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Minimal pain level/continue or discontinue prednisone

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Oct 17 3:03pm | Replies (5)
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Don’t rush it…. Many of us end up on a roller coaster.
.the drugs are why blood work better

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bizeemom | @bizeemom | Oct 17 3:03pm

@tweetypie13
Thank you for that comment. I started pain in Feb 25 & diagnosed by PCP beginning of May, put on 15 mg Prednisone which gave incredible relief quickly. Unfortunately, the side effects were awful, I stopped the prednisone rather quickly & started taking Meloxicam - from PCP. It seems that the pain comes & goes - a roller-coaster. I think it helps me to meditate regularly, seems pain subsides, but I currently rotate Tylenol Arthritis, or Meloxicam as needed. On really bad days, I take prednisone. It’s just so odd to me that it can get so much better, and then surprise me by getting worse. I’m wondering how long it lasts.
It was rather reassuring to hear someone else felt like it was a roller-coaster. (Although, I guess I caused my own by stopping the prednisone)

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