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Wrist and finger pain while tapering prednisone
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: May 12 10:32am | Replies (30)Comment receiving replies
Tapering seems to be progressing fairly well. I have been on since April, starting at 15mg and right now down to 2 1/2mg. As you mentioned I have some discomfort with my right wrist/fingers only. I’m in physical therapy at present to attempt to revive my loss of muscle so will point that out to the therapist tomorrow.
I’m looking forward to being off prednisone totally - don’t like steroids and they don’t like me but worked for PMR unfortunately with every side effect.
I am gluten free for approximately 12 years so my guess that starting the medication was significantly lower dosage than others since my inflammation levels are most likely lower than those on normal diets. So again I’m just guessing my lowering at this point is allowing inflammation to build back to the normal level I was at prior to taking this medication and this may become what I need to deal with when off prednisone. Only time will tell and my rheumatologist can hopefully clarify.
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Most of you, like I've said before have written my journey. Going down from 20mg in the last several weeks , currently starting 14mgs. Not to much to complain about in the pain department. But the navigation of blood pressure ups and down is concerning, am 140ish over 87ish but evenings are 97/67 pretty common. Which is when my battery runs on the side of low, and can actually feel it coming on.
Been trying to do the balancing act with the BP meds. Currently on mid range dose there.
Sleep is ranging from 4 to 6 hours which replaced 8 or 9 at the darkest side of this affection, before Prednisone.
Yep same stores just change the names pretty much from what I ascertain.
Thank you for your posting, and if you get this stuff figured out to near 99% please let me know.
As I begun to wonder if I will see a referred rheumatologist in my life time. So frustrating just would like to be reassured what I have and what I need to do moving forward.