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The curious thing about the "dead slow nearly stop" (DSNS) tapering method is that the person...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/797786/
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
Welcome @summertime24, Sorry to hear that Mr. Ugly has invaded your personal space. Eating healthy with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1231027/
I've had PMR twice. ... both times I was started on 20 mg prednisone ... Others have used alternatives in addition ... to the prednisone to help taper off ... search=PMR%20what%20helps
I was diagnosed with PMR Dec. of 2023. My exercise mainly consists of walking and hiking....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234357/
I was diagnosed with PMR Dec. of 2023 ... I always felt better alter a hike. ... muscle soreness from the remmants from PMR ... exercise should help speed up getting off prednisone
For me the lowest effective dose of Prednisone is where I feel able to complete daily...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1232309/
For me the lowest effective dose of Prednisone ... the 'hit by a truck' pain of PMR ... time to get off the afternoon dose of Prednisone ... , my reductions alternated between
I started on Lipitor 30 years ago. Had high LDL and low HDL, which is a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1236775/
When the pain started from PMR I thought ... The prednisone alters a lot of things
For me, my love for Prednisone was a "short term" affair. When Prednisone was daily and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1228883/
entirely clear to me that I still had PMR ... ;other reasons" which were not PMR ... It was easier to blame PMR for everything ... I had to be open to alternatives to ... only option" for the treatment of PMR
While I agree with getting off Prednisone as fast as possible --- it doesn't seem like...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1236583/
While I agree with getting off Prednisone ... recommendations for the treatment of PMR ... dose to an oral dose of 10 mg/day prednisone ... Relapse therapy: Increase oral prednisone ... using schedules such as 10/7.5 mg alternate
The first time I attempted this taper I alternated 4 and 3 for 2 weeks and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1234446/
first time I attempted this taper I alternated ... and then just 4 for two weeks before alternating ... started at 5mg feeling good, started alternating ... stopped tapering and increased my prednisone ... leg pain but Dr does not think it is pmr
Welcome @thomsoncat, There are quite a few discussions and member comments on opioids being used for...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1236974/
opioids will do anything to help the PMR ... search=alternative%20to%20prednisone ... %20for%20PMR. ... other than prednisone to help with ... the PMR with your rheumatologist or
You might want to mention Kevzara for PMR because it is FDA approved for PMR. Actemra...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1228938/
might want to mention Kevzara for PMR ... because it is FDA approved for PMR. ... still isn't FDA approved for PMR ... levels, ultrasounds and the search for alternatives ... to Prednisone are all steps in the
My rheumatologists group follows a protocol and most all their PMR patients are off Pred within...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1237389/
because I was unable to taper off Prednisone ... opinion, the sooner people can get off Prednisone ... glad people now have Kevzara as an alternative ... to Prednisone for the treatment of ... PMR.
You are a little ahead of me on taper, but I am doing it in a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1188263/
, 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
Hello @ksquiltergirl, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @glinda47 and others....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1181418/
: Are there treatment alternatives to ... Prednisone? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone ... /.
-- Leflunomide, Kevzara for PMR, ... /
-- Kevzara (sarilumab) to treat PMR
Feeling defeated, it is truly frustrating when ur diagnosed with PMR. I woke up one morning...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1215986/
frustrating when ur diagnosed with PMR ... I started with a 40mg dose of prednisone ... about 18 months ago, I am currently alternating ... My goal is to completely get off prednisone ... Good luck on your journey out of PMR
I remember the extensive, bilateral and multiple pulmonary embolisms I had. I spent a couple of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1215869/
The high doses of prednisone I was taking ... years until Eliquis was offered as an alternative ... I was off prednisone so that was also ... PMR seems to be well controlled.
"I want her to consider Actemra for me. Based on posts in this group, I think...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1203893/
2) My case of PMR was refractory because ... notably methotrexate.
3) All other alternatives ... Those alternatives included Leflunomide ... Kevzara was FDA approved for PMR in ... Actemra "should work" for PMR
I can only speak from personal experience with Actemra (tocilizumab) which was offered to me 13...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1193147/
to me 13 years after the onset of PMR ... I was able to taper completely off prednisone ... Actemra to be approved for me, other alternatives ... Vis-à-vis prednisone, I have practically ... Additionally, many of my prednisone
Sorry ... I didn't realize you were from the UK. Someone told me the rules in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1188772/
because I was unable to taper off prednisone ... also mentioned that "all other alternatives ... tried and had failed to get me off prednisone ... to be able to taper completely off prednisone ... after being on prednisone for such
Actemra doesn't work as quickly as prednisone works to relieve pain. Once Actemra starts to work,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1180553/
Actemra doesn't work as quickly as prednisone ... a year in total to finally get off prednisone ... far for finding alternatives to Prednisone ... I was on daily Prednisone for more than ... My cumulative dose of prednisone over
I have found that 15 minutes in a steam sauna 3 or 4 times a week...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1194742/
of wellbeing, but has not seemed to alter ... the course of my pmr symptoms. ... (First attack, age > 70, prednisone
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