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Thank you for sharing that study. I found it very interesting. I was diagnosed with PMR in August 2021. I started on 20 mg Prednisone. As I was tapering my Dr prescribed Methotrexate which I started taking in October 2022. I am currently down to 3 mg Prednisone. I am in pain at night and in the morning. I have trouble getting in and out of the car but I go to an exercise class twice a week doing what I can. I also walk for 45 to 60 minutes a couple times a week. I don’t move like I used to because I am in some pain but I feel it’s important to move. I do suffer from fatigue and frequently take naps. I have often wondered if methotrexate has helped me get down to 3mg of Prednisone. It most likely has. I take methotrexate with food in the morning (once a week) along with prednisone, folic acid and calcium. This support group is awesome.
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I am 72. My PMR turned into Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Two months after I went off the PMR, my C Reactive Protein went up again and my rheumatologist sent me to Vancouver to get a special scan of my blood vessels.
The rheumotologist said he thought it was rheumatoid arthritis. All the scan showed was that I had some inflammation.
I started on Methotrexate. It has reduced the swelling around my joints and I can walk better. It also took care of a rash I had which was in the end was psoriasis.
My problem is that with all that has happened, it has affected my emotional well being. I am not motivated to do anything the last months.
I have been in a 12 Step fellowship for 24 years.
I have a Higher Power and I do believe that things happen “for us and not to us.”
I live alone. I am on a fixed income because of my divorce as he lied and stole.
I still do everything for my program every day. It’s just the joy is gone.