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I was on Prednisone for over a year prior. I had a lot of side effects...
I was on Prednisone for over a year ... So my doc started to taper before I ... I was finally diagnosed with PMR in
Don't expect an immediate change when starting Kevzara but try to be optimistic. Kevzara doesn't come...
Actemra five years ago for refractory PMR ... I wasn't able to taper off prednisone ... I tapered my prednisone dose by 1 mg ... figured a flare was inevitable so I tapered ... rheumatologist said I shouldn't taper
I was diagnosed with PMR Oct 2023 I started a 15 mg prednisone treatment and reduced...
I was diagnosed with PMR Oct 2023 ... I started a 15 mg prednisone treatment ... Dr wants me to continue taper with
Good morning. I am 67. I have Morphea and Rhuematoid arthritis. Symptoms started in 2022. At...
He says not PMR, but it is RA. ... Am currently tapering off prednisone ... Hoping the prednisone taper down doesn
I have been on Alendronate (a fosomax substitute) for two years now and my bone density...
I got PMR last year and have been on ... prednisone for about 6 months. ... I've tapered to 14 mg so far. ... Though I too will be working on that taper
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: May 28, 2024
I have had a tingling and somewhat of a numb feeling in my feet since PMR....
of a numb feeling in my feet since PMR ... Try to hold course on your taper. ... The lack of cortisol will mimic the PMR ... There is life after prednisone. ... Other drugs that help if the PMR is
Discussion: Foot pain
Posted: May 27, 2024
My quick take: If you and your husband aren’t comfortable with adding a statin while he’s...
he’s continuing to manage the GCA/PMR ... symptoms and prednisone taper, I would ... lot already with him recovering from PMR ... and a stroke, and managing a prednisone ... taper.
Right now, I am on all three drugs. Prednisone down to 8 mg. Methotrexate and Kevzara....
Prednisone down to 8 mg. ... I’ve had pmr for 18 months and it has ... direct result of not having that and tapering
Posted: May 26, 2024
Reactive arthritis derives its name from a "reaction to an infection." https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/reactive-arthritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354838 It used to be...
have reactive arthritis instead of PMR ... High dose Prednisone followed by a fast ... taper resulted in remission each time ... Unlike PMR, when I could never taper ... off Prednisone until a biologic called
Posted: May 24, 2024
@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, 2024
I'm not able to create a link but this is the URL for the report on...
clinical trial for Zevzara used for PMR ... the group taking Kevzara were off prednisone ... Copy/paste should get you to the paper
Especially tough to balance when I had a flare of uveitis almost as soon as I...
flare of uveitis almost as soon as I tapered ... daily for PMR. ... last uveitis flare happened before PMR ... Humira didn't work so well for PMR ... I tried to taper off after the uveitis
@dadcue: My experience was very similar. I was previously active and doing a marathon gardening session...
months later, as part of my workup for PMR ... My rheumatogist says that prednisone ... I believe my tapering schedule will ... normal” and going up as I have been tapering ... am not optimistic about getting off prednisone
Discussion: PMR target areas
Posted: May 17, 2024
I'm in a similar situation. I've been on prednisone for PMR since August 2021. I could...
I've been on prednisone for PMR ... I could not get below 8 mg prednisone ... I dropped fairly easily to 5 mg prednisone ... The side effects of methotrexate tapered ... flare-up and had to increase to 6.5 prednisone
"Then, doctors wrote on my med records that I had abused steroids." That's a shame your...
t understand how the treatment for PMR ... My instructions were to taper off as ... tapers." I only needed a month ... or two to taper off Prednisone when ... use for PMR.
I came down with Covid end of March 2022. This happened 4 months after receiving the...
issues that would have caused the PMR ... I was told any vaccine can cause PMR ... I am still fighting PMR and trying to ... taper down the prednisone.
I don’t know that I have much to add, but wanted to say you’re not alone....
father who was also diagnosed with PMR ... years later and he is stuck at 6 mg prednisone ... started having much more trouble with tapering ... adrenal insufficiency from being on the prednisone
Welcome @victoriab, PMR can definitely cause havoc with symptoms and flares when you are tapering off...
with symptoms and flares when you are tapering ... off of prednisone. ... your 2 year struggle to get off of prednisone ... symptoms and tapering. ... symptoms and tapering?
"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, 2024