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Pain ever goes away on its own?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Oct 13 10:01pm | Replies (30)Comment receiving replies
I was diagnosed with PMR three months ago. Prednisone alone did not help me, so now I am on 10 mg of Prednisone and Methotrexate (6 pills, once a week) which has slightly helped. However, I still have pain and stiffness in the AM. The pain & stiffness diminishes as the day progresses. Any thoughts or suggestions, how to proceed? I have an appointment with my rheumatologist in 3 weeks to discuss. I also have Colitis, so I can only take Tylenol.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
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Sorry about the persistent pain.
This series of exercises helped me tremendously at first. Now I'm able to do Yoga and I walk a lot. Do as much light exercise as you can, it keeps your muscles strong.
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I was diagnosed eight months ago and prednisone alone, even at 30 mg, never completely made the pain disappear. I was started on methotrexate almost three months ago, and like you didn’t think it was helping, until suddenly the neck, shoulder, upper back pain was 75% better. I am now on eight pills weekly and finally, finally have been able to taper to 10 mg of prednisone, about to go to 9 mg. Just hang in there with the methotrexate.