I have been treated for PMR since July ... I am on 15mg of prednisone. ... CRP) to come down so I can start to taper ... activity affect those of you who have had PMR ... but I don’t like the prednisone side

am SO tired of the side effects of prednisone ... It beats the pain and immobility of PMR ... practitioner (who first diagnosed PMR ... concerned about how long it will take to taper ... prednisone before beginning the LDN

I think all of us with PMR have had ... a lot with my first occurrence of PMR ... Then if it was the day I planned to taper ... 1 to 10) and your current dose of prednisone

couldn't experience the pain of PMR ... What I've read, prednisone has to ... be tapered slowly, as it takes over ... month to monitor inflammation as I taper ... the prednisone.

One of the worst aspects of PMR, for ... me, is that the treatment (prednisone ... wants me to add methotrexate to the prednisone ... , which might allow me to taper to a ... Prednisone can have very negative effects

I have PMR and Giant Cell Arteritis. ... I started on 40 mg of Prednisone in ... late May and was just taking 5 mg Prednisone ... Rheumatologist yesterday who said that the taper ... I'm starting the taper today, down

I am newly diagnosed with PMR. ... I just started 20MG of Prednisone yesterday ... weeks, then moving to 15MG and slowly tapering ... extremely concerned about side effects of Prednisone

This is my third episode of PMR over ... Not just with PMR but with so many things ... Acknowledgement that my body will dictate how I taper ... off of prednisone.

After getting my PMR under control, ... my MD suggested a tapering schedule ... dramatically within 1 -2 months of beginning prednisone

up 4 days after my tri-adventures prednisone ... symptom free for 2weeks to a month w/o tapering ... My PMR attacked almost ever joint I ... Prednisone is your only defense.

pain in your shoulders is related to PMR ... I first had PMR, then Giant Cell Arteritis ... Over the last six months, I've tapered ... from 40 mg prednisone to 7.5 mg.

The prednisone has been a total life-saver ... I am a bit surprised at your prednisone ... Its "magic bullet" is prednisone ... typically begins at 15 - 20 mg with tapering ... flare wears itself out and you can taper

out there on Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... really helpful when I was trying to taper ... off of prednisone was for me to keep ... you up with a schedule to help you taper ... off of prednisone when it's under

;t imagine living with the pain of PMR ... and requires a higher dosage of prednisone ... I started with 40 mg of prednisone daily ... in mid-May, tapering down by 5 mg every ... with a dosage of 20 mg prednisone.

sharing your personal journey with PMR ... morning and he advised me to go back on prednisone ... at 5mg a day and then taper down by ... natural pain remedy but, as you say, prednisone ... does work best for PMR pain.

Molly, at 56 years young developed PMR ... , prednisone was the drug of choice ... worked well & within a year of tapering ... The PMR raised its ugly head with vengeance ... Ill have to add to the 10 -15 mg of prednisone

Clinic rheumatologist who diagnosed my PMR ... If you have PMR I think the starting ... "The mainstay of treatment of PMR ... Tapering should be individualized once ... initial corticosteroid doses and faster tapering

much like my first occurrence with PMR ... years before I could successfully taper ... off of prednisone. ... and forth between 1 mg and 1/2 mg of prednisone ... are a lot of conditions that mimic PMR

has anyone had success in treating PMR ... had blood work done and the both PMR ... persist...good news I'm down to 6mg prednisone ... /day looking to taper to 5 mg/day in

told me the first time around with PMR ... I thought I would never get off of predinisone ... keep a daily pain log then don't taper