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Off Prednisone but Residual Stiffness
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 27, 2024 | Replies (37)Comment receiving replies
@susanew
NSAIDs are ok only if you can tolerate them and that you are not on prednisone too. Prednisone and NSAIDs together are very hard on your GI system and most doctors will tell you not to take them.
Years ago I had a severe flare of my reactive arthritis and could not walk! Doctor had to put me on Meloxicam (a nsaid) and prednisone along with Carafate to protect my stomach 🥲
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Did you ever get flares of uveitis along with the flares of reactive arthritis?
After I was diagnosed with reactive arthritis I never had any need for a rheumatologist. I always had a flare of uveitis and my ophthalmologist always prescribed 60 - 100 mg of prednisone which put the uveitis flare into remission and stopped the joint and back pain too. I had flares of uveitis once or twice per year for nearly 20 years. I didn't have any additional health problems so I also listed my ophthalmologist as my primary care doctor.
Everything changed after PMR was diagnosed when I started seeing doctors galore. They were finding all kinds of problems after PMR was diagnosed. I didn't know all the Prednisone was having harmful effects on me because the uveitis flares didn't last long. I was always able to taper off Prednisone in a couple of weeks for the uveitis flares. After PMR was diagnosed, it took me 12 years to taper off Prednisone.