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Reactive arthritis derives its name from a "reaction to an infection." https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/reactive-arthritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354838 It used to be...
have reactive arthritis instead of PMR ... High dose Prednisone followed by a fast ... taper resulted in remission each time ... Unlike PMR, when I could never taper ... off Prednisone until a biologic called
Posted: May 24 11:51pm
I have been on Alendronate (a fosomax substitute) for two years now and my bone density...
I got PMR last year and have been on ... prednisone for about 6 months. ... I've tapered to 14 mg so far. ... Though I too will be working on that taper
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: May 28 8:54am
I think that evidently the dose you are currently taking isn't quite enough to control the...
't quite enough to control the PMR ... your dose up to whatever the previous prednisone ... effective dose that would control the PMR ... I sat at 4 mg for 2 months before tapering
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 5 8:23pm
I have had a tingling and somewhat of a numb feeling in my feet since PMR....
of a numb feeling in my feet since PMR ... Try to hold course on your taper. ... The lack of cortisol will mimic the PMR ... There is life after prednisone. ... Other drugs that help if the PMR is
Discussion: Foot pain
Posted: May 27 12:00pm
Good morning. I am 67. I have Morphea and Rhuematoid arthritis. Symptoms started in 2022. At...
He says not PMR, but it is RA. ... Am currently tapering off prednisone ... Hoping the prednisone taper down doesn
I was diagnosed with PMR Oct 2023 I started a 15 mg prednisone treatment and reduced...
I was diagnosed with PMR Oct 2023 ... I started a 15 mg prednisone treatment ... Dr wants me to continue taper with
I'm not able to create a link but this is the URL for the report on...
clinical trial for Zevzara used for PMR ... the group taking Kevzara were off prednisone ... Copy/paste should get you to the paper
Don't expect an immediate change when starting Kevzara but try to be optimistic. Kevzara doesn't come...
Actemra five years ago for refractory PMR ... I wasn't able to taper off prednisone ... I tapered my prednisone dose by 1 mg ... figured a flare was inevitable so I tapered ... rheumatologist said I shouldn't taper
I was on Prednisone for over a year prior. I had a lot of side effects...
I was on Prednisone for over a year ... So my doc started to taper before I ... I was finally diagnosed with PMR in
wow elained. You are a trooper. You are a classic example of how the body turns...
on. 5mg of medrol would be 20mg of prednisone ... With so many things going on tapering ... It may help to slow the PMR restart ... created by the taper.
Posted: Jun 6 11:22am
I had a mild headache, with pressure behind my eyes, from the time my (extraordinarily severe)...
the time my (extraordinarily severe) PMR ... worries given my extremely painful 24/7 PMR ... I was diagnosed with PMR 3 weeks after ... Actemra (tocilizumab) injections and tapering ... off the Prednisone.
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Nov 27, 2023
This PMR had me debilitated for weeks before my doctor decided to up my prednisone from...
This PMR had me debilitated for weeks ... before my doctor decided to up my prednisone ... did my doctor said we had to start tapering ... what l hear here there are people on prednisone ... I can and I don’t really know how prednisone
Posted: Dec 3, 2023
Has anyone encountered this RA/PMR symptom mixture? You aren't alone @pb50. I was diagnosed with a...
Has anyone encountered this RA/PMR symptom ... I was "old enough" to have PMR ... I can say with some certainty, tapering ... so the idea that I tapered too quickly ... for the first 10 years of PMR.
Posted: Dec 5, 2023
Just be aware of the symptoms of secondary adrenal insufficiency from long term prednisone use. Interestingly,...
Many people are able to successfully taper ... off prednisone slowly without adrenal ... ; that is hard to distinguish from PMR ... while PMR stays in remission. ... Unlike prednisone, it is relatively
Posted: Dec 5, 2023
I was diagnosed with PMR in November 2022. I thought I was suffering from a yoga...
I was diagnosed with PMR in November ... Put me on 40mg of prednisone for a month ... I had relief within an hour, tapered ... Two weeks for each dose as I tapered ... I would like to be off prednisone but
I had a long history of reactive arthritis with uveitis diagnosed 20 years before PMR was...
uveitis diagnosed 20 years before PMR ... always taper off prednisone quickly ... Within weeks of tapering off prednisone ... no symptoms of PMR. ... I was elated when I was able to taper
Discussion: Autoimmune changes
Posted: Nov 26, 2023
just read your situation and I'm considering Actemra infusion... There are so many risks that are...
I've had pmr (after covid vax and ... (when possible) I've been on Prednisone ... for 3 yrs and tapering to 3 mg. ... He suggested Actemra Infusion and taper
Discussion: GCA conserns
Posted: Dec 9, 2023
Marilynredder2367 - Sorry to hear you ended up with GCA after your PMR...that seems to happen...
hear you ended up with GCA after your PMR ... My doctor is also trying to taper me ... off the prednisone too quickly. ... off the prednisone more successfully ... route doesn't really work for PMR
Posted: Nov 26, 2023
@obxpoppop Good morning -- As @dadcue just said , the best we can do is relate...
started at what dose and what was the tapering ... likely a'miracle dose' of Prednisone ... recepetor biologicals approved for PMR
Posted: Dec 31, 2023
Are you referring to a cytokine storm? Anything is possible which is why a complete health...
doesn't say he was diagnosed with PMR ... My rheumatologist never said it was PMR ... I was just happy to get the prednisone ... When I couldn't taper off prednisone ... Starting out with 40 mg of prednisone
Posted: Jan 2 9:10pm