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PMR, prednisone and Poor Sleep or Insomnia
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Dec 18, 2023 | Replies (66)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for sharing. I too am sensitive to many meds so took Prednisone for only a few months and since then have had to find my way through PMR with no clear paths. I agree PMR is systemic rather than just muscles and joints. Without easy access to tests I recently worked out that I have anaemia and after a few days of an old fashioned iron tonic felt much better and my pain and stiffness was vastly relieved. Anecdotal yes but true for me!
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Iron tonic?
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I am not a medical professional, but it is my understanding that taking too much iron can have dangerous, even life threating side effects if you do not need it. I had easy access to medical tests and my iron panel showed I had more than enough iron in my blood. I simply had low hemoglobin. Vitamin B deficiency is another common cause of anemia, I had plenty of that as well. They never found a cause for my anemia, so I never received treatment. Anemia alone was troublesome and of course fatiguing.
I actually used Mayo Clinic's wed site on anemia as a check list of the causes. This is another place where the Mayo Clinic could include PMR in their Inflammatory category. This category was not listed in 2019 but now that it is PMR should be listed to help people grasp the systemic nature of PMR. I wonder if there is a known treatment for PMR related anemia - just asking.