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Hello Denise (@denisechochran) -- welcome to Mayo Connect. We're glad you found us. I'm sorry you...
deal with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... I also have PMR and the first episode ... I was close to your age and was on prednisone ... I was gradually able to taper the dosage ... and then discuss with them a plan to taper
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Jan 7, 2018
Hello @helpmegetoffmeds -- I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with Lisa's (@lisalucier)...
but I am working on tapering off of ... prednisone for the second time for ... round with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... That worked my first round with PMR ... It was on prednisone for 3 years and
Discussion: Lexapro withdrawal
Support Group: Depression & Anxiety
Posted: Feb 12, 2018
Hello Barbararene, sorry you are in so much pain. I've got no medical training or background...
or background but I'm pretty sure PMR ... My first time with PMR lasted 3 years ... and going through the tapering off ... off of the prednisone (one from the ... below 10 mg prednisone dosage.
Posted: Aug 11, 2017
Hello @kgoodwin9, thank you for sharing your story. For a lot of us prednisone is the...
For a lot of us prednisone is the magic ... occurrence of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... ) it took me 3 years to taper off of ... I'm guessing the prednisone is reducing
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Aug 8, 2017
I there a reason your doctor has you skip a day? Is it part of his...
Is it part of his taper off schedule ... but everyone I know who have taken prednisone ... past have never skipped a day while tapering ... Unfortunately it may take 1-5 years for PMR ... told me he has had some patients on prednisone
Hello @jchatchett, I'm so sorry to hear about the side effects and the pain. I know...
My first occurrence of PMR I was put ... awhile he gave me a schedule to try tapering ... off of prednisone. ... went away enough I didn't need the prednisone ... My rheumatologist told me that PMR was
I have found that tapering even 5 mg at a time is too fast and I...
I have found that tapering even 5 mg ... enough experience and I think this PMR ... physician, she just wants me off of the prednisone ... side effects that I know of from the prednisone
Posted: Mar 28, 2017
Hello @helpforpmr, welcome to Mayo Connect. We are glad you found us. Connect is a good...
but there are a lot of us here with PMR ... When I finally was able to taper off ... of prednisone in 2010 without the pain ... I had to go back on 20 mg dose of prednisone ... now at 2 mg and hoping to be off of prednisone
Hi Sally @sallygosse, welcome to Mayo Connect. I am currently in my second episode of PMR....
currently in my second episode of PMR ... but they did come back if I tried to taper ... the first time and the PMR went into ... Did your doctor give you a tapering ... different and reacts different to tapering
Hi Dee @danielad, reading your post sounds like I have a lot in common with your...
episodes of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... in 2007 and I was finally able to taper ... off of prednisone in 2010. ... This time I was able to taper off in ... for PMR.
@beryl -- I don't think the Rheumatologist knows if it will even go into remission. I...
medical expert, just a patient who has PMR ... in 2007 and started on 20 mg prednisone ... year but it took me three years to taper ... off of prednisone and the PMR went ... came back in 2016 and I was able to taper
Hello Patrick @pemagyaltsen, Welcome to Connect. If I read your post correctly you said you were...
correctly you said you were diagnosed with PMR ... Shingrix vaccination and started on 20 mg prednisone ... and you are now at 12.5 mg tapering ... My PMR has been in remission since 2018
Hi @josiemc24, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm glad you were able to see a rheumatologist....
I was started at 20 mg prednisone and ... Then it was a tapering process to get ... occurrence took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off, the second time 1-1/2 years to taper ... off of prednisone too fast.
I have a question and a concern. I have PMR and have reduced (1 mg a...
I have PMR and have reduced (1 mg a ... discomfort like I did when I started on prednisone ... about others going up and down on prednisone ... go away completely before quitting prednisone ... or do you taper to a level that is
Hello @jkincaid21, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @legendsts and other...
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR but ... face either but the longest I was on prednisone ... I think as you taper off of prednisone ... times at 20 mg and eventually found a tapering ... rheumatologist provide or recommend a tapering
Hello @drfregeau, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences, find...
Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club ... helpful: -- Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... / -- Tapering off of Prednisone: https ... / Are you still on prednisone or ... trying to taper off?
Hello @leilalou, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @tsc and others....
lifestyle changes to help control your PMR ... the first time I was diagnosed with PMR ... I've had two occurrences of PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering ... the hardest challenge for you with PMR
Hi Becky, Sorry to hear your T-scores got worse on the drug. That , too, is...
I've been on prednisone since mid-May ... But I had the autoimmune disorder (PMR ... So far, the prednisone as has been good ... 'll know more as I continue to taper ... history of osteoporosis and also the PMR
I have also been on prednisone for three years for Polymyalgia Rheumatica. The side effects are...
I have also been on prednisone for three ... even though it is a wonder drug for PMR ... I recently tapered off completely at ... Of course the PMR has flared again. ... surgery and they don’t want me on prednisone