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Inverse relation between sleep and PMR symptoms
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 27 2:20pm | Replies (32)Comment receiving replies
The more I research PMR and learn about all the other medical stuff surrounding it, my TN etc. The more I marvel at the human body. My MRI's to determine a suspected neuological problem revealed alot of otherbidduescwith my spine that I was totally unaware of as I have a high pain tolerance. Thank-you for sharing the details of you TN treatment. Are you in the States by chance? I am in Ontario Canada and our process for diagnosis and treatment is different sometimes. Thanks again, happy weekend!
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@rhonna
I'm in Iowa so just to the south of you. From personal experience, my TN got progressively worse. I don't know if your TN responds to prednisone or not. If it does respond to prednisone... don't think prednisone is a good treatment for TN. The neurologist who told me TN wasn't treated with prednisone was right all along.
On the other hand ... the neurosurgeon who did the MVD surgery reviewed my medication list prior to surgery. He stopped the review and asked me what I took for pain. He said most TN patients had a list of pain medications a mile long. He seemed skeptical about whether or not I had severe TN symptoms because he didn't see any pain medications. I had to tell the surgeon that prednisone was my only pain medication. After surgery ... the surgeon agreed with the emergency room doctor who said it was the worst case of TN he ever saw.
While corticosteroids aren't a standard first-line maintenance treatment for TN, steroids are used to reduce nerve inflammation during an acute pain crisis.