poster who asked about controlling PMR ... pain during tapering from prednisone

I was diagnosed with PMR in April 2022 ... I have classic symptoms of PMR and my ... I started on 15mg of prednisone and ... am tapering 1mg every month. ... am learning a lot about managing my tapering

moved your post to this discussion: PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... one other you might like to read: Prednisone ... tapering is hard: Do complementary ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering

care docs that the goal of treating PMR ... with prednisone is to taper off slowly ... and listen to your body while tapering ... If I was pain free on 20 mg prednisone ... , I would definitely try tapering down

My PMR started in the summer of 2019 ... went privately and was diagnosed with PMR ... started on the usual dose of 15mg of Prednisone ... Sadly, I was told to taper far too quickly ... I'm currently only tapering by 0.5mg

Welcome @amak23, It can be a struggle tapering ... off of prednisone while trying to get ... My first bout with PMR took me 3 and ... half years to taper off and it stayed ... control the stiffness and I was able to taper

I was unable to taper below 8 mg prednisone ... The prednisone was working well with ... the methotrexate for a month now, tapering ... I have essentially no PMR sx's.

years ago in my 40s I have classic PMR ... rheumatologist based on history alone and given prednisone ... I taped down to 0 P and was fine for ... PMR return and the processed continued ... and two thought I didn't have PMR

There was something about prednisone ... I could take 60-100 mg and taper off ... Sometimes I think PMR was the answer ... Things were somewhat better after PMR ... Until PMR happened, I listed my ophthalmologist

#39;m a little confused at how much prednisone ... of GCA and a lot more serious than PMR ... than PMR. ... It sounds like you might be tapering ... off of prednisone too fast.

The PMR and GCA discussions came in ... handy during my second flare of PMR ... was quite helpful for me when I was tapering ... off of prednisone.

My rheumatologist says I have PMR with ... originally was given 20 mg//day of Prednisone ... treated with weekly shots of Actemra and tapering ... off Prednisone. ... mg in June, then completely off of Prednisone

I have PMR and was on 7 1/2 dose then ... proactive and got me on high dose prednisone ... On the high dose, my PMR naturally is ... a pain-free jaw, then I can start tapering ... the prednisone.

off of prednisone. -- PMR Dosages ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... / -- Prednisone tapering is hard: Do ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-tapering ... / -- Tapering off of Prednisone: https

to not have headaches while taking prednisone ... for my 2 occurrences of PMR. ... of a moderate interaction between prednisone ... helpful here: --- Headaches while tapering ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/headaches-while-tapering

You are not alone with not wishing PMR ... starting dose, it may be that you are tapering ... time it took me 3 and half years to taper ... discussion you might find helpful. --- PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages

tapered prednisone is controlling the ... pmr fairly well at 7.5 mg. and will

being a patient who has had 2 ugly PMR ... Fortunately my PMR has went into witness ... factor I see from different members is tapering ... off of prednisone is different for ... slow and nearly stop reduction plan (Tapering

I was able to taper off my low dose ... of prednisone (started at 10 mg) within ... Coincidentally, my first symptom of PMR ... I have been slowly tapering off of 2

#39;t think the flares were always a PMR ... I tapered off prednisone in a one or ... away" or "burn out" like PMR ... control the pain but I never could taper ... A biologic allowed me to taper off prednisone