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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 16 7:53am | Replies (18)

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@besmith57

I didn't know I had it the first time either. I sure did the second time. I could barely swallow too. You're lucky it went away without treatment. I am taking 7.5 of prednisone now. I will taper to 5mg next week. I sure hope I don't get the pain back. It's awful. I had never heard of PMR until I was diagnosed with it. Lucky us, huh?

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megz | @megz | Sep 5 9:11am

I've just worked out what the burning sore feeling is under my tongue and along the inside gum. Finally got a good look in a mirror and yes, it's thrush. It's been building over a few weeks, starting with mysteriously losing my taste for sour things and feeling a funny change in skin texture in my mouth. Then starting yesterday it was painful to move my tongue.

Surprisingly, I haven't seen it mentioned here much, but it's not a nice thing to talk about. A weakened immune system from prednisone causes it.

@besmith57 did you have to reduce the prednisone while taking the Nystatin? Prednisone and anti-fungal treatments interact with each other, apparently.

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