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The curious thing about the "dead slow nearly stop" (DSNS) tapering method is that the person...
that the person who identifies as the PMR ... a "pro" comes from having PMR ... life because there wasn't any alternative ... to prednisone for PMR. ... my doctors, they came up with some alternative
While chronic inflammation is not the sole cause of all diseases, it is however associated with...
some cases with diet, lifestyle and alternative ... PMR is now understood to be in the autoimmune ... Prednisone for PMR is a miracle drug
Discussion: Diet & PMR.
Posted: May 25 12:02pm
"Actemra inhibits IL-6, but there are other substances that cause the inflammation from PMR and GCA,"...
substances that cause the inflammation from PMR ... 17 inhibition is being studied for PMR ... to do painstakingly slow tapers off Prednisone ... Thank God they are actively seeking alternatives ... to Prednisone.
Posted: Jun 7 11:11am
Your points are well taken. I think you are right. As for muscles being affected by...
As for muscles being affected by Prednisone ... just Google prednisone induced myopathy ... www.statnews.com/2023/10/16/long-term-prednisone-steroids-ibd-side-effects-chronic-illness-alternatives ... --- I think we all do battle with PMR ... good "short term" fix for PMR
Posted: Jun 1 1:38pm
If it is RA there are more treatment options available. It is unlikely that you will...
that you will be left on long term prednisone ... for years without being offered some alternatives ... It isn't like diagnosing PMR when ... #34;We don't know what it is so PMR ... was old enough, the diagnosis of PMR
I'm not making excuses for your rheumatologist. There are many entities including doctors from Mayo and...
there is a provision for a 10/7.5 mg alternate ... using schedules such as 10/7.5 mg alternate ... and subsequent tapering of GCs in PMR ... (I wanted to get the inevitable PMR ... I had a relapse but not a PMR relapse
Hi Terri @rocksology, That's a tough one to deal with, especially when you don't have a...
return of pain with a reduction of the prednisone ... where members also have asked about alternative ... treatments for PMR that might be helpful ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone ... issues but will still help with the PMR
Posted: May 17 5:16pm
What is your tapering plan when you get down to a very low Predisone dose? My...
plan when you get down to a very low Predisone ... My two-year PMR journey so far includes ... out of a seven-day week for a while, alternating
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: May 21 12:18pm
Welcome to the group. The usual suggestion is to increase your Prednisone dose back to where...
usual suggestion is to increase your Prednisone ... Some doctors suggest "alternate ... the 12 years it took me to get off Prednisone ... I was able to get off Prednisone when ... methotrexate or leflunomide to manage PMR
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: May 7 11:07am
I took prednisone for 12 years for PMR. After 12 years it was decided that I...
I took prednisone for 12 years for PMR ... decided that I had "refractory PMR ... ." For refractory PMR an alternative ... to prednisone is needed. ... little resistance to the effects of Prednisone
Posted: May 20 9:06pm
Prednisone isn't the only option anymore but it is still the least expensive. There are other...
Prednisone isn't the only option ... Actemra was the alternative that worked ... for me and allowed me to taper off prednisone ... the effort that is underway to find alternatives ... to long term Prednisone for the treatment
Posted: May 21 5:29pm
Terri @rocksology, I'm sorry to hear about the prednisone effecting your heart and causing additional problems....
rocksology, I'm sorry to hear about the prednisone ... of cardiovascular disease while on Prednisone ... /risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-on-prednisone ... / Are you able to discuss alternatives ... to the prednisone to treat your PMR
My Mayo rheumatologist discussed the side effects with me when we discussed a tapering strategy to...
amount of time I would have to be on prednisone ... to control the PMR. ... own research along with discussing alternatives
Posted: Apr 24 2:03pm
I have multiple autoimmune disorders. My first Prednisone dose was more than 30 years ago. I...
When I took Prednisone for PMR, I relapsed ... The protocol for PMR is "long term ... PMR but never put PMR into remission ... and "wait until PMR burns itself ... a year or two they should seek an alternative
Posted: May 20 9:30pm
Yes ... there are a couple of biosimilars to Actemra (tocilizumab). This is beneficial for people...
I don't think anything except Prednisone ... biosimilars are intended to be therapeutic alternatives ... received was my inability to taper off Prednisone ... and because all other alternatives ... Nobody wanted me on Prednisone for the
Posted: Apr 12 4:15pm
A long time ago, methotrexate worked for me. I took it for about a year and...
and I was able to reduce my daily prednisone ... approval for Actemra he claimed other alternatives ... was the treatment for PMR. ... My rheumatologist said Prednisone was ... the treatment for PMR but not for the
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: May 22 3:30pm
You are a little ahead of me on taper, but I am doing it in a...
, stay there awhile and then start altering ... On my first bout with PMR, I did a slow ... On the second bout, I got off prednisone ... somewhat given up on trying to understand PMR ... At my first time with PMR, I also had
Posted: Dec 11, 2024
Hello @ksquiltergirl, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @glinda47 and others....
: Are there treatment alternatives to ... Prednisone? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone ... /. -- Leflunomide, Kevzara for PMR, ... / -- Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR
Posted: Nov 28, 2024
Hello @gee18, I'm sorry to hear you having trouble with the treatment for PMR and GCA....
having trouble with the treatment for PMR ... . --- PMR: Are there treatment alternatives ... to Prednisone? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone ... have some thoughts or suggestions on alternative
Posted: Dec 13, 2023
Well, my third attempt at tapering didn't end well, same as the first two. I went...
state last Spring and the only other alternative ... The thing is that it seems to me my PMR ... that they're contraindicated for Prednisone
Posted: Oct 5, 2024