@skiing Your proposed taper plan sounds ... Important to remember that prednisone ... does not cure PMR, it only covers the ... No one wants to be on prednisone (I ... there for awhile before attempting to taper

is used to confirm the diagnosis of PMR ... steroid til then, maybe with a slight taper ... Was he on prednisone? ... Since PMR is an autoimmune disorder, ... there is nothing like the pain of PMR

him in February of this year I had tapered ... down to 9mg of prednisone and am now ... but now I count my blessings that PMR

along with your daily dose amount of prednisone ... This helps when you start tapering. ... helped my second time around with PMR ... and allowed me to taper off in 1-1/ ... 2 years the first time around with PMR

with uveitis some 20 years before PMR ... type of inflammatory arthritis and PMR ... a biologic treatment that targeted PMR ... I was able to taper off prednisone after ... but it didn't work so well for PMR

This may be in addition to PMR. ... that are really inconsistent with PMR ... test, he tentatively wants to start tapering ... my prednisone down from 60 mg in a

this group as I was diagnosed with PMR ... Started on 20mg/day of prednisone, first ... for only 2 weeks followed by tapering ... Symptoms returned again when I tapered ... ), or biologics in addition to the prednisone

PMR was added to the mix about 15 years ... wasn't offered a biologic when PMR ... I needed high doses of prednisone to ... Taking prednisone daily for 12 years ... I wasn't able to taper off prednisone

I have tapered from 5 mg prednisone ... Is this “normal “ and is it prednisone ... How do you tell the difference from pmr

and kept trying to taper off prednisone ... I felt like I knew how to taper off ... for 12 years after PMR was diagnosed ... that wasn't approved to treat PMR ... was the only option for PMR."

you are correct about doing a slow taper ... How long does PMR really last and when ... should I stop taking prednisone?

what I've seen from others with PMR ... I do think that a slow taper is a good ... I'm still in my first year of PMR ... congratulations on finding a way to get off Prednisone

or nearly gone before starting to taper ... your prednisone dose. ... pain it means you're low on the prednisone ... my opinion) are hellbent to get a PMR ... PMR forum discussions are a very important

My PMR has always affected my quads ... ago after getting down to 5 mg. of prednisone ... pretty good but will have to start tapering

Hi @christopherc, I do think the prednisone ... the treatment section that lists why prednisone ... I was started on 20 mg prednisone dosage ... It took me 3 and half years to taper ... and only took me 1 and half years to taper

methotrexate because I have been on prednisone ... a half and failed to successfully taper ... Were you able to get off prednisone ... Did you get off prednisone and remain ... how well did it control symptoms of PMR

Are you also taking prednisone for PMR ... able to taper off prednisone. ... I took prednisone for PMR daily for ... As soon as I tapered off prednisone ... It took 3 months to taper off prednisone

already connected with @marmak on your PMR ... It's good that the prednisone is ... of my PMR occurrences. ... first time it took me 3-1/2 years to taper ... I would not be in a hurry to taper down

Hi @pjnewm, Tapering off of prednisone ... sharing what has helped them. -- PMR ... also used when struggling while my PMR ... was active and I was tapering. ... I think listening to your body and tapering

I always had leftover prednisone on ... years ago when I was diagnosed with PMR ... About 4 years ago when I was unable to taper ... I was then able to taper off prednisone ... Unfortunately, prednisone didn't