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The Dr Sarah Mackie webinar was interesting. I liked her comment about "doctors don't treat themselves"...
I didn't self medicate with prednisone ... that much after PMR was diagnosed. ... Relapsing no matter how a person tapers ... prednisone is a real problem. ... There is no single way to taper prednisone
Posted: Jun 23 10:14am
@JustinMcClanahan Thanks for inviting me to this page. I will check it out. My husband developed...
My husband developed PMR May 2023 then ... He was on 30 mg for PMR, tapered to ... then had three 1200 mg infusions of prednisone ... He’s tapered to 30 mg now with weekly
Posted: May 23 1:29pm
You did not mention it, but I presume you have been diagnosed with PMR, and that...
rule seems to be to take sufficient prednisone ... About taking ibuprofen while on prednisone ... After one month, I tapered at 5 per ... We then started a taper of 1 per month ... Pain while tapering after your PMR is
Discussion: Very new to PMR
Posted: Jul 4 8:08am
I'm currently doing Actema infusions for "refractory PMR." I was on prednisone for more than 12...
Actema infusions for "refractory PMR ... than 12 years for PMR alone without ... Actemra isn't FDA approved for PMR ... My first attempt to taper off Prednisone ... My second attempt to taper off Prednisone
I've also had trouble getting below 10 mg. I've been on prednisone for a year now...
I've been on prednisone for a year ... now for PMR, starting at 15 mg and ... yesterday and he told me to keep trying to taper ... Either way, taping down the prednisone ... when it comes to how fast or slow to taper
Posted: Jul 24 1:24pm
I am not good at a short answer. I was seeing an orthopedic for my pain...
running a boat load of tests that I had PMR ... had prostate cancer 8 months before PMR ... Just after I finished tapering steroids ... I thought it was prednisone flare. ... Survived the cancer and survived PMR
Posted: Jul 20 12:31pm
I had my last dose of Prednisone for my PMR the end of May of 2023....
I had my last dose of Prednisone for ... my PMR the end of May of 2023. ... I had tapered slowly and was at 1/2 ... mg of prednisone when I stopped taking ... still there, so I concluded it was not PMR
Discussion: PMR Remission
Posted: Nov 27, 2023
"Being that you dealt with PMR for a longer period, is it debilitating over time or...
"Being that you dealt with PMR for ... PMR was very debilitating at first. ... I would try to taper my dose lower but ... My tapering progress was incredibly ... but maybe not for PMR.
Posted: Aug 5 3:49pm
Hi G, I was diagnosed with PMR in 2016 after knee replacement and possible GCA. Was...
Hi G, I was diagnosed with PMR in ... Was on 60 mg prednisone for weeks, then ... tapered to 4mg over many months. ... morning stiffness from Kevzara and taper ... down/off prednisone.
Posted: Aug 11 12:18pm
My rheumatologist prescribed Methotrexate as an addition to the prednisone because of the achy sore hands...
Methotrexate as an addition to the prednisone ... The tapering of the prednisone is still ... Doctor who is experienced in treating PMR
Posted: Aug 2 12:49pm
Myself as well. I have had PMR for well over a year now and been on...
I have had PMR for well over a year ... now and been on Prednisone since Jan ... Was tapering nicely when the jaw and ... Prednisone and after 2-3 days the pains ... much of the pain and I will not start tapering
Posted: Feb 16, 2023
The following link is a good place to start. https://www.pmrandil6.com/il-6-and-pmr/ --------------------------------------------- IL-6 is a cytokine (protein...
https://www.pmrandil6.com/il-6-and-pmr ... decrease the inflammation so that you can taper ... However, you still need to taper slowly ... to treat PMR. ... PMR has been in remission thanks to
Posted: Aug 12 8:17pm
"Conclusions: Sarilumab showed significant efficacy in achieving sustained remission and reducing the cumulative glucocorticoid dose in...
polymyalgia rheumatica during glucocorticoid tapering ... significantly more cases than with prednisone ... FDA approved for the treatment of PMR ... it is used for relapsing cases of PMR ... If you have osteoporosis then prednisone
Posted: Apr 27 6:59am
I was diagnosed with PMR in May, 2023 and began with 25 mg of prednisone. My...
I was diagnosed with PMR in May, 2023 ... and began with 25 mg of prednisone. ... My taper was very slow, started at 2.5 ... All during the taper I had no adverse ... Good luck with your PMR treatment.
My experience with member benefits with KPNC is that they know less than medical specialists when...
a severe eye condition prior to my PMR ... In January I had onset PMR following ... This is being treated with prednisone ... I’m approaching 5mg of prednisone hoping ... function and I can smoothly finish taper
I agree completely. Your advice is much better than how I did it or how I...
example that the pain you feel when tapering ... is not necessarily PMR. ... Many confuse this prednisone taper with ... PMR pain. ... I understand you can let prednisone
I tapered off methylprednisolone in six months without any issue. The PMR pain never came back,...
I tapered off methylprednisolone in ... The PMR pain never came back, but I’ ... I don’t think PMR is the issue any longer ... with Covid and was given 60 mg of prednisone ... No tapering. But also no problem!
Yes, I ended six weeks ago (July 6). PMR had started in mid-May of the previous...
PMR had started in mid-May of the previous ... Initially my tapering journey had decreases ... discomfort for the first days after a taper ... At 10mg, I was told to taper by 1mg ... stiffness that wasn't there pre-PMR
I have tapered to .5 mg of prednisone after being on it for more than 4...
I have tapered to .5 mg of prednisone ... it for more than 4 years since my PMR
Discussion: PMR and exhaustion
Posted: Jan 12, 2023