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I am fairly confident my PMR was triggered by my last Covid booster. I received it...
I am fairly confident my PMR was triggered ... received it in May 2023 and started with PMR ... vaccine since being diagnosed with PMR ... , since I'm trying to taper off ... the prednisone and don't want to
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, 2024
@floridalinda - hello - I found that you wrote earlier "I was diagnosed with PMR October...
earlier "I was diagnosed with PMR ... you saying that it took two years to taper ... when was at a sub- optimal dose of Prednisone ... 30 minute - a good distraction form PMR ... taking a split dose of 15 or 20 mg Prednisone
Posted: Jul 20, 2024
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, 2024
Yes, my vision has definitely been affected by my PMR. I have bags under both eyes,...
has definitely been affected by my PMR ... suspect some of my eye issues are from PMR ... and some from Prednisone. ... I've tapered from 10 mg down to ... 5, 1/2 mg taper every month.
Posted: Jul 14, 2024
@charlotte61 , @trina24 , @nancy53 I know having PMR and worrying about GCA is frightening. But...
trina24 , @nancy53 I know having PMR ... failed to mention anyone on 2.5 mg prednisone ... He has been on prednisone for over a ... year and is still tapering with the ... I highly recommend anyone on prednisone
Posted: Jul 11, 2024
That is a very good question. My cortisol level improved after 6 months. I was able...
PMR seemed to be well controlled or ... at least I kept telling myself PMR was ... t feel well but I didn't think PMR ... I was able to taper off prednisone quickly ... ;t think I have PMR anymore.
Posted: Jul 10, 2024
Thank you for the very helpful replies to my question about tapering yesterday. Later in the...
helpful replies to my question about tapering ... When I picked up my last lot of Prednisone ... here is hoping that this puts the PMR
Posted: Jul 8, 2024
I have not seen many that have said it works. MTX is a Rheumatoid arthritis medication...
usually the first line of defense when tapering ... on prednisone. ... The 5-7mg range of prednisone is your ... requirement for cortisol and once you try to taper ... In a lot of cases restarting the PMR
Posted: Jul 7, 2024
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
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, 2024
I think Dr treating PMR have a pretty tough job. They disease requires long term steroid...
I think Dr treating PMR have a pretty ... you most likely will not be able to taper ... now that can treat inflammation for PMR ... Its when you start to taper off the ... prednisone then you run short because
Posted: Jun 30, 2024
I did have a conversation with someone about prednisone. This article doesnt say much about cortisol....
His thought was that PMR starts because ... You then supplement with prednisone ... He also felt the taper was merely your ... I think that PMR starts like all autoimmune ... Especially as you taper and your body
Posted: Jun 28, 2024
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
So now I'm really curious ... Why have you been on a 5 mg maintenance dose...
rheumatologists want to happen to PMR ... time --- usually 2 years or less for PMR ... tocilizumab) because I was unable to taper ... off prednisone for 12 years after PMR ... I usually flared whenever I tapered
The ones i have seen most frequently are higher cholesterol which is similar to what Prednisone...
cholesterol which is similar to what Prednisone ... The idea is to keep your PMR from flaring ... back up due to the prednisone taper ... take it forever to get off the the prednisone
Posted: Jun 18, 2024
I have tried various holistic approaches, but with limited success. I was advised by my naturopath...
symptoms when I tapered from 10 mg ... down to 9 mg of prednisone. ... flare would have been worse, or the prednisone ... tapering more difficult, if I wasn& ... Unfortunately, prednisone seems to be
Posted: Jun 17, 2024
I think trusting your own instincts is the best you can do. I don't think there...
way to know if anyone is having a PMR ... hurt just as much if not more than PMR ... I'm still being treated for PMR ... happened in spite of my best attempts to taper ... Tapering off Prednisone was much more
Posted: Jun 13, 2024
wow elained. You are a trooper. You are a classic example of how the body turns...
on. 5mg of medrol would be 20mg of prednisone ... With so many things going on tapering ... It may help to slow the PMR restart ... created by the taper.
Posted: Jun 6, 2024