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Wow, reading your tapering off situation. It’s also very confusing. I was diagnosed with PMR and...
Wow, reading your tapering off situation ... I was diagnosed with PMR and then I ... I am currently on 40 mg of prednisone
Posted: Mar 15, 2023
Thanks. 60 mg of prednisone is mostly stopping my pain, and my last blood test showed...
Thanks. 60 mg of prednisone is mostly ... linger much longer than others so the tapering ... if it turns out what I have is not PMR ... like a 1 in 250,000 level if it is PMR ... and can really help, especially with tapering
Do you still take Actemra for PMR? Have you been able to stay in remission when...
Do you still take Actemra for PMR? ... I took prednisone for more than 12 years ... for PMR and never did achieve remission ... Actemra allowed me to taper off prednisone
I am 4 months into prednisone and one week into LDN. It is too early to...
I am 4 months into prednisone and one ... is that LDN will allow me a faster taper ... off prednisone and then the LDN will ... maintain me until PMR decides to pack ... My prednisone so far has gone from 20mg
I have been on 15mg of Prednisone since July for PMR. I get my health care...
July for PMR. ... , I have gone to my Dr and am tapering ... I will even taper down by 0.5 mg per ... decided with my Drs. help that I am tapering ... high, so depending on lab results to taper
Posted: Mar 5, 2023
What a range of experiences we have all had with PMR, and it is distressing to...
of experiences we have all had with PMR ... My doctor said, “you have PMR, I’ve ... She prescribed prednisone and two days ... After several months it was time to taper ... serious drug, and we continued the taper
I was diagnosed with Pmr in July 2019, per high crp and sed rates. It took...
I was diagnosed with Pmr in July 2019 ... warned me of our family history of PMR ... Actemra treatments 6 months before tapering ... off prednisone. ... my 4th year of Actemra infusions, tapering
We should compare notes sometime. My uveitis was "steroid responsive." It was also called "severe" and...
When I was diagnosed with PMR, I stopped ... of 13 years to treat PMR. ... It worked fantastic for PMR but as soon ... as I tapered off prednisone I had a ... which didn't seem to work for PMR
Posted: Feb 16, 2023
Thank you for posting your story! You are absolutely right about possibilities of other ailments that...
possibilities of other ailments that mimic PMR ... diagnosed in July and started on 60 mg prednisone ... As we started tapering down in September ... Dr we're thinking I never had PMR ... me in the hospital & upped the prednisone
Hi @johnnyman, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @loribmt and others....
much like my first experience with PMR ... I was started on 20 mg of prednisone ... off of prednisone. ... keeping a daily log of my dose of prednisone ... down on prednisone and to taper according
I had been off of Prednisone for about 2 months when I contracted COVID. It flared...
I had been off of Prednisone for about ... back on 2.5 mg now and think I can taper ... BTW, my first occurence of PMR was
Posted: Jan 28, 2023
I've had PMR for over 1.5 years and have been on 1 to 2 mg. of...
I've had PMR for over 1.5 years ... and have been on 1 to 2 mg. of Prednisone ... for months, trying to taper off. ... During this last attempt to taper off ... occasionally mid back when I try to taper
Posted: Sep 30, 2022
Regarding pain in the hands, I have had burning, swelling and pain in the hands since...
in the hands since my diagnosis of PMR ... I was on 40 mg of prednisone in the ... am now down to 10 mg, and as I have tapered ... The higher doses of prednisone masks ... the RA, but as one tapers, it becomes
Shortly after my first Covid vaccination in January of 2021, I experienced a severe flare of...
2021, I experienced a severe flare of PMR ... that the vaccine had triggered the PMR ... With prednisone treatment, the PMR went ... into remission and I successfully tapered ... proceed with the booster and go back on prednisone
Actually they have prednisone 1mg tablets. My rheumy prescribed 5mg, 2.5mg and 1mg tablets when I...
Actually they have prednisone 1mg tablets ... , 2.5mg and 1mg tablets when I was tapering ... The first occurrence of PMR took me ... 3 and half years to taper off and the ... and 1/2mg until I could stop taking prednisone
Discussion: Tapering
Posted: Oct 23, 2022
Like you, I have had the PMR symptoms for more than 2 years but normal blood...
Like you, I have had the PMR symptoms ... I must be in the 20% of folks with PMR ... that if you rule everything out and Prednisone ... taper produces immediate response, ... it’s PMR.
Hi @Callalloo, It's good to hear from you! I'm hoping Dr. Fishman's yoga will help, as...
though because I was diagnosed with PMR ... disorders from hell, and prescribed Prednisone ... , initially at a high dosage, and tapering
Posted: Mar 26, 2023
Just for contrast about how one person can feel one way about something and another person...
I felt like PMR was a "blessing& ... and a fast taper would be all I needed ... legitimately for PMR. ... whether or not I still had PMR. ... I couldn't taper off.
Posted: Mar 25, 2023
Hi Susan, I agree this "new normal" is no fun. I am operating at about 30%...
able to get an appointment when this PMR ... close to the time to take my daily prednisone ... curious to know from those who have tapered