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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 27 8:38am | Replies (1879)Comment receiving replies
I do see a rheumatologist ( only one available in a hundred miles) He's not very specific about things. In and out. Guess Ill call his office, the pain is so bad...Am I ever gonna get off this stuff 😳
Thank you so much for your helpful answers Teri. Im glad to know about the tylenol.
Take care and I appreciate your time and good answers. This is all hard when I suffer with depression and it's winter up here.
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Hi @oldhen, if it is PMR, the proper dosage of prednisone is supposed to give dramatic relief from symptoms. Not all my pain went away immediately, I had very stiff/sore neck, little stabbing pains from my ear to my nose, a tender scalp, all symptoms of Giant Cell Arteritis confirmed by a biopsy. Then my dosage was increased to 40 mg Prednisone and those pains virtually disappeared. Good luck with your doctor!