Connect
← Return to Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Discussion
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 18 7:12pm | Replies (1907)Comment receiving replies
Well that’s a new one. Can you tell us more about your experience? Inquiring minds do want to know more!
Replies to "Well that’s a new one. Can you tell us more about your experience? Inquiring minds do..."
@mcgeesdad @karinaph, I had gout in my right foot at the same time when I was first diagnosed with PMR. I was given Colchicine for the gout and prednisone for the PMR. I think they both help with inflammation but the prednisone is better for pain and inflammation. The way my rheumatologist explained the Colchicine to me was that it helps break down the uric crystals that can cause the gout pain so that they can be expelled from the body.
Colchicine (Oral Route): https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/colchicine-oral-route/description/drg-20067653
Colchicine (Colcrys, Mitigare): https://www.rheumatology.org/I-Am-A/Patient-Caregiver/Treatments/Colchicine-Colcrys-Mitigare
Connect
From what I understand Colchicine is a medication used to treat gout. The anti-inflammation properties that make it effective against gout, also make it effective in treating Pericarditis. So, believe those same qualities helped with the PMR.