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I don't know all the facts and I'm not a doctor but I am a patient...
your rapid rate of reduction of the predisone ... But you still need to taper slowly. ... to 3 mg now, but I was pretty much managed ... PMR symptoms when I was around ten ... and prednisone withdrawal symptoms.
@liz26 I was diagnosed with GCA in April of 2025 with similar symptoms but thankfully no...
GCA in April of 2025 with similar symptoms ... immediately eliminated my symptoms. ... which enable me to more rapidly taper ... stay in remission following my Rinvoq taper ... condition but rest assured it can be managed
Posted: 6 days ago
Update: After 3 wks at 12.5 mg (following initial 6 wks at 15), I dropped to...
So is that "symptom free? ... not use it as my measure of "symptom ... I have had the drive to do weight management ... Strategizing to continue weight-management ... through whatever the taper brings is
@bluebird25 My story is similar to yours. I originally tapered down and then off of prednisone...
of prednisone for PMR a few years ago ... flare for which i was prescribed 5 mg prednisone ... and tapered. ... The vague symptoms got worse with a ... love to hear how you and others are managing
@martyn yes, the symptoms fluctuate/vary in intensity every day before on prednisone and after starting prednisone...
@martyn yes, the symptoms fluctuate ... amount you start with and how you taper ... I tried 2 quick tapers already and learned ... I can handle and what I can't manage ... and trying to taper down with 9 hour
Posted: 4 days ago
I have had steroid shots in knees, shoulders and trochanter bursitis. The shots are for localized...
hidden when on a high enough dose of prednisone ... If that doesn't manage the pain ... away and it sounds like you started tapering ... PMR meds only help manage symptoms.
Welcome @kevinburdick1 and @rachel77, Happy to see that you both found Connect and hoping you will...
will find some answers to help you manage ... Dealing with the symptoms while trying ... to taper off of prednisone can be difficult ... Off Prednisone but ... no set rules ... discussion/how-to-slowly-and-safely-taper-off-prednisone-but-no-set-rules
Posted: Aug 18 7:38am
It is a big shock finding out you have a strange disease you had never heard...
other week, but I don't have any symptoms ... I also had to learn to manage my energy ... effects, and the side effects faded as I tapered ... drug like Kevzara so that you can taper ... off of prednisone faster.
Posted: 5 days ago
Hi Martyn: I was diagnosed in July 2025 with PMR. I was then 54 years old...
After doing a slow, prednisone taper ... However, I had all of the physical symptoms ... for my symptoms. ... , all of my symptoms went away, except ... take any medication for those, but I managed
Posted: 2 days ago
You did not mention where you started on your PMR Dx and prednisone dosage or where...
now plus the extent to which your symptoms ... are being managed with your current ... to manage the pain you then your case ... Also, have you tried to taper down any ... I tried a biologic to taper off prednisone
Posted: Jun 7 10:55pm
@sbgigi The initial side effects of Prednisone are horrific but isn't it nice not to have...
Now I also believe the prednisone & ... complicated because you are unable to taper ... Adrenal insufficiency isn't easy to manage ... The symptoms of adrenal insufficiency ... mimic PMR symptoms so it is hard to
Posted: Jul 22 2:14pm
Things have gone well with the HC transition. For me, the first week was rough. Fatigue...
week two, fatigue was present but manageable ... I tapered for 52 days and day 53 was ... understand that pain was related to prednisone ... records of the medication dosage and symptoms
@jabrown0407 Thanks for this useful response. I’m 6 weeks post-dx and on 15mg Prednisone per day....
I’m 6 weeks post-dx and on 15mg Prednisone ... Pain is managed but not controlled. ... NICE) is 15mg for 3 months or until symptoms ... controlled then slow taper up to 2 ... ;s explanation about the cortisol/prednisone
Posted: Jun 8 2:42am
@kathy22wright Thank you. This was very helpful to me. The rheumy couldn’t decide on a Dx...
and the prednisone started causing awful ... symptoms. ... I didn’t taper, I simply quit taking ... diagnosed PMR originally, is helping me manage ... I take either 5 mg of prednisone or
Posted: Jun 26 7:43am
@momac59 Oh yes - I always ask lots of questions and even challenge when I think...
whole of me', rather than just managing ... 15mg within 10 days and almost all symptoms ... stopped the vast majority of the PMR symptoms ... chemo drug to hopefully be able to taper ... off the prednisone quickly, since it
Posted: Jul 30 2:51pm
@lori62yb This is all very interesting to me. Prednisone is sometimes used to treat occipital neuralgia....
neurosurgeon was skeptical of how I managed ... I would suggest that trying to taper ... I would suggest that is a symptom of ... www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/prednisone-taper ... discussion/adrenal-insufficiency-and-tapering-prednisone
Posted: Jun 2 6:12am
Oh yes!!!! I went to doctors and as a retired RN I knew exactly what they...
I started having unusual symptoms and ... takes all my own medical background to manage ... up my strength again and trying to taper ... down prednisone, etc etc .
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jul 21 11:17am
@leslyb It sounds like you're already seeing some encouraging progress. Going from barely being able to...
Like you, I've been on prednisone ... started at 20mg and have successfully tapered ... with no problem as I do not have many symptoms ... mindful of sun exposure, but that can be managed ... future flare-ups, and gets me off prednisone
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Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jun 3 2:21am
This may turn out to be a long post and I apologize ahead of time for...
I was referred to a pain management ... ordered blood work because he thought my symptoms ... He started me on 15mg prednisone and ... He bumped me up to 25mg prednisone and ... ) and now I'm tapering down off
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jul 12 9:21am
Hi- I have seronegative spondyloarthropathy, meaning I’m not HLA-B27 positive and my inflammatory markers aren’t elevated....
would be a priority and maybe even the prednisone ... would mask or improve the AS symptoms ... spondyloarthropathy is different… It’s usually managed ... I would think that as your prednisone ... dose tapers, even if your PMR goes
Posted: May 27, 2024