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PMR's effect on my hands

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: May 28 12:50pm | Replies (9)
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@abbeyc

I am in similar situation with new hand pain. Tapered off steroids last month. Going to Rheumatologist today. I’ve been tested for RA several times in the past- always negative. My research about RA shows 20% of patients can test negative. I’m still on hydroxychloroquine which was prescribed to help me taper off steroids for my PMR. Maybe my rheumatologist will suggest upping the hydroxychloroquine dose. This drug is usually used for RA patients.

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zkeith | @zkeith | May 28 8:57am

I seems to me that if PMR is so common (although I had never heard of it until diagnosed with it) that a drug (or drugs) other than prednisone might be useful. But it seems prednisone is the gold standard. It would have been nice to have a drug available that enabled one to become symptom free in just a few days. About all I have left to "fix" is the sometimes rather severe hand pain, especially in the morning.

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