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Prescriptions
Have had PMR for 5 months. ... I am down to 10mg prednisone. ... I have 5mg and 10 mg prednisone. ... My worry is that as I go down the tapering
Last active: Feb 28 12:16pm
Worried about GCA
I was diagnosed with PMR in June after ... I tapered down to 17.5 mg by mid July ... Things hot better and I started to taper ... and put on prednisone. ... Should I take more prednisone until
Last active: Jan 3 10:44am
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, 2024
Do CPR and SED rate numbers correspond to pain levels?
I was newly dxed with PMR about 3 weeks ... I have had a good response to prednisone ... , started on 10 mg, now tapering with
Last active: Mar 1 9:28pm
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
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
PMR's effect on my hands
PMR's effect on my hands ... Has PMR affected your hands? ... my situation as PRM and put me on prednisone ... with taper. ... didn't increase the amount of prednisone
Last active: May 28 12:50pm
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
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, 2024
My theory on tapering prednisone
My theory on tapering prednisone ... I was diagnosed with PMR in August of ... I started on 15mg of prednisone but
Last active: Jun 3, 2024
Back on Prednisone
Back on Prednisone ... heart failure, I had to get off of my prednisone ... I successfully tapered and May 30th ... I was concerned I had tapered too fast ... I absolutely hate PMR.
Last active: Jun 21 11:39am
Getting COVID, Flu etc vaccines while treating for PMR
Flu etc vaccines while treating for PMR ... I self diagnosed myself with PMR when ... put me on 10 mg/day for 1 month of prednisone ... with a plan to taper 1 mg/day for 9 ... I just started to taper yesterday.
Last active: Feb 3 3:12pm
New member with PMR
New member with PMR ... I was diagnosed with PMR January 21, ... counselor) I’m just winging it with the prednisone ... as my PCP wasn’t sure what the taper ... wants me down to 10 mg by then and taper
Last active: Mar 17 11:59am
Feelings when tapering: My journey
Feelings when tapering: My journey ... I have been taking Prednisone for 6 ... body to get used to a reduction in Prednisone ... eat and that is similar to when my PMR
Last active: Nov 13, 2024
Tapering angst
Tapering angst ... I began my PMR journey July 2022 taking ... I thought I was doing a slow taper. ... By July I started taper to 6.5mg and ... I agreed to go back up to 10mg of prednisone
Last active: Aug 5, 2023