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How does Kevzara help with PMR symptoms and pain? I am being weaned
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Mar 30 11:10am | Replies (104)Comment receiving replies
@stonewheel
I haven't had 8 hours sleep in almost two weeks. I fall asleep quickly but I wake up during the night and have a hard time getting back to sleep. That's been the pattern since I've been on prednisone. I'm retired and my wife is still working, so I stay busy with the chores without overdoing it. We also have a 6 year old so she keeps me moving too.
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@kjoed53 I’m retired and my wife still works so I’m accustomed to the gig. She’s finally retiring in June.
I told my PCP about Prednisone not allowing me to sleep so he prescribed me Temazapam 30mg for sleep. He said they were less addictive that alternatives.
I take one every night. I’ll worry about that addiction if it happens. Right now I’m addicted to Prednisone, (4 months) and am slowly working (tapering safely and as rapidly as I can) at ending the addiction to it (started at 40mg and now 7.5mg. Like you, I weigh benefits to risks and lol, I’m stopping one addiction at a time. I’ll worry about sleeping pills after I’m off Prednisone, if I’m addicted to them.
Sleep is a must with this. Tell your doctor you need something to assure to get sleep.
One thing I did early on, was tell my PCP that I need him to be my “Chief” doctor. I let him know what the specialists recommend, but he’s in charge. He understands my situation and he has already helped me change a dosage and frequency prescribed by a specialist. I told the specialist and she was real good with his recommendation.
All of my doctors are in the same”group” or “system.” I’ve made that happen so they can see everything all that is going on and don’t have to ask me.