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Changing from prednisone to NSAID’s

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 26 1:31pm | Replies (37)
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@seniormed

It is problematic to treat symptoms of PMR without steroids. Other inflammatory rheumatoid conditions also respond symptomatically to prednisone.
It would be good timing to get reevaluated with all your labs while off therapy. Are you being followed with a rheumatologist? Have you responded to prescription NSAIDS.? A second opinion regarding your diagnosis
could arrive at another therapy option.
I maintain an anti inflammatory lifestyle with sleep hygiene and Mediterranean diet and gluten avoidance.
If you do some further research you may consider turmeric, vitamin D, melatonin, COQ10 and DHEA are all considered to be immune modulators. Topical diclofenac gel is helpful for me.

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glinda47 | @glinda47 | Jul 21 11:25am

seniormed, what do you consider "sleep hygiene?" I have lifelong insomnia and sleep hygiene for me is called getting lucky. I've tried all the recommendations for best sleep and nothing works for me. If I get 6 hrs, I'm good to go. This year, when we went DST, I started waking up at 5:30 can't get back to sleep. It's been rough. My body is so anti-sleep, I once took an Ambien and it did NOTHING. I felt no effects at all.
Glad you're doing well.

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