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Welcome, Floridabonnie. You may have noticed that I moved your message to this discussion with introductions...
with introductions of members of the PMR ... Bonnie, you mention tapering off prednisone ... interested in these discussions: - Tapering ... PMR pain while decreasing prednisone ... discussions about different aspects of tapering
Hello @123suew, What kind of a tapering schedule are you using weekly, bi-monthly, monthly? How much...
struggled my first time around with PMR ... prescribed 2.5 mg and 1 mg tablets of prednisone ... The prednisone usually keep me at 2 ... I took 3 years tapering off of prednisone ... until I could finally stop taking prednisone
Posted: Jun 20, 2021
Good morning. PMR is anew diagnosis for me. I have had low back issues for a...
PMR is anew diagnosis for me. ... clinic and after a 7 day course of prednisone ... I have started a trial of prednisone ... with 40mg per day for 10 days and tapering
@johnbishop John, I was wondering at what point did your dosage change considerably during the 3.5...
and at what point did you start your taper ... When I hit 15mg/day for 4 days the PMR ... this pain by going back up on the prednisone ... an attempt to "spare" the prednisone
Posted: Jul 25, 2020
@modens Just a thought but have you discussed the tapering down of the methyl prednisone with...
thought but have you discussed the tapering ... down of the methyl prednisone with ... occurrences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... ) and tapering down too fast made the ... I took 3+ years to taper off of prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 24, 2020
@kharquail, How is your father doing with his PMR? Is he still trying to taper off...
How is your father doing with his PMR ... Is he still trying to taper off of Prednisone ... lifestyle changes to help with the PMR
Discussion: PMR Relapse
Posted: Jul 6, 2020
My pmr shows itself in my shoulders and neck. I have been on prednisone for about...
My pmr shows itself in my shoulders ... I have been on prednisone for about ... feel really good at the moment and am tapering
Posted: Feb 9, 2022
I am a 75 yo male who has and continues to exercise at an elite (nationally...
He Rx prednisone (pd) 10 mg per day ... Within 6 hours of taking prednisone ... I tapered off pd over a period of months ... The problem was PMR came back about ... I went on pd again and tapered off again
Hi Karen @karenhope, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear the Methotrexate had the bad side effects...
My PMR is currently in remission but ... rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone ... Took me 3 and half years to taper off ... and half years before I was able to taper
You might ask your doctor or rheumatologist to prescribe some 1 mg prednisone tablets to help...
rheumatologist to prescribe some 1 mg prednisone ... tablets to help taper down with less ... My first occurrence with PMR I spent ... I was finally able to stop taking prednisone
Posted: Jan 27, 2022
I too was being treated by a PCP and had a ragged start to diagnosis and...
I was on and off prednisone with the ... usual tapering. ... When I got to 10 mg of prednisone he ... had me start a taper of 1 mg per month ... it than be in the pain I had from PMR
Hello @dubecates, I would like to add my welcome along with @becsbuddy and other members. Sorry...
you still are having pain from your PMR ... that it took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... I picked up my prednisone prescription ... of 1 to 10 along with the amount of prednisone
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jan 21, 2022
Hi. I'll defer to the support leaders and others for verification/opinions, but my sense is that...
are well aware that about 20% of all PMR ... CRP; especially after being put on a taper ... of prednisone. ... astronomically high and put me on a prednisone ... taper before the blood test came back
Posted: Jan 6, 2022
@scpartain - Can you discuss increasing the dosage with your doctor/rheumatologist? From what I've read and...
experience with the 2 occurrences of PMR ... for PMR is 20 mg. ... starts coming back when you start tapering ... different when it comes to pain and tapering ... off of prednisone.
Hello @mpstetson1, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, a welcoming online community where patients and caregivers share...
advice for whatever ails you, including PMR ... sound like you are doing great with tapering ... down on the Prednisone since it&#39 ... ;s only been 2 months since the PMR ... Did you start at 20 mg dose of Prednisone
No, the prednisone effects can be irritating, but full blown PMR is incapacitating and only prednisone...
No, the prednisone effects can be irritating ... , but full blown PMR is incapacitating ... and only prednisone controls it. ... AS CONTROLS YOUR PMR SYMPTOMS. ... have to find your sweet spot and then taper
Hello @arribasally, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. One of the big problems a lot of us...
us have when we are diagnosed with PMR ... is trying to taper off of the prednisone ... different but the name of the game when tapering ... off of prednisone is to listen to your ... rheumatologist suggest a specific tapering
Hello @lbminichillo, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I think the reference to PMR resolving itself in...
I think the reference to PMR resolving ... I've had 2 occurrences of PMR spaced ... I was started on 20 mg prednisone both ... times and the tapering off was tricky ... . "PMR may last from one to
I got the first Shingrex vaccine and a flu shot simultaneously at the end of Sept....
took 2 months to get diagnosed with PMR ... I finished tapering off Prednisone on ... I’m supposing it’s a PMR flare up. ... shingles vaccine was the cause of PMR
Posted: Apr 1, 2021