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Figuring out autoimmune disease where to start?
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jeff97 gave a pretty detailed explanation. Google all you can on it. As jeff mentioned the fact that prednisone works is sometimes a diagnosis. As a previous pmr sufferer I was diagnosed by rheumatologist at Mayo. Prednisone at the right dose(20mg to start) is a miracle. Dont get fooled by the steroids though. Prednisone can become the enemy. PMR can last for years and most people cannot get off the steroids. google prednisone and adrenal insufficiency.
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He did! Thank you.
I should mention I am just under 40 and yes had some adrenal insufficiency as well. Perfect. I’ll see if I can find a GP that would be helpful. I did read on another thread that it is hard to get in there with rheumatologist. Sometimes it’s hard to get these tests if everything else looks pretty good it seems.
Oh, did you get relief with the prednisone and later able to wean off and heal?
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one other comment. Like many autoimmune diseases dont expect to find what caused it. As you say looking for a root cause is useless. The medical field has no idea. Stress? genetics? diet? some sort of trigger like covid vaccine? All they can do is give you medication that causes even more damage. Your symptoms are very typical of PMR.