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Discussions (106)
Does diet affect the occurrence and severity of pain?
I was diagnosed with PMR in May 2023 ... agreed to start me on 10mg daily of prednisone ... did get relief from pain and have tapered
Last active: Jun 6 8:32am
Sugar and PMR
Sugar and PMR ... else found that sugar worsens their PMR ... symptoms, even as I'm working at tapering ... off prednisone at the same time. ... sugar and inflammation, specifically PMR
Last active: May 24 7:18pm
Rheumatoid Drs
I was diagnosed with PMR in August of ... about the disease itself or about tapering ... off of the prednisone. ... My Dr told me to start tapering off ... She never told me at what rate to taper
Last active: Mar 13 6:24pm
PMR and hump on back and chest
PMR and hump on back and chest ... One month ago I was diagnosed with PMR ... I was put on 60 mg of prednisone because ... negative and the steroids have been tapered
Last active: Jun 5, 2022
Has anyone experienced steroid myopathy?
I’ve had what was diagnosed as PMR for ... time goes on even though I’ve been on Prednisone ... very likely side effect of long term prednisone ... I’m still on 9 mg, tapering.
Last active: Oct 6 1:36pm
How to go from a 7 day 50 mg prednisone to the previous 14 mg
How to go from a 7 day 50 mg prednisone ... I’d been tapering slowly and was at ... daily after 9 months of treatment for PMR ... Before I had PMR I had to do the 50 ... mg prednisone a couple of times over
Last active: Mar 17 7:12pm
Living with someone on high-dose long-term prednisone
with someone on high-dose long-term prednisone ... with someone on high-dose, long-term prednisone ... My husband has PMR and a serious case ... to 70 mg and tapering is going to take ... The prednisone really affects his moods
Last active: May 10 10:01am
Statins - side-effects, PMR, Giant Cell Arteritis
Statins - side-effects, PMR, Giant Cell ... My husband was diagnosed with PMR May ... Started on 30 mg May 2023, tapered to ... daily for a few weeks, then tapered ... statin when he's doing well on tapering
Last active: May 26 11:42am
Remission, maybe.
Diagnosed with PMR on January 14, immediate ... Prednisone and 60 days later we added ... remission, but now to get off the prednisone ... I start to taper down from 10 mg prednisone
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Apr 22 1:34pm
Starting treatment with Kevzara: My journey
dose of Kevzara and day one of my taper ... down to 15mg of prednisone. ... than I should, and he stated that PMR ... I asked if the PMR caused my enlarged ... spleen, or my enlarged spleen cause my PMR
Last active: Jul 16 2:01pm
Prednisone Side Effects and Withdrawal Symptoms
Prednisone Side Effects and Withdrawal ... anyone else has experienced this.I was tapering ... But while I was tapering and got below ... As soon as I had to increase my Prednisone ... I've seen photos in other PMR groups
Last active: Aug 16 3:11pm
What justifies an increase in prednisone?
What justifies an increase in prednisone ... I have been tapering for 5 months. ... Each time I have tapered after getting ... Her reasoning is that the prednisone ... nutritionist weekly who is helping with my PMR
Last active: Aug 8 6:17am
PMR diagnosis without markers in blood work
PMR diagnosis without markers in blood ... My orthopedic decided I had PMR but ... Got him to put mo on prednisone. ... It was a low dose taper for 6 days which
Last active: Feb 18, 2022
PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?
PMR: Are there treatment alternatives ... to Prednisone? ... in treatment of PMR? ... I've been on the PMR/Prednisone ... These days, I've tapered down to
Last active: Jan 11 7:08am
Temporal Artery Biopsy VS a color Doppler Ultrasound for GCA diagnosis
group and recently diagnosed with PMR ... My year-long prednisone regimen began ... 6 weeks ago at 20 mg and now I am tapering ... When on Prednisone there is a high likelihood
Last active: Sep 10 12:17pm
PMR with normal blood markers
PMR with normal blood markers ... I have PMR and have been fine after ... after the second vaccine shot....then tapered ... All my blood markers showing PMR are ... but they are all scared to give me Prednisone
Last active: Aug 14 12:30pm
Golf and PMR
Golf and PMR ... Presently on 5mg/day Prednisone from ... 6 mg/day and taper hasn’t been all
Last active: Oct 23, 2023
Sleep apnea and GCA
My husband was diagnosed when PMR May ... He’s been on very high doses of prednisone ... He was so healthy before he got PMR. ... He is finally down to 20 mg of prednisone ... developed GCA he was on 80 and we’ve been tapering
Last active: Oct 19 1:42pm
Confused about PMR symptoms
Confused about PMR symptoms ... I was diagnosed with PMR in August by ... I was placed on 60mg Prednisone. ... Began tapering and now I am down to ... and wrist pain is not a symptom is PMR
Last active: Mar 19 7:21pm