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Precursor symptoms to PMR?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 2 hours ago | Replies (15)
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I can’t believe I actually have TN, but I’ve been suffering with those electrical ,shocks for years, interestingly, when I was diagnosed with PMR year and a half ago, I was prescribed methylprednisolone for six months, now prednisone, and I haven’t had one “shock” since then!
I can barely walk straight, but no shocks to the head!

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DadCue | @dadcue | 2 hours ago

I'm sorry that you have experienced the electrical shocks to the face.

For me ... the fact that I took Prednisone instead of seeking surgical intervention for trigeminal neuralgia was part of the problem.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36113711/
However, it was also good that Prednisone helped temporarily at least. It was hard to gauge how much Prednisone to take for trigeminal neuralgia. The pain was so severe it forced me to take a lot of Prednisone.

How much and when to take prednisone for PMR was difficult too. It was all just a guess and doing the best you can.

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