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Anti-inflammatory diet and supplements for PMR

Posted by docm @docmeehan, Dec 5, 2024

Hi, I have been dealing with polymyalgia rheumatica for a little over three months and have been taking 25 mg pf prednisone per day with pretty good success at addressing the pain. We have just started tapering the dose down. My question has to do with how much help can be had by eating anti-inflammatory foods and taking anti-inflammatory supplements? Will they help the tapering down of Prednisone work better? Can I wean off of the prednisone more successfully? Any help would be appreciated! PMR is not a lot of fun?
Thank you, docm

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janiceem | @janiceem | 1 day ago
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Hi I'm 69 been pretty healthy all my life. Work out regularly and eat healthy. do like an occasional beer or 2 max. PMR hit me right after i strained my pectoral muscle to my right shoulder. The next day my shoulder hurt and I had inflammation in my Joints . I could hardly put my socks on for next few days. My doctor advised me to see the orthopedic which I did. I found out I had tears in My Rotator cuff and needed surgery. I scheduled Rotator cuff
surgery in few months. Problem was I was still a mess with inflammation. My doctor said I might have Polynyalgia Rheumatica. I looked it up and all the symptoms aligned with what I had going. I went to see Rheumatologist and She said you might have PMR but I think it's just a really bad shoulder. I left waited a week and my Doc said go get another blood test. I did and my levels skyrocketed proving I did indeed have PMR. I've since had to cancel Rotator Cuff surgery and have been on Prednisone for 4 or 5 months now. It helped with Inflammation right away but Ive learned that i have some good days and some not so good days. The bad shoulder doesn't help. I'm also seeing an Acupuncturist which has helped. I've never experienced anything like this in my life. How I got it? No idea. I guess it was in my gut just waiting for an injury to present itself.. I believe there might be some truth in the Covid Vaccines most of us took during the pandemic. Not sure it was good for us.

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@geese1 My PMR started within week of my 2nd COVID mRNA shot. I was sore for a few days and then the pain reoccured in both shoulders and then my thighs. I was on a low dose of prednisone for about a year. Weirdly, I only hurt while in bed! I am a registered dietitian and I eat a whole foods, organic diet, high in inflammatory foods. I do think it helped me recover. I also take 1000 mg. of Tumeric and flax seed oil per day.

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geese1 | @geese1 | 11 hours ago

Janice, Thanks I'm gonna start and try Tumeric. This PMR sucks!

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