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Do I stop prednisolone?

I have been on prednisolone for 11 years, tapering down then up again. Now on 5m...
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Severe pain for 5 months

Is it normal to have continuous severe pain with PMR? I've had severe pain since...

Timing of Pred dose and adrenal recovery

PMR diagnosed March 2019. I had successfully tapered down to 7.5mg by October, ...
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Increasing the Pred.

After about 10 days of self-pity regarding my increased CRP and ESR, and after a...
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Overactive thyroid and PMR

Looking for help again please. I was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid in Apr...
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Dorset lady's tapering plan

I've just found an alternative reducing plan that might help some folk. With PMR...
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Prickly numb feeling

Hi does anyone else get a numb prickly feeling in their face? I'm back on 40mg p...
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Patches

Hello, Have PMR and now experience reduced symptons; after tapering...
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Vitamins and supplements advise

Hi there, I haven taking the following tablets daily alongside the daily preds a...
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Vitamin D: why you probably need rather more than you are taking!

https://www.womenshealthnetwork.com/blog/why-your-doctor-is-wrong-about-vitamin-...
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Help please! Huge hair loss 😩😩😩

Oh my dear friends, I am so so unhappy! I’ve lost more than half of my hair in ...
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Flares

What a fantastic support this forum is! Thank you so much to everyone that has r...

First post - Esomeprazole (Nexium)?

Firstly, I am so grateful to have found you all. I am going through this comple...

Mycophenilate and other issues

Just asking - does anyone else have intolerable itching in feet. Especially if s...
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Still concerned about statins

I know this has been talked about quite recently but........! My cholesterol lev...
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Restless legs/body, lack of sleep

Please can anyone recommend anything to help me sleep. I do lots of the self hel...

Low glucose, due to low cortisol?

I am low in Pred tapering between 1.25/0.625. My bloods are fine, taking them on...
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GCA , prednisone tapering and psychosis

I am GCA diagnosed. Am on pred taper and at 7/8 mg . My wife insists that I am e...
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Taper

What is the dead slow and stop method. I am new to this site. I have had P M R f...

When to take your pred

Just another thought from my journey with PMR. I would be in pain when I woke un...
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How long to increase pred

I know I’ve seen it written before but just checking. How long can I stay on a 5...
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Dead slow and nearly stop

I had pmr for just over 2 years but took 3 years to taper off 15 mg of pred. I'v...
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Nine... again!

Last year, approximately 8 months ago, I had reduced my Pred from, 10 mg to 9 mg...
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Tapering or jumping off !

Following my last post at the end of December I have followed my rheumatologists...
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PMR or Fibromyalgia

I was diagnosed with PMR 5.5 years ago. My rheumatologist has never believed it ...
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Side effects

I'm new to this website having been diagnosed with PMR in December. Am concerne...

Major Flare

I have had PMR for 5 years. After managing to reduce to 5 mgs from 6 mgs over tw...
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Update from bp

HI everyone. I have been quieter lately and have not been admitted for 6 months ...
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Carpel tunnel

Recently diagnosed with pmr. My fingers pre Pred ballooned like sausages and han...

Pred Taper probs

Ian 50 yrs old, I have been diagnosed with PMR, my doctor started me off on 20m...
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