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Anti-inflammatory diet and supplements for PMR
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 22 7:39am | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
I have been diagnosed with PMR since November. I started on 40 mg by my GP until I could see a rheumatologist. She decreased me to 20 mg. I have been on 20 mg since Thanksgiving tried to reduce to 15 mg that did not work then tried 17.5 mg that didn’t work. I am still on 20 mg and having a hard time lowering the dose I have been sticking to the anti-inflammatory diet. The worst time is when I wake up in the morning, then seem to be better during the day, but just can’t seem to reduce the dosage. I know this isn’t too much help. Does anyone know how long it takes to start reducing the dosage?
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It may just take longer than you expect to burn out the PMR. Patience may be the missing ingredient. Stay as active as you can, range of motion, walking etc.
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Have you tried reducing it by 1mg at a time? Do you have 1mg tablets? Bigger reductions are easiest in the first few weeks of starting on prednisone, but can cause steroid withdrawal pains after that. When you say the reduction didn't work, do you mean you had some increased ache/pain in the morning? That's fairly common for a week or so after a reduction and usually passes. But that's only if the reductions aren't too big.