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I also was playing pickleball (crippleball). My PMR started in December with a hamstring charley horse...
My PMR started in December with a hamstring ... Started 20mg prednisone right then, ... not because I'm having trouble tapering ... clinic and got low dose naltrexone, tapering ... PMR people are largely on Medicare and
@redboat Have you ever been diagnosed with anything more specific or is it still "presumptive" PMR...
is it still "presumptive" PMR ... adrenal insufficiency before I could taper ... down quickly on Humira but when I tapered ... We were calling this pain PMR but my ... was what I did for 20 years before PMR
lindaadel; I am being treated by my primary care Internal Med doc. I was diagnosed in...
diagnosed in January 23 and put on prednisone ... I came off prednisone entirely in August ... brutal 5 day flare and am back on prednisone ... 20 mg for 10 days and will taper down ... now that the FDA has approved it for PMR
I am quite sure that the mRNA booster I had in April 2022 triggered my PMR....
booster I had in April 2022 triggered my PMR ... I started taking Prednisone in late ... June, after my PMR was finally diagnosed ... that mRNA vaccines do not “cause” PMR ... As I taper off Prednisone (down to 7.5
My experience in this PMR journey is that trying to tough it out with increased pain...
My experience in this PMR journey is ... it out with increased pain during a taper ... I had all the classic PMR symptoms and ... I went along with the doctor's taper ... the doctor hadn't increased my prednisone
Posted: Oct 20, 2023
Welcome @lunamadre, I think we've all had those "will I ever get off of prednisone" moments....
those "will I ever get off of prednisone ... discussion that might help you with the tapering ... : --- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... like you at doing great being at 7 mg prednisone
Inflammatory disorders like PMR cause fatigue. When you have chronic pain, you are exhausted at the...
Inflammatory disorders like PMR cause ... Pain along with prednisone makes it ... The answer depends on how soon PMR goes ... produce enough cortisol so that you can taper ... off prednisone.
Since this past spring I have been up and down a few times because of my...
because of my hand problem, not the pmr ... He said the 'tapering' can & ... The pmr symptoms have escalated a couple ... Getting down to 3 mg made the tapering ... agreement that I needed more than prednisone
Posted: Aug 18, 2023
Hello everyone, I'm new on this forum and have yet to try LDN. I'm hoping my...
will prescribe it to enable me to taper ... more quickly off Prednisone. ... I was diagnosed in Dec 2019 with PMR ... my Pred to 40mg where I've been tapering ... GCA concerns me far more than PMR, due
Posted: May 9, 2023
My two cents worth: I was not responding to prednisone for my PMR and got up...
cents worth: I was not responding to prednisone ... for my PMR and got up to 25 mgs in ... I am tapering successfully (knock on
If my case was any indication, PMR can last longer than 6 years ... more like...
If my case was any indication, PMR can ... The majority of people are able to taper ... hope that I would ever be able to taper ... I would encourage people to taper off ... PMR seems to be in remission.
Posted: Nov 14, 2023
Excellent question! I would say if taking prednisone relieves the pain ... that doesn't prove anything....
but they had very little to do with PMR ... for PMR. ... I could taper off prednisone in a couple ... It can be PMR along with something else ... aware of some of my problems until I tapered
I have been off prednisone for 3 years. I have joint pain but it isn't PMR....
I have been off prednisone for 3 years ... is more now than when I was taking prednisone ... Prednisone relieves pain caused by arthralgia ... The biologic I take allowed me to taper ... off prednisone after more than 12 years
Posted: Nov 25, 2023
"Extreme fatigue" is one of the primary symptoms of adrenal insufficiency. Autoimmune disorders like PMR also...
Autoimmune disorders like PMR also cause ... Approximately 7 mg of prednisone is ... It is why we are instructed to taper ... off prednisone slowly in the first ... adrenal function and make it harder to taper
Posted: Oct 6, 2023
I have PMR and GCA diagnosed Jan. 2023. Having been on high doses of prednisone since...
I have PMR and GCA diagnosed Jan. 2023 ... Having been on high doses of prednisone ... since then I have been able to taper ... my prednisone to 9mg daily due to Actemra ... I am hoping my PMR eventually goes into
Discussion: Actemra
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Nov 28, 2023
Welcome @janiceem, I know that tapering can be difficult and overdoing exercises can sometimes make it...
Welcome @janiceem, I know that tapering ... that you might find helpful: -- Tapering ... off of Prednisone: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/prednisone/ -- sciatica ... Was the PMR diagnosed by a rheumatologist
Posted: Jul 25, 2022
I was diagnosed with PMR in March 2020 and was on a slow prednisone taper for...
I was diagnosed with PMR in March 2020 ... and was on a slow prednisone taper ... have no significant side effects from prednisone ... PMR is definitely a marathon not a sprint
Hi @thenazareneshul, I'm sorry to hear of your difficulties with prednisone. PMR is an autoimmune disease...
PMR is an autoimmune disease with genetic ... My PMR symptoms started with an ankle ... What dosage of prednisone did you start ... with and what was your tapering schedule ... 40 mg for Giant Cell Arteritis and tapered
Posted: Jul 10, 2022
Me too. Chiropractor, physio and massage and nothing was helping (of course). So frustrating and expensive....
thought it might be RA and I suggested PMR ... urgent basis) and he diagnosed the PMR ... , prescribed Prednisone 20mg. ... An overnight miracle, although tapering ... Very slow on the tapering.
I was diagnosed with PMR a year ago. Had been doing ok on a fairly low...
I was diagnosed with PMR a year ago. ... been doing ok on a fairly low dose of prednisone ... Have begun to taper back down.