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PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 11 7:08am | Replies (175)
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@jfannarbor

I also started Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) (H) about 5 months ago. I do not feel I sleep as well and have had weird dreams. I have been on and off prednisone (P) for 30 years due to PMR. I was on 10 mg P when I started H and am now on 4 mg P. I have never been able to reduce P so quickly and without any relapse as with H. I do have arthritic pain, but no PMR pain. What do others with arthritic pain take for that type of pain?

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wilckdds | @wilckdds | Oct 7, 2023

I have been on H for almost 7 weeks and fortunately I have not had any problems with sleeping or having any weird dreams. It seems that you are finding that H has had a positive effect in helping you reduce your P faster and of course this is a great benefit. Having never been on P and therefore I have no experience in that situation.

It seems to me that the combination is having more positive results than negative ones. Congratulations on having no PMR pain now.

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