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Weaning off of prednisone & pain management
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Oct 25 10:23am | Replies (156)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for clarifying. I didn't realise you were talking about occasional or short-term NSAID use after stopping prednisone. Not having finished with prednisone myself yet, I can't say whether or not I might use NSAIDS occasionally or short term post-prednisone if needed. Maybe I would, even if only in products like Voltaren.
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The Voltaren is an interesting topic. Even though it is a NSAID/Ibuprofen base, my Rheumatologist/P.A. instructed me to apply it to the pain areas four times per day. I reminded her that it was an NSAID and she replied' "It's on your skin". Isn't the skin the largest membrane of our body? I have applied it to my lower back area once or so daily, but not four times per day, but still conservative. I do really miss the Ibuprofen over the Acetaminophen for pain and irritation relief.
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I didn’t use any painkillers except maybe once or twice Panadol. It was a slow recovery post prednisone - about 9 months. Legs were first to be clear of any pain. Not bad pain but stiffness and fatigue. Then arms and shoulders. Just tried to keep going, moving, eating well and being patient. Prednisone impacts us all differently but the common factor is our bodies not only have to get over PMR but also the different ways prednisone affects us. I would never take prednisone as a painkiller if my inflammation markers were normal. Don’t care if they can be normal and some people think they still have PMR. The risk is being on this drug forever.