Kevzara can be prescribed to treat PMR ... taper off steroids by keeping the PMR ... unable to taper steroid below the pain ... level of withdrawal.

outset that I would be having some pains ... were not PMR, so I should not be tempted ... And so I fought through some level 2 ... hand/wrist/thumb pains while tapering ... 8 to 6, and now I am at 5 with no pains

until about 6 pm and then the pain in ... you experienced with your onset of PMR ... tuckerp what are your CRP and ESR levels ... I had some weird pains in the duration

He had me keep a daily log with my level ... of pain (0 to 10) and if it was time ... to taper and my pain was a little too ... My first time with PMR took 3 and half ... For me that was anything below a 2 level

Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club ... the eating part down that helps with PMR ... / --- PMR Diet: Foods to eat and avoid ... you keep a daily log to track your pain ... levels in the morning when you get

elusive question when diagnosed with PMR ... and wanting to get rid of the pain ... I've had PMR twice now and started ... different and had me keep a daily pain ... it got better I tapered to the next level

members who have normal CRP and ESR levels ... but still have PMR pain. ... try to taper down to the next lower level ... daily log of your prednisone dose and level ... of pain when you wake up?

to be adjusted to P30 to tame the PMR ... normal, and we were no longer treating PMR ... (which at that time was up to level ... is in fact or probably PMR, increasing ... , returning pain is not always PMR,

Hi @isabelle7, Not everyone with PMR ... My rheumatologist told me PMR and GCA ... The onset of PMR for me followed an ... hour a day through the incredible pain ... to my previous energy levels, but I&

He developed PMR in May 2023. ... dose at 3 am (with some food) and the pain ... His ESR levels were taken monthly (or ... symptoms (terrible headaches, jaw pain ... the lab results with those raised levels

have to ride that out to benefit from pain ... However being in chronic disabling pain ... If your pain levels are tolerable maybe ... i wasnt completely disabled by the PMR

prednisone when I was diagnosed with PMR ... godsend at dramatically reducing the pain ... world, but stress has a huge impact on pain ... to keep my stress levels low, which ... Good luck with your PMR journey.

When I was 10 years into my PMR journey ... dialog that happened on a chronic pain ... forum rather than a PMR forum. ... discussion is on a personal nonscientific level

tocilizumab) to treat "refractory PMR ... FDA approved for the treatment of PMR ... because he believed it should work for PMR ... My symptoms were muscle and joint pain ... My cortisol level isn't a problem

make it where we don't feel the pain ... coming back with every little shoulder pain ... already keeping a daily log with your level ... of pain when you wake up, that might ... search=pmr+managing+symptoms.

My PMR symptoms started four months ... Suffered for 3+ years with severe pain ... As of now, I still only have PMR, but ... dramatically in the morning and a lot faster (pain ... found meds did not give me the same level

77 now, I'm back on it for new PMR ... intake of calories...although, during a painful ... work hard to keep my blood sodium level ... down and my potassium levels up! ... determined to get my weight down...my pain

I spent 10 months suffering from pain ... knew to be totally consistent with PMR ... Rheumatologist would not accept it was PMR ... because I did not have raised levels ... something like 20% of people with PMR

Dear SCA108, I was diagnosed with PMR ... Sorry you are having pain in your legs ... blood test showed a low potassium level

Welcome @salmountain, My PMR has been ... rheumatologist was to keep a daily log of my level ... of pain when waking up in the morning ... good days I normally had a 1 or 2 level ... of aches/pain when waking up.