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Welcome @andirae, It's not uncommon to have a lot of questions being fairly new to PMR...
can about the condition and how to manage ... the symptoms. ... through a few other discussions on managing ... PMR symptoms and tapering off. ... search=pmr+managing+symptoms.
@bitsygirl, The prednisone is the magic pill that makes PMR symptoms go away or at least...
symptoms go away or at least make it ... My second round with PMR has been in ... it may depend on the person and the symptoms ... something you can do to track your symptoms ... search=pmr+managing+symptoms.
Posted: Jan 22, 2024
I am a dentist and have had PMR for 35 years. I have taken prednisone off...
I am a dentist and have had PMR for ... not experienced it as a person with PMR ... PMID: 10359979 Associated symptoms ... abstract available. 10 Dental management ... this in mind, a protocol for dental management
Posted: Feb 27 11:05am
Interesting, I’ve had PMR for 13 months but it took almost 4 months for them to...
Interesting, I’ve had PMR for 13 months ... that it really seemed to calm the symptoms ... Currently, I’m managing pain with meditating ... The major symptom getting me down in
Posted: Mar 3 2:39pm
@dadcue Thank you for sharing your history. It’s reassuring to hear that it’s manage. My wife...
It’s reassuring to hear that it’s manage ... read it really wasn’t helpful for PMR ... The PMR symptoms have subsided With ... this one time debilitating flare of PMR ... I’m feeling good that it can be managed
Thanks for posting this video. It was helpful in learning a little more about biológics. I...
I have only been on prednisone for PMR ... So far no pain, just a few manageable ... immune disease and the wide spectrum of symptoms
@randersonccc Just so you know... I was told that I shouldn't taper any lower than 3...
told to discontinue Prednisone if PMR ... Actemra was keeping PMR in check so ... www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/uveitis/symptoms-causes ... symptoms returned. ... I managed to dodge the worst case scenario
@irene6754 It is a very long story! Yes ... I eventually managed to get off Prednisone....
I eventually managed to get off Prednisone ... I had symptoms of adrenal insufficiency ... pains but nothing that seemed like PMR ... certain" that Actemra controlled PMR
@alandy233 I'm sorry you are having such difficult problems with your vision. I was fortunate that...
after I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR ... New Loss: In patients without visual symptoms ... Takeaway: Actemra is a crucial tool in managing
Posted: Jan 12 5:41pm
I have nothing to offer, but I will be following. I'm new to the PMR journey...
I'm new to the PMR journey with ... Symptoms returned. ... kicks in for the day, I can still manage
Posted: Feb 12 8:43pm
My symptoms started about a year ago and the pain got really bad until I started...
My symptoms started about a year ago ... dealing with the pain and medication of PMR ... I am working on managing the pain without
Discussion: Moon face
Posted: Dec 24, 2025
I think I understand what you are saying. If I don't ... keep posting so I...
If you can manage on 5 mg ... that is ... www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/uveitis/symptoms-causes ... I only managed to get back to 15 mg. ... flare of uveitis was controlled but PMR
@staylorrn2000 It is a long story how I managed to taper off Prednisone. Considering I was...
staylorrn2000 It is a long story how I managed ... Prednisone for 12+ years to treat PMR ... was "painfully slow" after PMR ... When I described my symptoms to my doctor ... www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/uveitis/symptoms-causes
Posted: Feb 9 10:49am
Are you seeing an endocrinologist? They are the ones to manage adrenal insufficiency. I just went...
They are the ones to manage adrenal ... below around 5 mg prednisone without PMR ... pain plus lots of other symptoms. ... endocrinologist said that nausea is a major symptom ... down to 4 mg of prednisone without PMR
Another comment I will make is to warn you about thinking that CRP and Sed Rate...
that blood sugar numbers are used in managing ... concept does not port in the same way to managing ... I had PMR and was accustomed to managing ... and what I would call touchy-feely symptoms ... Many people have PMR and do not have
Posted: Jan 9 1:37pm
@pdxmac In conjunction with PMR and chronic prednisone use the following link discusses what endocrinologists recommend....
@pdxmac In conjunction with PMR ... the internet to decide. "The management ... adrenal insufficiency and withdrawal symptoms ... Recognising and managing withdrawal
Welcome @janetlee2026, When I was diagnosed with PMR the first time, my Mayo rheumatologist was always...
and I was always watching for those symptoms ... when my PMR was active. ... Thankfully I never had any of the symptoms ... any lifestyle changes to help with managing ... the PMR?
@leetaanderson I had a Baker's cyst when younger too and had a torn piece of cartilage...
Just before my pmr diagnosis I had a ... better I had a really rapid attack of pmr ... had had a couple of mild attacks of pmr ... end of the day I just keep trying to manage ... the pmr symptoms and not aggravate
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Posted: Feb 7 4:54pm