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Aches and pains , what would you do ?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 15 5:34pm | Replies (25)Comment receiving replies
I'm Billy B and first time posting. 77yo male on 5 mg pred that wears off in pm. 1 tab of ibuprofen gives me decent rest at night . Has anyone ever used celebrex vs ibuprofen to go along with pred for the aches and discomfort?
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@engramb318 Hi, I was just diagnosed with PMR. My rheumatologist made very clear not to take any type of ibuprofen along with your prednisone. Please talk to your rheumatologist to confirm this as I understand it can be dangerous. Best to you in your journey.
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Welcome Billy B @engramb318, Prednisone pretty much took care of my aches and discomfort unless I was tapering to a lower dose or tapering too fast. You aren't alone. You might want to scan through the other posts and discussions where members have mentioned using celebrex along with prednisone. Here's a search of Connect listing the different discussions and comments from members - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/.
Some members have found that splitting their dose of prednisone and taking some later in the day helped. Have you ever tried that or discussed with it your rheumatologist for alternatives that may help?