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I was diagnosed with Pmr in July 2019, per high crp and sed rates. It took...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815093/
I was treated with prednisone for 2 ... So I got off prednisone in 2021 after ... Actemra treatments 6 months before tapering ... off prednisone. ... my 4th year of Actemra infusions, tapering
Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 21, 2023
We should compare notes sometime. My uveitis was "steroid responsive." It was also called "severe" and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/812461/
I was a long way from getting down off ... prednisone I took prednisone daily ... fantastic for PMR but as soon as I tapered ... off prednisone I had a massive flare ... I have been off prednisone for the
Discussion: Timing of taking prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 16, 2023
I'm in agreement with tillysam. You don't say how much Prednisone you are taking or how...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807253/
You don't say how much Prednisone ... you are comfortable and then start tapering ... #39;t think of it as a race to get off ... Prednisone.
Discussion: Reducing prednisone
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Hi @johnnyman, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @loribmt and others....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/805425/
I was started on 20 mg of prednisone ... years until I was finally able to taper ... off of prednisone. ... keeping a daily log of my dose of prednisone ... down on prednisone and to taper according
Discussion: Does Prednisone weakened your immune system while being used for PMR
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Feb 2, 2023
I developed PMR this winter, after being pretty much maintenance free all my life with no...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/803378/
also developing GCA, I began 40 mg of prednisone ... I created a radical tapering schedule ... to get off the pred which involves
Discussion: PMR with normal blood markers
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 29, 2023
I had been off of Prednisone for about 2 months when I contracted COVID. It flared...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/803076/
I had been off of Prednisone for about ... back on 2.5 mg now and think I can taper ... off .5 mg every 2 weeks.
Discussion: PMR Flair up From a Virus?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 28, 2023
The curious thing about the "dead slow nearly stop" (DSNS) tapering method is that the person...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797786/
;dead slow nearly stop" (DSNS) tapering ... PMR "pro" can't seem to taper ... off prednisolone either. ... I'm all for any method of tapering ... willing to try almost anything to get off
Discussion: New to PMR - Are Monthly Labs and Check-ups normal?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 16, 2023
Hello @alvaro50, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @colleenyoung and others....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/792424/
I was started on 20 mg prednisone for ... with PMR took 3 and half years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... took me about 1 and half years to taper ... off.
Discussion: Siento alivio en hombros y caderas pero no en las manos y los pies?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 4, 2023
These are just my thoughts on the subject of prednisone withdrawal because 40 mg of prednisone...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791737/
I was able to taper off in a month or ... tapers." PMR changed everything ... off prednisone. ... When I was unable to taper off prednisone ... Now that I'm off prednisone, I let
Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 3, 2023
Hi @marmak, I'm so glad you caught the GCA fast. I had symptoms of GCA a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791259/
was positive for GCA, I started on prednisone ... 40 mg, tapering down by 5 mg every ... up to the previous dosage once when tapering ... I've been off prednisone a few months ... effect while on the high dosage of prednisone
Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 1, 2023
Hi @virginiaj, you mentioned going ahead with the biopsy. Did you get the results yet? When...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/791239/
GCA is suspected, a high dosage of prednisone ... rheumatologist started me on 40 mg Prednisone ... I was on prednisone a year for a year ... a half, with a slow and consistent taper ... I'm off it now.
Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Jan 1, 2023
I was in remission from my PMR when I caught COVID and then it seemed I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/790519/
arm pain, so I started taking 3 mg. prednisone ... That resolved my pain and I plan to taper ... off by .5 mg every week.
Discussion: Can the pain of PMR be aggravated from a stomach virus?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 30, 2022
After reading a lot about tapering off Prednisone I'm curious how one knows if they still...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785966/
After reading a lot about tapering off ... Prednisone I'm curious how one ... markers were normal but when I tried to taper ... off Pred I had a return of symptoms
Discussion: PMR - How will I know I am in remission?
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 17, 2022
Hi @gingerraspiller, My rheumatologist also checks my CRP and ESR at each appointment. Both were extremely...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785850/
with many steps to go before I am off ... prednisone so I am praying that I will ... be able to taper without ongoing issues
Discussion: C Reactive Protein levels while tapering
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 17, 2022
Hi @pmm2001, I didn't have any jaw pain with GCA, but I did have scalp tenderness...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781341/
It did not come back with tapering. ... problems with vision before I started prednisone ... I've been off prednisone a few months ... be indicators that your dosage of prednisone
Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Dec 5, 2022
I get on and off flares of Arthritis/Fib, knees, hands, back ( fusion), ulnar nerve). I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/780672/
I get on and off flares of Arthritis ... older people who were given low dose prednisone ... When it happens to me I cycle on and off ... low dose and taper down after a few
Discussion: Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Dec 4, 2022
I truly understand what you are experiencing. I have been on Prednisone starting at 80 mg...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/769726/
I have been on Prednisone starting at ... said that it is definitely from the Prednisone ... So, I am slowing down the tapering. ... I have no idea if I will ever get off ... of the Prednisone but I will try.
Discussion: Prednisone and Pain
Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Posted: Nov 5, 2022
Hi @kimmmmfl, I can connect you with others who have tapered off Prednisone. May I ask...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/768981/
can connect you with others who have tapered ... off Prednisone. ... May I ask what you're taking prednisone
Discussion: Lung fibrosis: Prednisone taper chart 30mg to 20mg
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Nov 3, 2022