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The pain is really terrible; I feel for you. This is from a medical textbook on...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/616123/
This is from a medical textbook on PMR ... should be an immediate improvement in PMR ... #39;t improvement after 5-7 days, an alternate ... requires a higher dose of steroids than PMR ... lower dosage of the steroid, usually prednisone
Hi@suemck, I was diagnosed in July 2018 and have been trying to taper down for the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138092/
down for the last 6 months from 5mg prednisone ... every day for 2 weeks, then 1mg every alternate ... have had strange pain reducing the prednisone ... you every success in getting off the prednisone ... as there is so little known about PMR
Hello John, This is the 18th day of the “alternate treatments” since the Rheumatologist diagnosed me...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/284768/
John,
This is the 18th day of the “alternate ... the Rheumatologist diagnosed me with PMR ... none of the blood tests confirmed PMR ... recommendation I won’t risk taking prednisone ... beg the question, did I even have PMR
Hello, Sidsell. Welcome to this list. Before I was diagnosed with PMR on 8/24/18 I was...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137948/
Before I was diagnosed with PMR on 8 ... maximum dose of Ibuprofen and Tylenol alternately ... that you ask for a short trial of prednisone
For me the lowest effective dose of Prednisone is where I feel able to complete daily...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1232309/
For me the lowest effective dose of Prednisone ... the 'hit by a truck' pain of PMR ... time to get off the afternoon dose of Prednisone ... , my reductions alternated between
“Anyone have pain when tapering…?” Of course you will. My rheumy told me in my first...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1144535/
if we do this right, it will not be PMR ... schedule, and do not independently alter ... levels along the way that were not PMR ... do not automatically reach for the prednisone
I started on Lipitor 30 years ago. Had high LDL and low HDL, which is a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1236775/
When the pain started from PMR I thought ... The prednisone alters a lot of things
I have found that 15 minutes in a steam sauna 3 or 4 times a week...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1194742/
of wellbeing, but has not seemed to alter ... the course of my pmr symptoms. ... (First attack, age > 70, prednisone
People find different things that work for them. Collectively they are all called "Steroid sparing medications."...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1206761/
#34; Most doctors will introduce an alternative ... but some people have both GCA and PMR ... what some people have received for PMR ... https://www.kevzara.com/hcp/pmr
--- ... This is why people need to find an alternative
While I agree with getting off Prednisone as fast as possible --- it doesn't seem like...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1236583/
While I agree with getting off Prednisone ... recommendations for the treatment of PMR ... dose to an oral dose of 10 mg/day prednisone ... Relapse therapy: Increase oral prednisone ... using schedules such as 10/7.5 mg alternate
Hi @mary4, Welcome to Connect. So sorry to hear the vaccine caused your PMR. I'm also...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752460/
sorry to hear the vaccine caused your PMR ... lucky in that it didn't cause my PMR ... You mentioned the PMR started in December ... Are you still on prednisone or an alternative
For me, my love for Prednisone was a "short term" affair. When Prednisone was daily and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1228883/
entirely clear to me that I still had PMR ... ;other reasons" which were not PMR ... It was easier to blame PMR for everything ... I had to be open to alternatives to ... only option" for the treatment of PMR
The more I read about vaccines, I’m beginning to think being on prednisone alters to immune...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1200316/
vaccines, I’m beginning to think being on prednisone ... alters to immune response to vaccines ... immunosuppressant medications for PMR ... Prednisone clearly alters the immune ... Prednisone just makes my immune system
I agree that time is of the essence under the circumstances. I have never been diagnosed...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1197566/
responded quickly when I took 100 mg of prednisone ... of GCA after I was diagnosed with PMR ... Alterations in the innervation of the
There is no reason why a person can't do a "fast taper" if you have been...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1172827/
for years when PMR is diagnosed. ... Eventually treatment for PMR will evolve ... PMR has been slow to evolve since more ... did the research and looked for an alternative ... treatment for PMR.
Yes, I have PMR and also developed Pulmonary Embolisms. My doctor was also checking for Vasculitis...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1218990/
Yes, I have PMR and also developed Pulmonary ... I firmly believe my PMR was caused ... started out with Prednisone 15mg for ... I am currently on 2 mg alternating with ... Hoping to get off of Prednisone as soon
There was some old research that alternate day dosing was helpful when a patient had adrenal...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1143712/
There was some old research that alternate ... enough without a replacement dose of Prednisone ... I thought PMR was in remission. ... was on a biologic that controlled PMR ... when I tried alternate day dosing.
Been thinking about your remark of being "in awe of anyone who succeeds without the help...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1130024/
who succeeds without the help of an alternative ... that one, it was there before the PMR ... We had an ARNP who ordered the Prednisone ... most important thing for me with the PMR ... lots of other non-opoiods, but the PMR
It might not get better but congratulations for getting off prednisone. My immediate thought was if...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1128318/
but congratulations for getting off prednisone ... not be having symptoms related to PMR ... to be diagnosed with PMR. ... Fortunately there have been better treatment alternatives ... instead of Prednisone to treat the
Thx for sharing. I have not seen Meloxicam mentioned as an alternative to Prednisone. Do you...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1127062/
not seen Meloxicam mentioned as an alternative ... to Prednisone. ... Do you think your PMR was already under ... remission or do you think it impacts PMR
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