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New to this support group. I am full time physician and newly diagnosed age 58. Not close to retirement-really struggling with pain, fatigue, and how am going to keep working with this. Love-hate relationship with prednisone with how anxious it makes me. My poor nurses. My poor husband. Appreciate everyone’s comments above
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@woodswoman
Welcome to the club. Only suggestion I have is to slowly but steadily taper to find a balance between anxiety and pain. Oh, and taper off the coffee if you partake in that elixir. I find escitalopram takes the edge off anxiety.
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56, early retired. If I had PMR I would have had to take a medical leave for a couple months at the onset.
It took 3 months to 'burn out' (as they say) and taper off prednisone. Hope the best for you.
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@woodswoman
I appreciate the dilemma that you are having. As a physician, do you treat yourself or do you see a rheumatologist?
I was working as a nurse when I was diagnosed with PMR at the age of 52. I didn't retire until I was 62. I shared everything regarding prednisone and my medical problems with my nursing coworkers. The more I shared the more support and understanding I received. I was a private person so sharing my medical problems didn't come easy for me. Overall, my medical problems made me a better nurse. We need a doctor's perspective on this forum so feel free to share everything.
My nursing coworkers worried more about my Prednisone use and frequently asked me how much prednisone I was taking. It was odd ... but nobody knew much about PMR but they all knew about the adverse effects from Prednisone.
The medical input I received from my doctors was also indispensable.