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Welcome @andirae, It's not uncommon to have a lot of questions being fairly new to PMR...
can about the condition and how to manage ... the symptoms. ... through a few other discussions on managing ... PMR symptoms and tapering off. ... search=pmr+managing+symptoms.
@bitsygirl, The prednisone is the magic pill that makes PMR symptoms go away or at least...
symptoms go away or at least make it ... My second round with PMR has been in ... it may depend on the person and the symptoms ... something you can do to track your symptoms ... search=pmr+managing+symptoms.
Posted: Jan 22, 2024
I may have missed something but this sounds like you still have PMR, and that may...
but this sounds like you still have PMR ... then that is a good indicator that PMR ... the case then you are effectively managing ... your PMR symptoms without the benefit ... they just reduce the symptoms.
If you drop your dose below the level required to eliminate the inflammation from the PMR,...
eliminate the inflammation from the PMR ... The steroids don't cure the PMR, ... just control the symptoms. ... steroids for relief while waiting for the PMR ... complex and very confusing illness to manage
Posted: Aug 27 7:20pm
@mjontour, thank goodness you are pain free. But the fatigue as you describe it can be...
in these 2 related discussed in the PMR ... group: - PMR and Fatigue. ... / - Is fatigue a symptom of PMR? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr ... picked up as you figure out how to manage
Discussion: PMR and fatigue
Posted: Aug 15 8:27am
I am a 69 year-old male that has been fighting PMR for almost 5 years now....
year-old male that has been fighting PMR ... difficult and to cause flareups in PMR ... It has absolutely well the symptoms. ... moving at least once an hour, Try to manage
Discussion: PMR and travel
Posted: Aug 19 7:28am
It appears that you still have an active case of PMR and that the meds you...
that you still have an active case of PMR ... doctor as to the best nest step to help manage ... the PMR symptoms.
You never said how long you were on 20 or 15 mg of Prednisone and what...
believe all my pain was caused be PMR ... resisted steroids since they mask symptoms ... You are young to have PMR so you really ... need to focus on management and learning
Posted: 4 days ago
There are tools that could diagnosed GCA. An ultrasound or temporal artery biopsy. As @jeff97 suggested,...
I acquired PMR and suspected GCA in ... Since I was showing classic symptoms ... My vision is worse now, than pre-PMR ... in my knees and hips, but it's manageable
Posted: 1 day ago
Mike, you have taken on a challenge, having to deal with the "long-term Prednisone use results...
researching GLP-1, metformin, Jardiance, and PMR ... listener's Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... ) symptoms. ... offering a steroid-sparing approach to managing ... inflammatory conditions like PMR while
Chronic inflammation is bad but so is chronic Prednisone use. There are other ways to treat...
to be the "only option" for PMR ... Biologics are being tried for PMR. ... ---------------------- In theory, PMR ... PMR is generally manageable and the ... symptoms when we attempt to taper off
Posted: Jul 3 4:57pm
I have had problems with classic meds for PMR because I am alergic to all NSAIDs...
had problems with classic meds for PMR ... Disease specialist and after 6 years managed ... weeks to provide details on the 8 symptoms ... Some of the symptoms have seen great
Yes ... I was on Prednisone when I had very intense, excruciating and radiating leg pain....
piriformis syndrome" caused by PMR ... https://www.webmd.com/pain-management ... /piriformis-syndrome-causes-symptoms-treatments ... whenever my systemic inflammation from PMR
I started on 40mg end of April and then tapered down to 5mg by mid June....
Next I split 5mg and took it when symptoms ... Back story… I’ve had PMR for several ... shortly there after I was introduced to PMR ... has me on Metformin for weight loss management
Posted: Jun 28 5:26am
Leg pain has been one of my symptoms off and on since I was diagnosed with...
Leg pain has been one of my symptoms ... and on since I was diagnosed with PMR ... My upper body symptoms got worse and ... I was finally diagnosed with PMR and ... Symptoms calmed down when I took it
Hi, are you taking any other drugs to manage your PMR? I am on 1mg and...
are you taking any other drugs to manage ... your PMR? ... Obviously individual symptoms need to
Posted: Jul 12 6:03pm
Hi Debbie, Sorry you are having to deal with Colitis and IBD along with the PMR....
with Colitis and IBD along with the PMR ... to make it even more difficult to manage ... the symptoms while tapering dosages
Discussion: Diet books
Posted: Jan 5 3:47pm
Hi Was diagnosed with pmr a year ago . I was well , my symptoms were...
Hi Was diagnosed with pmr a year ago ... I was well , my symptoms were mild manageable
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
Hi, Robin. I had an onset of PMR last December and like you was very concerned...
I had an onset of PMR last December ... I managed the PMR with twice daily Aleve ... I had a small spike in my CRP and symptoms ... persists past that, I’m planning on managing