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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 31, 2023 | Replies (91)
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Thank you for that information. This makes me feel better about trying it. Those of us with PMR are put on Prednisone to control the pain and symptoms. and then we slowly work our way down to low or no dosages of Prednisone. None of us want to be on steroids. My doctor says Methotrexate is a way to potentially get off the steroids faster. I will learn more tomorrow.
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@abbeyc While you are on Methotrexate (and possibly Prednisone too), your doctor should be ordering blood tests every three months regularly. I also had a liver biopsy (non invasive, something like an ultrasound but a scan of the liver) every couple of years. This was regardless of my fatty liver disease.
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@abbeyc - my husband has PMR and he had to take Prednisone. The weaning process was very slow and it took eighteen months for him to wean off it. He had to continue with the weaning process long after his pain was gone.
He is off Prednisone completely now, and has had just one flare up that lasted only two days. He hasn’t had another flare up since 2019.