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The doctor in the video mentions prednisone effects on the HPA axis. I'm convinced that reactivation...
The whole reason for tapering prednisone ... I took prednisone for 13 years for PMR ... when I was originally diagnosed with PMR ... The reason wasn't because of PMR ... I tapered off prednisone again --- going
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 19, 2024
PMR diagnosed late September, started prednisone 20, had to bump to 30, started tapering -5 every...
PMR diagnosed late September, started ... tapering -5 every two weeks, now at ... 9 and tapering -1 every month. ... we are therefore finished treating PMR ... evidently there but asymptomatic prior to PMR
Posted: Jan 18, 2024
Welcome @usmwp111, I'm sorry to hear you developed PMR shortly after having the second shingles vaccine...
'm sorry to hear you developed PMR ... Connect that can help you manage your prednisone ... search=tapering+prednisone. ... rheumatologist on my first go around with PMR ... pain (0 to 10) along with my dose of prednisone
Posted: Jan 16, 2024
Getting PMR into remission is the goal. Just about everybody starts with the prednisone because, as...
Getting PMR into remission is the goal ... Just about everybody starts with the prednisone ... Some people are able to taper better ... My PMR was managed but just barely for ... still take the methotrexate as well as prednisone
I think a prednisone burst for RA is okay as long as you are able to...
okay as long as you are able to taper ... term basis like it was prescribed for PMR ... and tapering off in a couple of weeks ... and I tapered off quickly. ... When PMR was diagnosed, it was the first
Welcome @onions68, I don't have any experience with Methotrexate but hopefully other members with a similar...
helpful: --- Chronic Fatigue while tapering ... Prednisone for PMR: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/chronic-fatiguewhile-tapering-prednisone-for-pmr ... Do others with PMR feel significantly
Hello @trimomlewis, Thanks for starting this discussion that I think may benefit a lot of folks...
diagnosed with neuropathy and when my PMR ... My second time with PMR started in late ... it only took me a year and half to taper ... off of prednisone and for my PMR to
Discussion: Dry January
Posted: Jan 7, 2024
I have just started Kevzara along with the methotrexate. It is a biologic which targets Il-...
protein are now normal after a year of pmr ... Even on 30mg then 20 to 10mg of prednisone ... something will help me with the below 10mg taper
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 7, 2024
It is interesting that you are off prednisone and your doctor is considering starting Actemra. I...
I started Actemra 4 years ago for PMR ... approved for me was an inability to taper ... to Actemra and it did allow me to taper ... medications for 12 years to treat PMR ... I never would have been able to taper
Posted: Jan 1, 2024
Sounds like you were on the right track. And getting a diagnosis early is huge. People...
I’ve had PMR now for a year and a taper ... down to 7 mg of prednisone from 40. ... and targets the PMR in a way the other ... really do not know a whole lot about PMR ... here is a bit different in how the PMR
Posted: Dec 30, 2023
@joanierav, I'm sorry to hear you are having trouble tapering. My first time with PMR took...
My first time with PMR took me 3 and ... following discussion helpful: --- PMR ... also might want to look through the PMR ... discussions on tapering prednisone ... search=tapering+prednisone
Discussion: hello
Posted: Dec 29, 2023
I am 81 years old and had a stroke in October 2022 and was diagnosed with...
October 2022 and was diagnosed with PMR ... I started with 10mg prednisone and ... an now tapering to 7.5mg then 6mg in ... Prednisone has worked great I always
Hello I was diagnosed with PMR 7 yrs ago. I started with 10 mg and always...
Hello I was diagnosed with PMR 7 yrs ... I started with 10 mg and always tapered ... knee replacement and I stopped the prednisone ... and thought I was over pmr. ... recently refered to a Dr who said my pmr
Hi @jixster, PMR can be the pits to manage the symptoms when tapering the prednisone dose....
Hi @jixster, PMR can be the pits to ... manage the symptoms when tapering the ... prednisone dose. ... us are different but both times my PMR ... drop in the dose when you decide to taper
Posted: Dec 21, 2023
@pb50 Does a moderate dose and fast taper of prednisone result in remission of RA flares?...
My PMR diagnosis was delayed by nearly ... Suddenly one day I was told I had PMR ... I had both reactive arthritis and PMR ... I never could taper off prednisone after ... My PMR starting dose was 40 mg.
Posted: Dec 18, 2023
I also had Covid for the first time in early Nov and my PMR symptoms were...
the first time in early Nov and my PMR ... antibiotic on the same day that I tapered ... from 7.5 to 5mg of predisone. ... with no significant increase in my PMR ... a few days and will hope that the taper
Discussion: Sugar and PMR
Posted: Dec 16, 2023
I have had PMR for some years. The up and down on sed rates and the...
I have had PMR for some years. ... and down on sed rates and the slow taper ... of prednisone is part of life. ... Now, it is normal and I am tapering ... of prednisone, at 7mg now.
PMR diagnosis late July. Tapering now from 30 to 12.5 Prednisone. Have had loose bowels/diarrhea since...
PMR diagnosis late July. ... Tapering now from 30 to 12.5 Prednisone ... much have determined until I’m off Prednisone ... Rheumatologist says “prednisone doesn
Posted: Nov 27, 2023