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Hi @msvl1998, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Far be it for me to call prednisone the...
Far be it for me to call prednisone ... When my PMR was active, prednisone was ... Even today with the PMR in remission ... My thoughts are that the prednisone ... Are you trying to taper off of prednisone
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Jan 29, 2019
Hello @lindapc, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for sharing your story. My first occurrence...
My first occurrence of PMR lasted 3 ... I was able to gradually taper my dosage ... between 1 mg and 1/2 mg dosage of prednisone ... weight gain with my first occurrence of PMR ... the sweating with my occurrences of PMR
I am by nature rather an impatient person, however, I have had to force myself to...
I am now down to 5mg of prednisone and ... I am very slowly tapering. ... in activities, so that I can forget PMR ... on a talk to a group of people (not PMR
Hello @jules11, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm glad you found us. My PMR is currently...
My PMR is currently in remission. ... I've had two occurrences of PMR. ... off of prednisone. ... The PMR stayed in remission for 6 years ... The biggest impact prednisone had on
Posted: Dec 26, 2018
Hi Beryl @beryl... My last bout with PMR ended this past February when I finally was...
My last bout with PMR ended this past ... February when I finally was able to taper ... off of prednisone. ... get another six years or more of no PMR
Hi @carley, your symptoms seem similar to mine when I was first diagnosed with PMR. I...
mine when I was first diagnosed with PMR ... #39;t quite sure on the dosages of prednisone ... and they give you prednisone they start ... It took me 3 years to taper off the ... first occurrence of PMR.
Posted: Nov 14, 2018
Hi Pauletta @rachelp, I'm able find a list of doctors in the Rheumatology Department for Mayo...
trying to find research on medical papers ... and prescribed 20 mg prednisone. ... disease and the treatment goal of tapering ... remission took a year and a half to taper ... off of prednisone.
Posted: Nov 13, 2018
@dreamer38 I'm sure we've all done that when we were trying to taper off or down...
all done that when we were trying to taper ... Yes, I've bumped my prednisone up ... when the pain from my PMR was a little ... working with me to come up with a tapering ... helped is he wrote a script for 1 mg prednisone
Hello @beckie, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for the private message. I thought I would answer...
After a week on prednisone I am sooo ... is better since being on prednisone ... ask if your rheumatologist discussed tapering ... first time it took about 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone.
Hi @jules11 -- I've had 2 occurrences of PMR. The first time it took me a...
jules11 -- I've had 2 occurrences of PMR ... it took me a little over 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone. ... off of prednisone. ... It might help to keep a tapering off
Hi. Was diagnosed June 2018. CRP and sed rate normal at every checkup. I understand 20%...
I understand 20% of pmr patients have ... After one bad flare and too rapid prednisone ... tapering, I’m now on 12.5 mg. ... When taper starts from here, it’s going
Hi @sharync -- Welcome to Connect. I have PMR but it's currently in remission. From what...
I have PMR but it's currently in ... rheumatologist started me on 20 mg prednisone ... and it took me about 3 years to taper ... off of prednisone the first occurrence
Hi @lindapc, my PMR is currently in remission but I started on 20 mg of prednisone...
Hi @lindapc, my PMR is currently in ... first occurrence took me 3 years to taper ... ILD Nutrition Manual: Prednisone and ... Coping with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... strategies-coping-polymyalgia-rheumatica-pmr
Hi @amom7, I'm not sure I've dealt with PMR the longest. I had my first occurrence...
#39;m not sure I've dealt with PMR ... lasted 3 years until I was able to taper ... off of prednisone. ... I was back on 20 mg of prednisone and ... me about a year and half to finally taper
Posted: May 20, 2019
Hello @susieflamilngo, welcome to Connect. I have had two occurrences of PMR but it is currently...
You mentioned you are stuck at 7 mg prednisone ... Can I ask what tapering schedules you ... different but what has helped me get off prednisone ... was slow and easy tapering. ... 3 years to taper off.
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: May 17, 2019
Hi Barry @barry51, welcome to Connect! I can really relate to the feeling of incredible aging...
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR which ... first them it took me three years to taper ... When I was tapering the first time I ... I was finally able to stop taking prednisone ... want to join and meet others with PMR
Dear Barbara, It's been a couple of years since you posted and I wonder how you...
I was urgently put on 60 mg prednisone ... , now tapered down to 20 mg with another ... to deal with mild side-effects of prednisone ... PMR is a companion to GCA and I think ... the body pain of what I now think is PMR
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Aug 31, 2020
Thanks for sharing your story, Peanuts. My Doctor, like yours, told me that I would be...
yours, told me that I would be on Prednisone ... I started tapering off Prednisone last ... Slowly and steadily though, my PMR symptoms ... arm (not one of my usual symptoms of PMR