unable ... to taper off prednisone" became

I am currently @ 4mg Prednisone and ... I am one of a small percentage of PMR ... give me the best chance of not having PMR ... days to decide on next steps for my taper

had a flare of uveitis as soon as I tapered ... reason why you can't have both PMR ... flare of uveitis I had as soon as I tapered ... again along with Humira because PMR ... I chose Actemra and tapered off prednisone

7 mg barrier because it controlled PMR ... while allowing me to taper down to ... anymore to control PMR. ... I wasn't having any PMR symptoms ... so I certain PMR was being controlled

experience is the pain you have during prednisone ... taper is less severe than what you ... Prednisone does an excellent job of ... contributes to pain and my ability to taper ... off of prednisone.

PMR is diagnosed. ... off Prednisone. ... Eventually treatment for PMR will evolve ... PMR has been slow to evolve since more ... looked for an alternative treatment for PMR

that she told me that, especially PMR ... a bit and am working diligently on tapering ... off Prednisone. ... do not personally know anyone with PMR

Like you I was treated with a fast taper ... of prednisone. ... PMR did not appear until I was 72( I ... Actemra so hopefully I can get off the prednisone

My PMR has been in remission for about ... 10 months, I am down to 2.0 prednisone ... production or availability as I continue to taper

super helpful and gave me scripts of prednisone ... patients took over a year at 1mg to taper ... My first time with PMR I spent the last ... six months tapering between 1mg and ... bumped it back up to half of what I tapered

For PMR/GCA what has been learned is ... Actemra was working until I started tapering ... my Prednisone dose by 1 mg per week ... I only tapered my Prednisone dose that ... my rheumatologist told me to stop tapering

have been on for 8 years becasue of PMR ... She told me PMR only lasts 1 year EMPHATICALLY ... dismissively and that I just needed to taper ... (I went up to 4 and tapered quickly ... happiness is more beneficial than 2 mg of Prednisone

I didn't want to take Prednisone ... other times, when the pain wasn't PMR ... was the same but it all seemed like PMR ... the medication that enabled me to taper ... off prednisone was worse than prednisone

Cortisol is being supplied by the prednisone ... can no longer function without the prednisone ... Dr's attempt to taper you off the ... prednisone to allow your body time ... PMR unfortunately can take 6 months

group during the 13 months I was on prednisone ... for PMR. ... and advice that people gave me about tapering ... off prednisone was so helpful.

dose bursts followed by a fast taper ... After long term Prednisone use for PMR ... no matter how slowly I tapered. ... it was more complicated than a slow taper ... use, there was no tapering method that

between adrenal insufficiency and PMR ... without tapering as long as my cortisol ... I did a fast taper from 3 mg to zero ... being on Actemra which controlled PMR ... dose for any symptoms resembling PMR