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Hi @josiemc24, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I'm glad you were able to see a rheumatologist....
I was started at 20 mg prednisone and ... Then it was a tapering process to get ... occurrence took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... off, the second time 1-1/2 years to taper ... off of prednisone too fast.
I have a question and a concern. I have PMR and have reduced (1 mg a...
I have PMR and have reduced (1 mg a ... discomfort like I did when I started on prednisone ... about others going up and down on prednisone ... go away completely before quitting prednisone ... or do you taper to a level that is
Hello @jkincaid21, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @legendsts and other...
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR but ... face either but the longest I was on prednisone ... I think as you taper off of prednisone ... times at 20 mg and eventually found a tapering ... rheumatologist provide or recommend a tapering
Hi Dorothy @oakbourne, Thanks for the private message. I thought I would answer your message in...
off prednisone. ... I've been prescribed prednisone ... occurrences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... I also spent 3-1/2 years tapering off ... to my knowledge that can help with PMR
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Nov 24, 2020
I’m PMR/GCA and I know what you are saying about tapering. I’m on my second shot...
I’m PMR/GCA and I know what you are ... saying about tapering. ... My prednisone was increased to 30 mg
Posted: Nov 1, 2020
Hello @jerseyjames, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thanks for sharing your PMR experience. It sounds a...
story with trying to taper off of prednisone ... 2018 when I was able to taper off of ... prednisone for the second time. ... I was started with 20 mg prednisone. ... until 2016 and I again went on 20 mg prednisone
Hi Ethan. I am new to the group and really appreciate the perspectives and experiences expressed...
Regarding PMR, it came on me around ... My PCP was inclined to begin a Prednisone ... taper (50mg to 10mg) over the course ... surprised to hear that all of the PMR ... Suspect we taped down to 5 mg a little
@julieschiwal1972, You might want to discuss a slower tapering schedule for the prednisone with your rheumatologist....
schedule for the prednisone with your ... off of prednisone for PMR symptoms. ... thinks you now have RA instead of PMR ... explanation of why RA especially if the prednisone ... My first time with PMR took 3-1/2 years
Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old
Posted: Oct 4, 2020
So we both have similar stories with PMR occurrence after the shingrix vaccine. I wish you...
we both have similar stories with PMR ... got relief just like I did starting prednisone ... I have followed the usual tapering regimen
Posted: Sep 25, 2020
My diagnosis was just earlier this year, so my data is limited. I do feel that...
that my diagnosis was a let’s give prednisone ... work did not specifically support PMR ... had been 6 months and any attempt to taper
@sharenb I have no medical training or background but my first occurrence of PMR took me...
background but my first occurrence of PMR ... over 3 years before I was able to taper ... off of prednisone which was started ... about 1-1/2 years before I was able to taper ... off and the PMR went into remission
Posted: Sep 8, 2020
Good morning. PMR is anew diagnosis for me. I have had low back issues for a...
PMR is anew diagnosis for me. ... clinic and after a 7 day course of prednisone ... I have started a trial of prednisone ... with 40mg per day for 10 days and tapering
@johnbishop John, I was wondering at what point did your dosage change considerably during the 3.5...
and at what point did you start your taper ... When I hit 15mg/day for 4 days the PMR ... this pain by going back up on the prednisone ... an attempt to "spare" the prednisone
Posted: Jul 25, 2020
@modens Just a thought but have you discussed the tapering down of the methyl prednisone with...
thought but have you discussed the tapering ... down of the methyl prednisone with ... occurrences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... ) and tapering down too fast made the ... I took 3+ years to taper off of prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 24, 2020
@kharquail, How is your father doing with his PMR? Is he still trying to taper off...
How is your father doing with his PMR ... Is he still trying to taper off of Prednisone ... lifestyle changes to help with the PMR
Discussion: PMR Relapse
Posted: Jul 6, 2020
Hello @kharquail, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect and thank you for helping your father. Not sure...
Prednisone does seem to be the drug ... occurrences of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... off of prednisone. ... Six years later the PMR came out of ... Is this his second time around with PMR
Discussion: PMR Relapse
Posted: Jun 21, 2020
@ncgal, I don't think there is specific tapering schedule. Each person is affected differently with their...
don't think there is specific tapering ... differently with their pain differences for PMR ... My first occurrence of PMR lasted about ... off of prednisone. ... off of prednisone.
Hi Bill @charlie333, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I think all of us that have had...
I think all of us that have had PMR ... My PMR has been in remission a little ... but it took me a year and a half to taper ... The first time my PMR showed up was ... earlier and took me 3-1/2 years to taper
I am a 65 year old female diagnosed with pmr in October of 2019 after suffering...
65 year old female diagnosed with pmr ... I was put on 20mg prednisone and have ... tapered down to 8mgs. ... back problems have nothing to do with pmr ... or is this normal and I will be on prednisone
Hello @asklizzie, Welcome to Connect. Yes, there are a lot of us members who struggle with...
struggle with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... I have had 2 occurrences of PMR myself ... both occurrences was started at 20 mg prednisone ... The first time it took me 3 years to taper ... Have you been newly diagnosed with PMR