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PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 27 8:00am | Replies (468)

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That’s great that you found someone to help and are comfortable with the adjustments. We took my dad to Immediate Care, and they thought we were crazy. So did his PCP. But my aunt is a general doctor/internist and she said she’s treated many cases of PMR. She also lives in a small town, so I guess a lot depends on if the provider is aware of it.

That’s kinda frustrating about it being able to combine different milligrams. If I’d easier to combine them…we had to try to find a really good pill cutter. I wonder if your insurance would allow you to get a bunch of pills in a smaller number of milligrams—like all 5s or 2.5s. I take a 112.5 mg of a different medication, and my doctor writes the script for me to take “5, 25 mg tablets,” but I combine 4 and a half tablets to get to my dose. She did it that way so we could titrate it slowly and it did go through. It can sometimes drive me crazy counting them all out though. Take care, and hope things keep getting better.

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Good idea, perhaps Medicare would approve the different mg if it all added up to the dosage for the month. I'll suggest that to my doctor.
My sister had a pill cutter for tiny heart pills and I remember what a time she had with it. I bought a pack of single edge razors and cut them while sitting on a napkin (the pill, not me... ha). It works perfectly.
Take care as well and things will get better.