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Has anyone experienced dizziness with medication for PMR?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 26 4:20pm | Replies (57)Comment receiving replies
It has been reassuring reading your comments. I am not the only one feeling so dizzy with MTX. I had my last injection 10 days ago and the dizziness is more pronounced than ever. The side effects were awful with MTX. I was happiest on 7 mg of prednisone but rheumatologist doesn’t like me on prednisone as I have been on it for 8 yers.
I am on 8 mg of prednisone and I am due to start Kevzara in the next week. I will slowly wean off prednisone. Any advice would be appreciated.
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@lynnfromoro
I'm on a fast taper off prednisone from 25mg in May to 5mg by August 4 because of a subsequent SMM diagnosis. I'm at 10mg now, scheduled to go to 9mg tomorrow and then 1 mg drop every week until I reach 5mg. I've been using 3mg LDN for 3 weeks to help with the PMR pain while I wait to start kevzara.
@lynnfromoro mtx and prednisone got me dizzy at certain doses. MTX got me so dizzy that I ended up in the emergency room because I was so dizzy. The Rheumatologist had to lower my dose of prednisone from 20 mg to 10 mg because the 20 mg was just no good for me.! everyone reacts differently to different medications. I’m sensitive just about everything. Other people could take just about anything. It’s kind of scary but if you find a medication really get you dizzy and you don’t feel good. Just tell your doctor. It’s certainly can’t hurt. Wishing you the very, very best going forward.!!!
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@lynnfromoro
You have a whole team rooting for you in weaning off of prednisone.