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My history is very similar. PMR started about 10 months ago with extreme pain. 40 mg...
PMR started about 10 months ago with ... extreme pain. 40 mg prednisone for ... fatigue which doc says is either from PMR ... or prednisone "withdrawal", ... (Argh) He has me tapering off completely
Hello Helene @kathren, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience! There are a lot...
have shared their experience in the PMR ... connect.mayoclinic.org/group/polymyalgia-rheumatica-pmr ... are all different when it comes to tapering ... I'm 82 now and my 2nd flare of PMR ... level of pain and the dose of MTX and prednisone
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: Jun 25 11:24am
My guess is that "extreme fatigue" is very common as we decrease our prednisone dose. I...
insufficiency and a low cortisol level than PMR ... You tapered your Prednisone dose in ... cortisol again so that you are able to taper ... --- Some people will suggest that PMR ... and a slower taper is what is recommended
Does anyone’s blood pressure go low while tapering down ?i have pmr been on prednisone for...
anyone’s blood pressure go low while tapering ... i have pmr been on prednisone for 2 ... low cortisol level and symptoms of PMR ... problem when Actemra controlled my PMR ... When I was taking Prednisone ... it
Posted: Jul 9 6:30am
Hi @rocksology . I just looked at your profile and other posts. Seems that you have...
that you have been suffering from PMR ... after tapering from 20 to 14 (January ... You have a much more entrenched PMR ... You need to be in charge of the prednisone ... you a bunch of the total amount of prednisone
Posted: Aug 6 1:19pm
Keep your spirits up if you are unable to do the fast taper (4 mg in...
up if you are unable to do the fast taper ... has to say that you “relapsed” on prednisone ... is the ONLY FDA approved drug for PMR ... by stating that I had “relapsed”on prednisone ... actually happened is that I reduced my prednisone
Posted: Aug 6 1:10pm
Not sure what I would have done without prednisone or another medication to help with the...
sure what I would have done without prednisone ... the counter helped at all with the PMR ... being diagnosed the first time with PMR ... inflammatory foods and sugar helped my taper ... off of prednisone in almost half the
Hello @casinokid1121 and @cajmorrison, Just thought I would chime in with my experience. My second occurrence...
My second occurrence of PMR has been ... of time between my first round with PMR ... the morning (0 to 10) and my dose of prednisone ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules
Hello @tonimcbride, Welcome to Connect. My first time with PMR I also had lived with the...
and given a prescription for 20 mg prednisone ... in the morning and took my dose of prednisone ... could use the log to help with my tapering ... / -- Prednisone love/hate support group ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-lovehate-support-group
Posted: Jul 31 8:01am
Diagnosed with giant cell arthritis and PMR in November 2023. I had eight months of prednisone...
Diagnosed with giant cell arthritis and PMR ... I had eight months of prednisone therapy ... equilibrium problems were caused by the prednisone ... I tapered down to zero prednisone in ... issues are just a part of inflammatory PMR
I was treated with Prednisone for 12 years before I was able to taper off Prednisone....
years before I was able to taper off ... Prednisone. ... Being able to taper off prednisone used ... to determine how long PMR lasted. ... change because technically I still have PMR
Reducing by 1mg every two weeks is a fast taper, more likely to bring on a...
Reducing by 1mg every two weeks is a fast taper ... A flare is a return of PMR inflammation ... Australian guide for reducing prednisolone/prednisone ... The slow taper is to keep inflammation ... pain is more likely to be from the PMR
I have been on Actemra infusions for 2.5 months. I have been on prednisone for PMR...
I have been on prednisone for PMR for ... I've started tapering down from ... 7 mg prednisone. ... On prednisone alone all my labs were ... taper I'll stick with it.
Just so you know … I have seronegative inflammatory arthritis which was diagnosed approximately 20 years...
to have inflammatory arthritis with PMR ... My rheumatologist insisted PMR was my ... problem so Actemra was targeted at PMR ... I was able to taper off prednisone but ... Eventually I was able to taper off prednisone
Congratulations for tapering off Prednisone. I hope you can stay off Prednisone. I was on Prednisone...
Congratulations for tapering off Prednisone ... I hope you can stay off Prednisone. ... I was on Prednisone for 12 years to ... treat PMR until I was able to taper ... before I was able to taper off.
Posted: Jun 20 12:11pm
I have a question for anyone to answer with their opinion. I started on prednisone last...
I started on prednisone last Sept. 20mg ... , tapering 2.5 every 30 days. ... general doesn't know to much about PMR
Posted: Jun 27 1:48pm