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I agree with what was said. I WISH I could get down to 2 mg.! Have...
Have been on Prednisone for 2 years ... Does anyone else just keep getting PMR ... every time they taper?
Discussion: PMR coming back?
Posted: Aug 13, 2020
"Jaw pain" is a symptom of GCA. It is an especially important symptom if you have...
especially important symptom if you have PMR ... been diagnosed with GCA but have had PMR ... and have taken prednisone for a very ... Prednisone can mask many types of pain ... which may only appear when you taper
Discussion: Tooth pain and PMR
Posted: Aug 4, 2020
I was able to completely taper off prednisone twice. Both times from the 10-15 mg range...
I was able to completely taper off prednisone ... it didn't seem to work well for PMR ... might work better to control both PMR ... Also, i can't say prednisone induced ... a remission of PMR.
@phoenix0509, I did start both occurrences of PMR with 20 mg prednisone. My rheumatologist suggested I...
phoenix0509, I did start both occurrences of PMR ... with 20 mg prednisone. ... He wanted me to taper off slowly and ... I was at around 10 mg prednisone at ... month mark my first time around with PMR
Posted: Jul 25, 2020
Hello @jpalexander, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for the private message. I thought I...
off of Prednisone discussion so that ... My PMR is currently in remission. ... I've had two occurrences of PMR. ... off of prednisone. ... Oh, yes… I do think about my PMR coming
Posted: Jul 18, 2020
Hi John, This subject came up a few months ago and it caught my eye, as...
necessarily a good therapy while taking Prednisone ... that the pathways that both CBD and Prednisone ... , there are quite a few strings on PMR ... I've been able to very slowly taper ... my prednisone but still at 9 mg.
I am on my fourth tapering, coming down from 25 mg, I am now alternating 3...
I am on my fourth tapering, coming down ... For me, when tapering in the teens, ... me that would help me get off the prednisone ... At my current level I feel some PMR ... My tapering journey is now 20 months
@jkincaid21 - You might get your doc to prescribe 2.5 mg and 1 mg prednisone tablets....
your doc to prescribe 2.5 mg and 1 mg prednisone ... That helped me tweak my tapering schedule ... do play a big part in helping the PMR ... and keeping it at bay once you can taper
I was diagnosed with PMR two and a half years ago at age 71. Started out...
I was diagnosed with PMR two and a half ... Started out at 15 mg of Prednisone but ... I had three failed tapers from which ... I am now on my fourth taper and am at ... I have very mild pmr symptoms in the
Hi Jeff, Welcome. You will be grateful for finding this blog and hearing the stories and...
I was diagnosed with PMR, August of ... one that wasn't even sure what PMR ... She put me on prednisone and I have ... been tapering down, now at 3 mg. ... word of caution - be careful about tapering
@merpreb - My experience with PMR when it's active is that the pain is always there...
@merpreb - My experience with PMR when ... always there unless I'm taking prednisone ... Then as I'm tapering, if I go too ... things that I believe help keep my PMR ... just pointing to the possibility of PMR
Hello @dudeofdad, Welcome to Connect. I'm glad you found this discussion and shared your experience. It's...
off of prednisone slow and easy. ... off of prednisone and the last six ... log for both of my occurrences of PMR ... and it really helped me taper off of ... PMR which was 6 years after it went
I’m sure the flu vaccine was the trigger for my PMR last October. I’m still trying...
flu vaccine was the trigger for my PMR ... I’m still trying to taper off the prednisone ... arms but I just want to be off the prednisone
Hi there. I was diagnosed last year with PMR and just recently with GCA. I was...
I was diagnosed last year with PMR and ... I had been on 20mg of prednisone for ... the PMR but was bumped up to 80 to ... I am looking forward to tapering down ... the prednisone and getting off it entirely
Hi Glendal. I concur with John’s comments and have a multitude of ?’s. Are you in...
or does your provider feel you have PMR ... I only get relief from the prednisone ... bed, struggled to ambulate and after prednisone ... that where you started or are you tapering ... Have you gotten any relief from your PMR
I was diagnosed by my Primary Care Physician with PMR a month ago. The pain in...
by my Primary Care Physician with PMR ... tests and the two that pointed to PMR ... every day for a week then taper to ... I never did taper and have been taking ... three 5mg Prednisone for 2 1/2 weeks
Posted: Apr 28, 2020
Hello Chris @ncgal, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You certainly have had a lot on your...
occurrences and was started on 20 mg prednisone ... off of prednisone (which you want to ... time it took me almost 3 years to taper ... off with similar tapering. ... and just started prednisone, it might
Hi John yes tapering off the pred. is tricky as you know. It all depends on...
Hi John yes tapering off the pred. is ... can stand will determine on how much prednisone ... After almost 2 years dealing with PMR
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Jan 30, 2019
Tapering off can be a struggle. The first occurrence of PMR I also tried to taper...
Tapering off can be a struggle. ... The first occurrence of PMR I also tried ... to taper off as quickly as possible ... I finally was able to stop taking prednisone ... Hoping your PMR goes back into hiding
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Jan 29, 2019