I had immediate onset of PMR after knee ... Family doctor put me on 20mg prednisone ... GCA and blindness so took 60 mg. prednisone ... not have a biopsy since starting the prednisone ... this rheumatologist is she didn’t taper

Everything changed after PMR was diagnosed ... finding all kinds of problems after PMR ... I was always able to taper off Prednisone ... After PMR was diagnosed, it took me ... 12 years to taper off Prednisone.

about the "gold standard" for tapering ... PMR. ... that there is NO gold standard for tapering ... off Prednisone for PMR. ... Actemra (tocilizumab) allowed me to taper

Being a skeptic, I decided to taper ... I tapered by 1 mg per week from 7 mg ... I had a flare but not a PMR flare which ... I tapered off Prednisone a second time ... The second time I tapered off Prednisone

I am not sure what a successful prednisone ... taper looks like. ... I tapered to zero from 20. ... that it can take two years to stop pmr

I was diagnosed with PMR about 15 months ... My first assigned prednisone dosage ... breakfast and dinner), with a more gradual taper ... (7.5/7.5), with a slower taper when ... I'm currently on Day 6 without prednisone

If the recommendations only say to taper ... I think a faster taper is possible with ... I didn't think it was a PMR problem ... without tapering if I wished. ... happened but I didn't have a PMR

I began 15 mg of Prednisone on April ... prescribed by my PCP, about a week after PMR ... other issues, I was diagnosed with PMR ... suffering during the first couple weeks of PMR ... recommendations, but the latest science of PMR

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

people feel so good on higher doses of prednisone ... expect that to continue when they taper ... Especially since tapering also exposes ... non-PMR issues, which for the most ... #39;m finding that my first week of tapering

comment was meant for me or not, my taper ... to 7.5 mg prednisone was slow and I ... He would like to avoid more prednisone ... , osteoarthritis in addition to my PMR

suggestions in this related discussion: - PMR ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/flare-up/ Tapering ... off medications like prednisone can ... in the second week of your latest taper

evaluation of dosages and whether to taper ... particular dose, and your desire to get off prednisone ... You must get the PMR into remission.

through the pain but no pain after the prednisone ... its really the only thing that helps PMR ... weeks and then within months start to taper

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.

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

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

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 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

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