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Initial Dosage of Prednisone Impacts Long Term Recovery
Initial Dosage of Prednisone Impacts ... dosages LOWERED the total time needed to taper ... to 5mg of prednisone. ... Arteritis, a closely related disease for PMR
Last active: Mar 29, 2023
Prednisone tapering is hard: Do complementary therapies help?
Prednisone tapering is hard: Do complementary ... I have had PMR for 2 years ..I am down ... to 8 mg doing a slow taper but feel
Last active: May 17, 2021
PMR: Anyone have Stress Fractures while on prednisone?
PMR: Anyone have Stress Fractures while ... on prednisone? ... I was diagnosed with PMR almost 2 years ... Started on 15 mgs. prednisone - had ... tapered down to 2 1/2 mgs of prednisone
Last active: Jun 30, 2022
PMR relapse after a fall
PMR relapse after a fall ... members of this group mentioned having a PMR ... discussion about the incidence of PMR ... also contains information regarding prednisone ... tapering.
Last active: Oct 30, 2022
Tapering and methotrexate
Tapering and methotrexate ... Diagnosed with PMR in March, was on ... 20 mg of prednisone for 6 weeks and ... then tapered 2.5 until I reached 10mg ... And I wonder if others on prednisone
Last active: Nov 7, 2023
Possibly Misdiagnosed?
bloodwork inflammation markers for PMR ... thighs, legs, I was diagnosed with PMR ... Now I have tapered down to 1 mg. ... Prednisone and am no longer tired but ... or prednisone tapering or just symptoms
Last active: Aug 2 12:22pm
Foot pain
One of my first symptoms of PMR was ... It was relieved with prednisone, but ... three years on I’m almost tapered off ... With my prednisone taper, I also find
Last active: May 27 12:00pm
Low Dose Naltrexone and Prednisone for PMR?
Low Dose Naltrexone and Prednisone for ... PMR? ... I am tapering prednisone, now at 12.5 ... no pain, although I can feel that PMR ... 1.25mg of LDN at night, and 10 mg prednisone
Last active: Aug 4 6:29am
Shoulder arm pain while on steroids
or injuries while using long term Prednisone ... Is anyone aware if this can be a Prednisone ... I am tapering off Prednisone after 2.5 ... years treatment for PMR.
Last active: Jun 3 11:45am
PMR and Fatigue. Interesting study
PMR and Fatigue. Interesting study ... can cause fatigue especially as you taper ... "If you abruptly stop taking prednisone ... or taper off too quickly, you may experience ... swings https://www.mayoclinic.org/prednisone-withdrawal
Last active: Sep 27 8:18pm
Symptoms after you stop prednisone
Symptoms after you stop prednisone ... I was diagnosed with PMR in April, 2023 ... tapering monthly until completely off ... However, when I tapered to 1 mg, my ... else experienced hand swelling after tapering
Last active: Jun 18 11:37pm
Prednisone and blood glucose levels
Prednisone and blood glucose levels ... I was recently diagnosed with PMR and ... put on 20 mg prednisone. ... I can't really taper off the prednisone
Last active: Feb 16, 2023
Prednisone increase amount to treat flare up
Prednisone increase amount to treat ... I developed a very severe case of PMR ... I started on a fairly high dose of prednisone ... I tapered to 15 mg and had a mild flare ... resolved symptoms and subsequently slowed taper
Last active: Apr 3 5:20pm
Confused: Tapering vs cold turkey stopping prednisone
Confused: Tapering vs cold turkey stopping ... prednisone ... I posted the topic “had pmr since Dec ... My question was should I taper off 20 ... mg of prednisone or stop cold turkey
Last active: Jan 28, 2023
Post prednisone
Post prednisone ... Today marks the 24th day since I tapered ... I did my taper very slowly, dropping ... exercise throughout my 2 year bout of PMR ... Has anyone who has tapered off of prednisone
Last active: Jun 1 8:36pm
Antibiotic induced flare of PMR while on prednisone and MTX
Antibiotic induced flare of PMR while ... on prednisone and MTX ... and was happily tapering down to 10 ... All the struggle to taper and now I ... long as they are high should I avoid tapering
Last active: Jan 16, 2022
PMR and tapering -- will blood work change?
PMR and tapering -- will blood work ... possibly above the normal range as taper ... tapered off at a rate of up to 5 mg ... When I got to 10 mg I changed to tapering ... Is the 20 mg and the tapering process
Last active: Jul 6, 2021
New to PMR and worried about Prednisone
New to PMR and worried about Prednisone ... diagnosed w poly myalgia rheumatica (pmr ... My PMR came on quickly with the worst ... I started on Prednisone 20MG and now ... on 15MG following Mayo's taper plan
Last active: Sep 28, 2017
Still confused about tapering
Still confused about tapering ... Hi there, I was diagnosed with PMR about ... rheumatologist gave me a "schedule" for tapering ... I understand tapering is variable but ... (I am on Prednisone only and currently
Last active: 2 days ago
Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA
I have taken prednisone daily since ... PMR was diagnosed. ... My average prednisone dose over the ... had given up hope that I would ever taper ... off prednisone.Twelve years of prednisone
Last active: May 21 8:50pm