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@rolandhp

Hi my name is Roland yes PMR is a beast & where you are experiencing pain & discomfort is normal. Now I have had it for 4 years now & am stuck on pred. 2.5 mg/day, as far as going away yes they say 1 to 3 years but here I am at 4 years. My pain is now down to both wrist & fingers not bad considering that hips & shoulders are now fine. Mayo says that up to 40% of the people that have PMR never goes away not to encouraging but life goes on . I have started taking 15 ML of liquid turmeric 1000 mg a day & it does help. Turmeric in liquid form as any liquid is quickly absorbed in ones system vs powder or pill. Qunol is the product name which you can get at Wal-Mart or Costco. Also plenty of exercise is recommended I do my gym work in the morning yes getting out of bed in the morning well I don't have to tell you it is not good. Now I am 79 yrs young still motorcycling & snow skiing. Keeping going is the secret. Best of luck with your PMR.

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I appreciate the encouragement, i will look into the turmeric liquid. I tried the pill for for 2 mo and didn’t feel a difference. Did u take methotrexate also? R u still on it? Any certain foods u stay away from? When u work out do you do it even when there is pain in those certain muscles? I’m afraid when i feel the pain when even lifting light weights I’m just inflaming the area that has inflammation. Or do u just keep working out thru the pain? Sorry for all the questions, but like to here some wisdom and experience. Thanks again.