My recent diagnosis of PMR, prescribed ... 30mg of Prednisone initially, now tapering ... include me in that "Never for Prednisone

I have both PMR and severe osteoarthritis ... If it does not help it is PMR. ... I have been on prednisone almost 4 years ... I tried three drugs to help me taper ... am now down to 7 and a half mg of prednisone

I was unable to taper off prednisone ... for more than 12 years after PMR was ... Actemra got me off Prednisone but it ... I noticed an improvement in my PMR symptoms ... infusions to Actemra to control my PMR

I have had PMR since 9/23 (possibly ... before they got to that diagnosis), and tapering ... I started at 20 mg of Prednisone and

my rheumatologist prescribed 20mg prednisone ... We picked up the prednisone at the pharmacy ... When I started tapering, if my level ... was greater than a 2, I didn't taper ... half of my previous amount that I tapered

of 40 mg after being diagnosed with PMR ... very long so I quickly tapered down ... rest of that visit was about how to taper ... my rheumatologist said my case of PMR ... started, then it only took me a year to taper

me, and she confirmed that it was PMR ... Tapering from such a high dose has been ... think I might be told to increase prednisone

"With testing, PMR was declared ... doesn't "cure" PMR and ... but I also wanted an end to PMR and ... He said, "at this stage PMR won& ... same was true whenever I tried to taper

is tolerable during treatment for PMR ... I only used prednisone for both of my ... are still early in your diagnosis of PMR ... flare up took 3 and half years to taper ... head it took me 1 and half years to taper

heard about everyone trying to get off prednisone ... I have been on and off prednisone for ... I was dx with PMR over 30 years ago. ... mg of P and over 2 to three months taper ... When the PMR came more often I was on

later, which consisted of some minor PMR ... I was worried about tapering down from ... 7 mg to 6 mg of prednisone a day or ... But I actually had a much better taper ... older issues that had resurfaced after tapering

Many have found that PMR sort of uncovered ... I am firm believer that prednisone is ... you and having those feelings that PMR ... I started at 20mg and tapered off in

rheumy relied on the SED to decide that PMR ... At that point I was on 10 of prednisone ... She then issued the remaining taper ... producing adequate cortisol as the taper ... symptoms of adrenal insufficiency/prednisone

Im at 7mg prednisone after hitting a ... Started my prednisone at 15 mg in beginning ... of June for PMR. ... Im guessing another 6 months to taper ... off the prednisone at 1mg reduction

She insisted a slower taper would work ... prednisone any lower than 3 mg. ... said I shouldn't even attempt to taper ... How long have you taken prednisone? ... I was forced to taper extremely slowly

I’ve had RA for over 25 years and PMR ... of drugs,biologics,methotrexate and prednisone ... which enabled me to finally get off prednisone ... which was very difficult for me to taper

Tapering down from 25 mg prednisone ... for my PMR over several months. ... Tapering is tricky.

When my doctor told me I had PMR I asked ... later when I took my final dose of prednisone ... But the long slow taper was agonizing ... I realize PMR may return but for now

insufficiency are very easy to confuse with PMR ... was the same as the treatment for PMR ... without a taper. ... As long as PMR was controlled AND my ... PMR was controlled by a steroid sparing

to hear you are struggling with the tapering ... my experience with 2 occurrences of PMR ... It sounds like the prednisone controlled ... your pain until you tapered down to ... year is still pretty early in the tapering