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PMR in remission for 10 months, now down to 2 mg decreasing 0.5 per month. Yes,...
PMR in remission for 10 months, now ... Yes, to variable muscular lower back pain ... of 10, which did not exist prior to PMR ... My thinking is that PMR has so restricted ... our previous levels of mobility and
Discussion: Back pain
Posted: Nov 5, 2024
I was diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis more than 30 years ago. PMR was diagnosed 15 years...
PMR was diagnosed 15 years ago but I ... My uric acid level is elevated but my ... #39;t seem to have any effect on my pain ... level. ... Now my uric acid level is high again
Hi Cyn @cyninaustria, Each of us diagnosed with PMR are a little different but for me...
for me the prednisone got rid of the pain ... was to keep a daily log of my pain ... level and symptoms when I woke up in ... Do you keep a daily log of your pain ... level and symptoms?
I've been in PT since a failed knee replacement and then the revision for a few...
working to help my body on a quantum level ... This is slow going, and still very painful ... My husband has had PMR twice and goes
Posted: Sep 13, 2024
It sounds to me like PMR. (Polymyalgia Rheumatica).have your CRP level checked by rheumatologist. I have...
It sounds to me like PMR. ... Polymyalgia Rheumatica).have your CRP level ... the only thing that takes away the pain
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Sep 13, 2024
You have started on a lower dose than most of us. That might be because your...
your blood results indicate a lower level ... PMR can be difficult to diagnose because ... In classic PMR cases, the patient is ... crippled with pain and stiffness due ... taking 20mg Prednisone is completely pain
Discussion: newly diagnosed
Posted: Sep 3, 2024
There is a lot of information and experiences available in this group. Become knowledgeable. Generally, unless...
inflammation tests are normal, your PMR ... have intermittent and various pain ... levels as you taper. ... Unless your tests show it, the pain ... All pain is not PMR pain.
Posted: Aug 13, 2024
I would like to know what the latest science says. If the recommendations only say to...
I was on 7 mg without having more pain ... mg and still didn't have more pain ... I didn't think it was a PMR problem ... She verified that my cortisol level ... things happened but I didn't have a PMR
Posted: Aug 4, 2024
@DadCue Your experience mirrors my own. I began 15 mg of Prednisone on April 15th, prescribed...
prescribed by my PCP, about a week after PMR ... other issues, I was diagnosed with PMR ... ve had some minor increases in body pain ... 1 or 2, not the level 8 to 10 pain ... suffering during the first couple weeks of PMR
Posted: Aug 4, 2024
@andirae, I also agree with @dadcue, @tuckerp and @megz. My PMR is in remission now but...
My PMR is in remission now but I&#39 ... I rated my level of pain between 0 and ... A pain level of 2 or less was my can ... live with pain level. ... tried splitting my dose but if my PMR
Posted: Aug 1, 2024
And that raises other questions. 1. If the natural cortisol level is highest early in the...
If the natural cortisol level is highest ... cortisol is supposed to help with PMR ... pain, why is that the time that PMR ... pain is often worst? ... when that extends the peak cortisol level
Many of us seem to have age-related arthritis and perhaps other conditions that has been masked...
the symptoms, we experience various levels ... sufficient dosage and duration to put the PMR ... probably not be successful, and the pains ... might be PMR and not those which are
It might be an adrenal problem rather than a problem with Actemra. I successfully tapered off...
My pain symptoms didn't get worse ... (12 years) of prednisone use for PMR ... Humira didn't work well when PMR ... pain returned and I was stuck on 15 ... My life isn't completely pain free
Welcome @laurenht, It's good to hear you have found a way to manage your morning symptoms....
My PMR is in remission now but when ... of aches/pains until I took that days ... of pain when I first woke up in the ... Do you keep a daily log of your pain ... level and dose?
Discussion: Very new to PMR
Posted: Jul 4, 2024
I continue to taper from a high of 30 last October. In January, at 9, my...
In January, at 9, my PMR was determined ... it clear at that time that various pains ... continued, but that they would not be PMR ... variously and randomly experience low levels ... of pain and stiffness in one shoulder
Thats a really good question. I wont bother sending you links but just google prednisone taper...
the pain is about the same. ... Everyone calls it a PMR flare. ... and then PMR restarts. ... level. ... medication may help at the lower levels
Posted: Jun 24, 2024
Wowzer what a story!! My Rheumy gave me Colchicine once for some migrating joint pain. But...
Colchicine once for some migrating joint pain ... our community here @dadcue who has PMR ... facility like Mayo, but at a community level
Thank you for sharing that and for your kind words. It’s somewhat reassuring that in your...
be linked to the inflammation from PMR ... Although PMR is its own insidious beast ... common… I have intertwined chronic pain ... asked the other about it because the level ... another inflammatory condition, though pain
"Why am I bothering to get down to no medication when my body goes into a...
If PMR isn't in remission, then ... gets more complicated when you think PMR ... Also hope PMR stays in remission or ... said a low cortisol level causes pain ... " so you might have a flare of PMR
Posted: Jun 11, 2024
Hard to say. Many have said a night out or change in excercise or gardening, or...
Well you cant go on in pain. ... off and you know about your cortisol levels ... the RA drugs are doing anything for PMR ... They have a couple of PMR drugs now