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New PMR patient, wondering if mornings will become pain free someday
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 1 11:10am | Replies (120)Comment receiving replies
All good information. Would like to hear of those who went on Methotrexate. I am at that point of trying to decide. I am tired of the skin tears and red blotches from bumps. Is it merely a trade from one set of bad side effects to another? Is it worth doing?
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Wow, reading this is like hearing my life story. I’m into my 9th year with PMR. 7mg prednisone. Mornings remain pretty miserable, my forearms look as if they are tattooed (dark pigment) super thin skin, hand and shoulder pain, and hip sometimes. I’m very active (pickleball) but pay the price. I’ve tried to get the prednisone down but hit the wall at 7mg. I hope anyone starting this journey resolves quickly!!
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I’d say yes. Short term prednisone is a miracle drug for pmr but long term can be a nightmare. I am on 25mg of methotrexate and 9mg pregnisone with the goal of getting off pred by Dec. 1. At the beginning of taking MTX I had two days of blech…headache, nausea, fatigue, dizzy, but now have one day of fairly mild symptoms. Gets a bit better every week.