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I had PMR for a couple years (maybe more) before I could no longer stand the...
I was started on 35mg of Prednizone, ... at 15mg for another 18 months, then tapered ... off over the next 6 months.
Posted: Nov 4, 2021
Hi @jmcc, Welcome to Connect. Reading your post brought back some memories of my first occurrence...
PMR when it took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off of a starting dosage of 20 mg prednisone ... went away shortly after taking the prednisone
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Sep 16, 2021
These are my thoughts based listening to doctors who have treated PMR. Markers are not always...
present, PMR is always treated with prednisone ... have PMR which is being treated with prednisone ... away almost within days of being on prednisone ... Plus when they taper you off the prednisone
Posted: May 4, 2023
Sadly I think you may have answered part of your own question - everyone is different....
times when the stomach felt a little off ... #39;t chalk it up to withdrawal from prednisone ... following article helpful — How to Reduce Prednisone ... Symptoms – Determining the Appropriate Tapering ... https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-prednisone-tapering-minimize-withdrawal
Posted: Apr 12, 2023
Methotrexate (MTX) takes 3 to 6 months to become effective. I for one chose immediate pain...
chose immediate pain relief with the prednisone ... As I taper off the prednisone I am introducing ... No tapering off needed. ... No tapering. ... off of.
At this point, I can see why you don’t stop the Actemra. I have gone back-and-forth...
I have gone back-and-forth with prednisone ... Actemra , but never completely left prednisone ... I would definitely try getting off Actemra ... them out and use this medicine and taper
Posted: Apr 16, 2023
I was diagnosed with PMR a year ago. Started on 15mg of prednisone then gradually tapering...
Started on 15mg of prednisone then gradually ... tapering off to 5mg by December. ... as I don’t seem to be able to get off ... prednisone and this is a way of doing ... 3 months then will start reducing prednisone
Posted: Mar 18, 2019
I developed PMR this winter, after being pretty much maintenance free all my life with no...
also developing GCA, I began 40 mg of prednisone ... I created a radical tapering schedule ... to get off the pred which involves
Posted: Jan 29, 2023
I was on prednisone for just about a year. I started on 20 mg, tapered weekly...
I was on prednisone for just about a ... I started on 20 mg, tapered weekly to ... 10 mg and then tapering 1 mg every ... I’ve been off for about 2 months but ... Do people go back on prednisone when
These are my thoughts based listening to doctors who have treated PMR. Markers are not always...
present, PMR is always treated with prednisone ... have PMR which is being treated with prednisone ... away almost within days of being on prednisone ... Plus when they taper you off the prednisone
Posted: May 4, 2023
I'm not on Kevzara but I do take Actemra (tocilizumab) for PMR along with some other...
I took prednisone more than 12 years ... will work well and maybe you will get off ... Initially, I was able to taper off prednisone ... downs but I have now been completely off ... prednisone for over a year.
Posted: May 6, 2023
Hello @charlena, my symptoms are shoulder and arm pain/tingling. I'm a side sleeper and was waking...
I was put on 20 mg prednisone for both ... I was able to taper down to 7 mg dosage ... took me until July 2010 to totally taper ... off of prednisone the first time. ... off prednisone for this second PMR
It might be a good time to suggest to your doctor that having your cortisol level...
insufficiency caused by long term prednisone ... I got off prednisone after 12 years ... I never would have been able to taper ... off prednisone except that a biologic ... allowed me to stay on a low dose of prednisone
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR. The first time it took me 3 and half years...
time it took me 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone and the PMR went ... PMR, it took me 1 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone and the PMR went
Posted: May 16, 2023
I'm new to the group. I got my first shot of the vaccine last February and...
reactive arthritis and I was prescribed prednisone ... It was a bit of an on and off affair ... Then I was put on 20 mg of prednisone ... progress, I'm now at 10 mg of prednisone ... a day and doing the slow taper.
Hello @maryft, Welcome to Connect. You may want to ask your doctor if you may also...
diagnosed me with PMR and I was able to taper ... off of prednisone 3-1/2 years later ... Doctors often prescribe prednisone,
Discussion: PMR and vision
Posted: Aug 14, 2021
Oh, my goodness, Sunnyflower!!! I've taken prescription potassium for many years. My potassium blood level has...
Prednisone has caused me longtime problems ... for 8 months, then tapered down after ... I don't know what prednisone has ... My word....you were on prednisone for ... on it throughout the last 40 years, off
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Dec 13, 2020