Actemra (tocilizumab) got me off prednisone ... because of my "inability" to taper ... off prednisone which was being used ... to treat PMR. ... the time but not FDA approved for PMR

Their knowledge is more specific to PMR ... My PA was reluctant to prescribe Prednisone ... Rheumatologist's direction, I have tapered ... tomorrow and plan on asking about tapering

my blood work showed negative for PMR ... that since I was just finishing a taper ... pack of prednisone that it may have ... I really do have every symptom of PMR

I could usually taper off in a month ... call him "if I had any problems tapering ... tapers" and had a lot of experience ... I blamed PMR on a lack of Prednisone ... for PMR.

#39;m 80 and had my first bout with PMR ... I started at 20 mg prednisone and it ... I was able to taper off of prednisone ... stayed in remission for 6 years and PMR ... prednisone in 1 and half years in 2018

I stayed on 3 mg of prednisone for many ... endocinologist said I could simply stop taking prednisone ... I did my final "countdown taper ... aspect of this is whether or not the PMR ... Actemra allowed me to taper quickly

I’m 79 and took prednisone for 9 months ... before tapering. ... There will definitely be pain post prednisone ... I felt at the beginning of having PMR ... be back on for long and your second taper

;m on Hydroxychloroquine and still tapering ... down on the Prednisone. ... #39;m sure the weight gain from the Prednisone ... who has given me input regarding my PMR

As for the PMR, I need an alternative ... to prednisone because I have osteopenia ... another week before attempting to taper

followed by a fast taper . ... I frequently did 60 mg of prednisone ... several autoimmune disorders including PMR ... I have needed a lot of prednisone since ... I'm now completely off prednisone

It took me a year to taper off prednisone ... I haven't had any flares of PMR ... sparing effects" for people with PMR ... You might not be able to taper off prednisone ... enough but taking three medications for PMR

comment that i highlighted from this paper ... , which mentions PMR quite a few times ... #34; When discussing glucocorticoid taper ... tapering could present for the plan ... bet you all are happy to be rid of PMR

Congrats on getting off prednisone! ... From my understanding is that after tapering ... As with all things regarding PMR, patience

managing pain is a common topic in the PMR ... shared in these related discussions: - PMR ... / - When and How to Taper Prednisone ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/when-and-how-to-taper-prednisone ... off prednisone?

PMR. ... function rather than causing flares of PMR ... Both PMR flares and adrenal insufficiency ... called Actemra prevented flares of PMR ... while I tapered off prednisone.

fact that there appear to 3 types of PMR ... Type B need to taper a lot more slowly ... Type C will generally be on Prednisone ... symptoms can crop up at any time during Prednisone ... tapering.

symptoms or PMR coming back really is ... hard to determine when we taper below ... includes the inflammation caused by PMR ... I believe the difficulty in tapering ... combination of adrenal insufficiency and PMR

I didn't know anything about PMR ... any blood tests he put me on 10 mg prednisone ... I tapered down to 0 mg prednisone (P ... rheumatologies who thinks I never had PMR

who encourages "long term" prednisone ... My rheumatologist wanted me off prednisone ... She encouraged me to taper off and tried ... everything she could think of to help me to taper ... The advice to taper slowly was given

I'm 77 now, dealing with new PMR ... I'm currently taking 10mg of Prednisone ... since last July for the PMR and GCA ... Prednisone helped relieve pain dramatically ... but I can't taper off it at this