Actemra (tocilizumab) allowed me to taper ... PMR was well controlled but my cortisol ... The management of my Prednisone dose ... I needed to stay on 3 mg of prednisone ... #:~:text=Can%20prednisone%20increase

I was at 8 mg prednisone, couldn&#39 ... made me feel like I no longer had PMR ... I tapered down to 5 mg fairly easily ... As time went on PMR symptoms increased ... After 5 months I had a bad PMR flare

My approach to Prednisone is 1) worth ... the side effects 2) taper at your own ... PCP finally established that I had PMR ... Since December, 2023, I've tapered ... OTC meds can't touch PMR pain in

comes into play is: Is this your PMR ... Also, if you taper too quick, you could ... have a relapse of PMR or just feel ... too soon can cause a reocurance of PMR ... That also can cause a flare up of PMR

PMR was diagnosed when I was 52. ... I took Prednisone for a total of 30 ... followed by a fast taper (1-2 months ... After PMR was diagnosed, I took prednisone ... I started with 40 mg of prednisone.

@alissahe --- "12 years on prednisone ... Prednisone couldn't be easily stopped ... My PMR symptoms returned gradually over ... I had to take 10 mg of prednisone again ... After Actemra was restarted, I tapered

He started on 30 mg prednisone in 5/ ... 2023 for PMR, tapered to 12.5 by 2/2024 ... of prednisilone) in 2/2024 and has tapered

the stiffness and aches are from the tapering ... or from PMR." ---------------- ... I wasn't allowed to taper below ... are met, then it might be easier to taper ... That factor was dealt with after I tapered

know what would happen to me if I tapered ... more than 12 years for PMR. ... I was fairly confident that PMR was ... My endocrinologist said if I tapered ... to find out what would happen if I tapered

And I'm being tapered very slowly ... ;t know the difference between the PMR ... and the prednisone symptoms. ... The PMR is a debilitating disease that ... been in a nursing home because of PMR

I tapered from 30 mg daily all the way ... , as I tapered down again from (I think ... I'm expecting to taper down to 1 ... taper? ... months, but I do prefer that to the PMR

osteoporosis from taking high doses of prednisone ... He's continuing to taper down on ... the prednisone with the hopes of being ... if he doesn't have a relapse in PMR ... That's why he's on prednisone

I have been on 5 mg of Prednisone for ... About a year ago I was diagnosed with PMR ... was initially treated with 20 mg and tapered ... I am now down to 9 mg of Prednisone

As we taper, and the prednisone is no ... All this presumes that your prednisone ... sufficient dosage and duration to put the PMR ... achieved through testing, starting a taper ... successful, and the pains might be PMR

Long term Prednisone was my best and ... Prednisone daily prevented flares of ... I got off Prednisone when Actemra (tocilizumab ... had a flare of uveitis as soon as I tapered ... off prednisone the first time.

I continue to taper from a high of 30 ... In January, at 9, my PMR was determined ... continued, but that they would not be PMR ... As I continue to taper at 0.5 per month ... symptoms, knowing that they are not PMR

I have finally reached zero prednisone ... 20 weeks starting at 10 mg ) As I tapered ... 3.8 for WBC In the past when I tapered ... off prednisone and my PMR returned

was initially helping us with his PMR ... he developed from taking too much prednisone ... for a while - we're working to taper

Reviewing my past PMR tapering history ... prednisone every other day. ... time, though it may take very slow prednisone ... tapering). 3. ... insufficiency (because the dose of prednisone

their rheumatologist, what dose of prednisone ... they were on, how fast they were tapering ... Then I wanted to know more about PMR