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Hello @lcrquestions, Welcome to Mayo Connect. I think it's normal to be a little anxious when...
from all of us who have dealt with PMR ... I've had 2 occurrences of PMR and ... up in the morning and the dosage of prednisone ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules
Discussion: New to PMR
Posted: Jun 29 3:01pm
I think you're right. I've tapered over the past year from 60 mg prednisone down to...
I've tapered over the past year ... from 60 mg prednisone down to 2, to ... treat GCA and PMR. ... prednisone. ... takes at least 1 - 2 years for the PMR
Posted: Jun 29 3:42pm
Well at least you recognize the effects. I knew the effects of steroids since I was...
At 6 weeks I doubt whether your PMR ... you but its really more about the PMR ... A taper will be necessary to keep moving ... you are on steroids the harder this taper ... The side effects of the prednisone make
Posted: Jul 1 6:25am
Hello @kmmi . I too was diagnosed very recently (around April 9th). And, my family doctor...
my family doctor had me try a blast prednisone ... but we were pretty sure I had/have PMR ... I stayed on 15 mg for a month and tapered ... Yes, prednisone is frightening but also ... problems for me than I am the pain of PMR
Posted: Jun 22 11:52am
Sorry that you have joined 'the Club'. This is a great forum with wonderful people who...
I was diagnosed July 2024 with PMR and ... for Prednisone. ... We all want to be off of Prednisone, ... ;t know if they were caused by the PMR ... or the Prednisone.
Discussion: New to PMR
Posted: Jun 30 1:57pm
lcrquestions @lcrquestions, Also sorry to hear you have joined the club. I found that my anxiety...
settled down as the initial dose of prednisone ... going backwards to the pain I had pre-prednisone ... hard with between 12 to 20 mg of prednisone ... Google "PMR 2015 guidelines" ... level on the first and primary dose of prednisone
Discussion: New to PMR
Posted: Jun 30 4:58pm
Some people with PMR and/or GCA are on prednisone for many years. If they are lucky,...
Some people with PMR and/or GCA are ... I have PMR and GCA, and I've been ... It sounds like you are tapering much ... I think most people with PMR stay at ... at least a month before starting to taper
Posted: Jun 21 2:19pm
I'm intrigued by this and I will ask my endocrincrinologist about it. I'm past the PMR...
I'm past the PMR treated with Prednisone ... I have been off prednisone for more ... inhibitor called Actemra enabled me to taper ... off Prednisone. ... PMR is controlled by Actemra but now
I don't think statins can cause or trigger PMR. I needed atorvastatin after Prednisone was started...
think statins can cause or trigger PMR ... was started to treat PMR. ... After I tapered off Prednisone, my clinical ... residual muscle pain I had after I tapered ... off Prednisone.
Posted: Jun 18 12:30pm
I also found that neither ibuprofen nor naproxen had any effect on the pain due to...
had any effect on the pain due to PMR ... currently down to half a milligram of prednisone ... after a 17 month taper, first episode ... of PMR; no GCA.
Posted: Jun 25 1:50pm
Have had PMR since early December. On Kevzara for 3 months and have decreased prednisone to...
Have had PMR since early December. ... Kevzara for 3 months and have decreased prednisone ... Hope to taper prednisone more between
Discussion: PMR and travel
Posted: Jun 25 10:16am
In July 2024, I was diagnosed with PMR and suspected GCA. My PCP contacted a rheumatologist...
In July 2024, I was diagnosed with PMR ... He immediately prescribed 60 mg. of Prednisone ... 60 mg. for 6 weeks, then began my taper
Posted: Jun 26 7:52am
My experience is very similar to @nopnrose. I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in late...
I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in ... I started with 60 mg prednisone, and ... Actemra has allowed me to taper the ... prednisone to 2 mg per day. ... I hope to be through with prednisone
Discussion: Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 14 6:40am
"I eventually got an appointment with a rheumatologist who prescribed Tocilizumab by infusion. I found it...
psoriatic arthritis in addition to PMR ... The first time, I tapered off Prednisone ... daily to treat PMR. ... Humira didn't work too well for PMR ... I was unable to taper off prednisone
Posted: Jul 19 7:39am
"Actemra took my sed rate to ZERO." ----------------------- A zero Sed Rate is within the normal...
I was on Prednisone for 12 years for ... PMR. ... When Actemra was started, I rapidly tapered ... aches and pains but not as severe as PMR ... I had to stay on 3 mg of Prednisone
Posted: Jul 3 1:36pm
Morning pain control is more important than mimicking how cortisol is regulated by the body. Prednisone...
Prednisone interferes with the normal ... I think a split dose of prednisone is ... The way Prednisone is metabolized is ... for uveitis when 60 to 100 mg and tapering ... that I had no clue what to do for PMR
You seem to know a lot about prednisone tapering and flares, so I thought I'd ask...
You seem to know a lot about prednisone ... tapering and flares, so I thought I ... never know if the pain is overuse or PMR
That’s a very good question. My first round with Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) and Polymyalgia Rheumatica...
(GCA) and Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... prednisone at 7 mg, my rheumatologist ... from 15 mg of prednisone. ... I returned to 15 mg of prednisone and ... wish you well in your battle with PMR
I would agree with John. Everyone is different and it would be hard to say how...
would be hard to say how long the PMR ... Are you taking prednisone? ... The right dose of Prednisone fixes PMR ... drugs are prescribed to help with the PMR ... so you can taper off prednisone.
No ... I don't think you are crazy. I wouldn't call it a guessing game for...
Actemra worked well for me to treat PMR ... a discussion about my inability to taper ... off Prednisone and that all other alternatives ... best chance" of ever getting off Prednisone ... I was treated with Prednisone for 12
Posted: Jul 19 1:48pm