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Another comment I will make is to warn you about thinking that CRP and Sed Rate...
that blood sugar numbers are used in managing ... concept does not port in the same way to managing ... I had PMR and was accustomed to managing ... and what I would call touchy-feely symptoms ... Many people have PMR and do not have
Posted: Jan 9 1:37pm
Are you seeing an endocrinologist? They are the ones to manage adrenal insufficiency. I just went...
They are the ones to manage adrenal ... below around 5 mg prednisone without PMR ... pain plus lots of other symptoms. ... endocrinologist said that nausea is a major symptom ... down to 4 mg of prednisone without PMR
Here is a brief synopsis of pseudo gout and PMR which is in the autoimmune category...
brief synopsis of pseudo gout and PMR ... That said, PMR is also considered a ... crystals in the joints, leading to symptoms ... pseudogout (like steroids) can help manage
Discussion: Pseudo gout
Posted: Dec 3, 2025
@thereselefever, Not sure if you have looked into diet and lifestyle as part of helping you...
and lifestyle as part of helping you manage ... the PMR symptoms but there are quite ... search=PMR%20diet%20%20.
Discussion: Tyenne and PMR
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Oct 30, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
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, 2025
@rnm, One thing I would suggest that my rheumatologist told me when I was first diagnosed...
me when I was first diagnosed with PMR ... discussions on Connect about tapering and managing ... symptoms.
Discussion: Prednisone Taper
Posted: Feb 24, 2025
I have GCA and PMR diagnosis Nov 2024 . Immediate start on 50mg pred rapid taper...
I have GCA and PMR diagnosis Nov 2024 ... according to my blood results and zero symptoms ... Thank you modern medicine made it all manageable
Posted: Feb 16, 2025
You will find many helpful suggestions scrolling through the PMR group comments. It sounds like your...
suggestions scrolling through the PMR ... The side effects are manageable and ... If you need a higher dose for symptom
Posted: Feb 14, 2025
HI There - you wrote : " I was started on 65mg of prednisone, which obliterated...
insist on a steroid sparing approach to manage ... your symptoms so you can continue with ... or MS, for example, that are still managing ... very scientific - the comments from PMR
Discussion: Feeling defeated
Posted: Jan 17, 2025
I just wish to say that Actemra should help with PMR but it takes time. I...
say that Actemra should help with PMR ... 12 years for "refractory" PMR ... starting Actemra but I eventually managed ... My symptoms on Actemra aren't like ... continuation of Actemra even though my symptoms
Posted: Nov 2, 2024
Thank you so much for the well wishes and same to you. I don't take NSAIDS...
I've had my PMR for about two years ... , too, but didn't manage to get ... sites and jargon, so I finally found PMR ... out the roof, plus I had the typical symptoms ... my arms, shoulders, hips, flu-like symptoms
Posted: Jul 7, 2024
The prednisone has righted more than it has wronged for me, but many days it was...
It did it's job and managed the ... PMR but it also did everything else ... Go after symptoms as needed and do not ... assume they are all part of PMR. ... PMR can hide real problems, don'
Hi @craigz20 -- I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @estrada53 and...
some other members who may share your symptoms ... corticosteroids as a treatment and since I have PMR ... pmc/articles/PMC1860791/ UpToDate - Management ... https://www.uptodate.com/contents/management-and-prognosis-of-cardiac-sarcoidosis
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jul 27, 2019
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
Fatigue is hard to define let alone quantify. My recollection when I was first diagnosed with...
recollection when I was first diagnosed with PMR ... One of my first fatigue related symptoms ... This was my very first symptom I complained ... I hardly had any energy but I managed ... I don't think PMR caused me to have
Posted: Sep 24, 2024
Hi @cgm, Sorry to hear you are experiencing severe foot pain. I had a bad case...
the first time I was diagnosed with PMR ... fairly fast and then I just had the PMR ... pain to manage. ... both feet which sounds more like a symptom
Discussion: Foot pain
Posted: May 27, 2024