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OTC pain relief while on Prednisone?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 5 days ago | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
@colleennz So your sleep is not disrupted by taking the Prednisone in the middle of the night as some here have warned?
Yes, I too am a PMR newbie relative to most here -- just woke up with it one day about 7 weeks ago and got diagnosed last week.
The 15mg Prednisone successfully conquers the pain and stiffness throughout my body with the exception of my left shoulder joint from 3:00 a.m. to wake up time. If I could just fix that I would be able to sleep and enjoy all the benefits that entails.
Starting today I am planning to try the suggestions above to split my dose (66% in the morning and 33% with dinner), and try the Arthritis formulation (i.e., time-release) of Tylenol/paracetamol. So far, Tylenol doesn't seem to help me at all (even 1,000mg).
Good luck colleennz!
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@superfly999 I think the split dose is gonna be key for me. No, the prednisone has not kept me awake at all. If anything I’m feeling tired most of the time. I may not be taking enough prednisone and the PMR is making me tired ( if that makes sense). Well it seems we are both newbies here and let’s nail it together with the support of this group