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I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan. 2022 and put on 20 mgs. of Pred. It...
I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan. 2022 ... There is no race to the finish for tapering ... Wednesday next, but since I've been on Prednisone ... #34;journey", but slow down the tapering
Hello @mnmom1, Welcome to Connect. Several members have mentioned splitting their prednisone dosage to help with...
I've had PMR twice and never tried ... at 20 mg for both occurrences and tapered ... pain in the morning as my guide to tapering ... changes my second time around with PMR ... which some people have along with the PMR
Posted: Dec 30, 2022
Hi @maggie14, I think that video wasn't part of the article but an advertisement on the...
I started shortly after tapering off ... prednisone from my first time with ... PMR. ... lifestyle (more exercise) helped me taper ... off prednisone sooner - 1-1/2 years
Posted: Dec 29, 2022
Hello @cramsey, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you are having to deal with the PMR...
hear you are having to deal with the PMR ... but I've had 2 occurrences of PMR ... slowly tapering off as my pain would ... first time it took 3-1/2 years to taper ... with little to no experience with PMR
Posted: Dec 28, 2022
This is my second taper after 3 years. I’m feeling good now on 2 mg but...
This is my second taper after 3 years ... The taper has to be very slow. ... there are many side effects from the prednisone ... but the rush of not treating the PMR ... The Prednisone does work if taken right
Posted: Dec 25, 2022
Hi @christi48, I got two COVID vaccine before I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA, which...
vaccine before I was diagnosed with PMR ... the Moderna vaccines while taking prednisone ... , and tapering, and did not experience ... I've been off prednisone for a few
Hi marmak ... I'm a retired nurse. I took prednisone for more than 12 years so...
of rheumatology problems including PMR ... I did a lot of experimenting with tapering ... When a biologic was tried, I tapered ... When PMR was diagnosed, it took three ... I think the best strategy to taper off
Posted: Dec 20, 2022
You should discuss this with your rheumatologist. Many rheumatologists will refuse to write for prednisone prescriptions...
She maintained that PMR was my active ... off prednisone. ... for PMR, the medical advice was to ... taper off slowly. ... for PMR, my rheumatologist said it
Posted: Dec 20, 2022
Hi Paul, For most people, on the appropriate dosage of prednisone, PMR symptoms will disappear -...
, PMR symptoms will disappear - or be ... About 30% of people with PMR develop ... while you are tapering, the prednisone ... will be increased, then tapering will ... After taking prednisone for about a
I was diagnosed with PMR in late-November. First, right shoulder swole and arm barely functioned; took...
I was diagnosed with PMR in late-November ... diagnosis and drew blood and put me on prednisone ... Tapered me down to 30 mgs of prednisone
Hi ldingwall88, like you fellow member @dinym was originally diagnosed with PMR, but later discovered she...
dinym was originally diagnosed with PMR ... discovered she has rheumatoid arthritis and tapered ... off prednisone. ... @ldingwall88, are you currently tapering ... off prednisone?
Hi @johnarbaugh, you described my PMR hip pain almost exactly. My PMR pain was first concentrated...
Hi @johnarbaugh, you described my PMR ... My PMR pain was first concentrated in ... occasional Tramadol, if I overdo, but Prednisone ... If your morning pain (before Prednisone ... rheumatologist and have learned that a slow taper
Posted: Dec 6, 2022
Hi @jerseyjames, Am I reading correctly that you tapered from 24mg down to 4mg prednisone in...
from 24mg down to 4mg prednisone in ... That seems like an incredibly fast taper ... screaming if it were me and I had PMR ... down to 4mg. 1st time around with PMR ... took me 3-1/2 years to taper off with
Posted: Dec 4, 2022
I'm relatively new to this PMR experience. You are the first person I've heard of who...
I'm relatively new to this PMR experience ... of who has not received relief from Prednisone ... relatively low dose (5mg), hoping to taper
Posted: Oct 30, 2022
Thank you for your input. I started out my prednisone at 15mg - didn't help at...
I started out my prednisone at 15mg ... After about 2 months, my blood PMR test ... confirms, it seems like an aggressive taper
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
This all sound very similar to my condition. After a bunch tests and things being eliminated...
being eliminated I was put on 20 mg of prednisone ... This was effectively a diagnosis of PMR ... . 4 mg of prednisone isn’t enough initially ... I started at 20 mg and have now tapered
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
I was diagnosed with PMR 5 months ago. Started on Prednisone 40mg, felt great. Just recently...
I was diagnosed with PMR 5 months ago ... Started on Prednisone 40mg, felt great ... Just recently started my taper - my ... I am now on 20mg of Prednisone and all ... per week and continue to reduce my Prednisone
Posted: Oct 25, 2022
I was diagnosed in June 2022 with PMR.Started out on 30 mg prednisone and then gradually...
I was diagnosed in June 2022 with PMR.Started ... out on 30 mg prednisone and then gradually ... tapered. ... back so doctor put me on 12 mg of Prednisone ... 50 percent of those diagnosed with PMR
Posted: Nov 13, 2022
Welcome @janettec, Sorry to hear you are having difficulty tapering off of prednisone with your PMR....
to hear you are having difficulty tapering ... off of prednisone with your PMR. ... following discussions helpful: -- Tapering ... /discussion/prednisone/ -- PMR Dosages ... / I found tapering difficult my first