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Anyone not able to get 24 hr pain relief from Prednisone?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 25 12:53pm | Replies (55)Comment receiving replies
@boomermeg I am under the care of a Rhuematologist. We did do the taper too fast in the beginning. I was on 20mg, then to 15mg after 14 days. Now I am decreasing 2mg every 4 weeks. He did not to go back up at any time.
The doctor's goal is to get me to 5mg by Februay. In my last appointment he did say it takes some time for the body to adjust for each taper. I am motivated to get off the prednisone if I can. The anxiety is crippling! Being a Type A personality, the slowing down to accomodate this illness is very difficult for me. How have you managed or are you retired?
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I'm glad you're seeing a Rheumatologist. I understand why you're tapering the way you are now. Had to increase in the beginning because I was still having symptoms of pain. Going up to 25mg for 14 days took care of it. Tapering now I'm beginning to feel some of my chronic pain I've had for years and some pain that's in the same areas as PMR was but nothing like it was prior to PMR and it doesn't wake me up at night like PMR shoulder+ pain did every night. I'm not working and probably not as active as you sound like you want to be (slowing down to accommodate body) because my body has forced me to. It might not help your anxiety, but for myself, I had to learn long ago that I have to give up control. Control of what I "want" to do, to happen, how soon, how fast, etc. That's not to say it doesn't bother me or that I'm some patient person, but my body has forced me to work with it and accept it's limitations and what time it needs in whatever part of my body. Worry won't help you and can even hurt you. That's not to say don't be concerned, but wait until you actually get a result or diagnosis before you allow it to cause you too much anxiety if you can. Many times things turn out not to be the thing we fear. I don't know if you're having any problems with sleep but .5mg Melatonin (1/2 of a 1mg Melatonin pill)and Magnesium glycinate are helping me get much better quality sleep now. Sleep is so critical for our bodies to repair and restore.
I hope you can find some peace and try to take it one day at a time. We really can't rush our bodies. Blessings.