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PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 27 8:00am | Replies (468)Comment receiving replies
Welcome @walkamok, I can definitely relate to Popeye's spinach 🙃but then I'm older than you. I also have degenerative arthritis and would have difficulty distinguishing the difference between the PMR related pain and the osteoarthritis associated pain. You might want to join in the discussion here where @dadcue has discussed the difficulty.
--- PMR and Osteoarthritis: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-and-osteoarthritis/
I think it helps to track your level of pain and the dose you are on. When it was time for me to taper down, if my pain level was above a 2, I would give it a couple of extra days to see if it stayed the same and then either go back up 1/2 of the previous taper or down to my next lower dose in the taper.
Do you keep a daily log with your pain and dosage level?
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Thank you for your very helpful comments and the link to a relevant discussion.
Yes I do track pain and dosage. And I do an AM and PM dose instead of a single AM dose, as the single dose does not work for me. In a former life I used a lot of spreadsheets so I chart the progress, which I find helpful. I attach a PDF of it here.
Again, thank you!
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I have been so glad I came across this site everyone has been so helpfull it's so much easier when you can relate to others and they understand what your going through so welcome and enjoy the journey back to normality 👍