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Hi Cynthia @juju1, Welcome to Connect. You are not alone with not wishing PMR on anyone....
You are not alone with not wishing PMR ... discussion you might find helpful. --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
I am going on 3 years. Saw my GP, a pain management doctor, a neurologist, and...
Saw my GP, a pain management doctor, ... new GP who right away said probably PMR ... I am sure PMR is what I have and the ... most doctors don't understand the symptoms
Posted: May 5, 2023
Hello @misery3, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @vellen and others....
. --- Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR ... attention when my first bout with PMR ... following related discussion: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
@paulagcl, Did the symptoms reappear after lowering the dosage of prednisone you were taking? If so,...
@paulagcl, Did the symptoms reappear ... on a tapering plan while watch for symptoms ... discussion you might find helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Posted: Jul 11, 2023
Hello @lisadog33, I'm truly sorry to learn about your diagnosis; however, as you will see, you've...
mayocl.in/2oeHFAG - Diagnosed with PMR ... How do I manage the extreme pain? ... regard to your concern about the other symptoms ... Do your symptoms get worse/better at
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 28, 2017
Interesting. I was diagnosed with PMR in April 2015. My symptoms started in the fall of...
I was diagnosed with PMR in April 2015 ... My symptoms started in the fall of 2014 ... created such intense pain (this was pre-PMR ... with the pain . . . although, I can manage
It must be difficult having been on prednisone for such a long time @gaylerenee. You might...
that you might find helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Posted: Jul 18, 2023
Hello @terrym, Welcome to Connect. I was fortunate to get a fairly quick referral to a...
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR and ... would be more knowledgeable about PMR ... Fortunate for us PMR patients, there ... --- 2015 Recommendations for the management ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https
Welcome @limbmaker, It sounds like you could be tapering a little too much too fast. When...
When it comes to PMR, no one likes to ... it is the magic bullet if you have PMR ... pains in the morning when you have PMR ... --- 2015 Recommendations for the management ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https
When I was in my 60s I went to my PCP and described my symptoms. I...
I went to my PCP and described my symptoms ... rheumatologist who agreed it was probably PMR ... So now I am working on managing it with
Hi @valerie6062, I apologize for repeating myself, here, but I'll leave this post as is. I...
heartache of losing a precious pet, then managing ... There are genetic markers for PMR and ... family reunion, my maternal aunt got symptoms ... especially Scandanavians, develops PMR
Hi @jennywren, GCA can cause stroke or blindness if untreated and a higher dosage of prednisone...
dosage of prednisone than that for PMR ... is needed to manage it. ... I had PMR untreated a year, then symptoms ... Strange symptoms came and went. ... I was also told that if my visual symptoms
Posted: Sep 21, 2023
I had multiple flare-ups over the 12 years I was diagnosed with PMR. I'm still diagnosed...
the 12 years I was diagnosed with PMR ... I'm still diagnosed with PMR but ... biologic that actually "stops PMR ... inflammation" rather than "manages ... My symptoms don't return immediately
Posted: Oct 6, 2023
Welcome @lunamadre, I think we've all had those "will I ever get off of prednisone" moments....
find it helpful: --- Can Diet Affect Symptoms ... might help you with the tapering: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
@jixster @charlotte61 here is a reference to that 20% : Giant cell arteritis: reviewing the advancing...
reviewing the advancing diagnostics and management ... people with cranial GCA will have symptoms ... Nearly half of people with GCA have symptoms ... of PMR (Fig. 2) while up to one-fifth ... of people with PMR will be diagnosed
Posted: Nov 22, 2023
Hello @emma321, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear that you have joined the PMR club. My...
Sorry to hear that you have joined the PMR ... My PMR is currently in remission for ... discussions you might find helpful: -- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Hello @gratyork, Welcome to Connect. My non medical vote would be that the taper is too...
My first round with PMR, I was on prednisone ... side effect from my first episode of PMR ... discussions you might find helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Posted: Feb 24, 2023
Hi @redboat, Welcome to Connect. You might find the following discussion helpful: --- PMR Dosages and...
following discussion helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... definitely the magic pill to make the PMR ... of prednisone to relieve the pain symptoms ... quite a few conditions that mimic PMR