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I have reactive arthritis which is a "cousin" to psoriatic arthritis without the psoriasis. I could...
I self medicated the pain caused by ... After PMR was diagnosed, PMR was called ... opthalmologist but it didn't work for PMR ... It was purely my choice to go back
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 22 11:19am
Did you see this thread that was active yesterday? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-taper-1/ It talks about the normal starting...
normal starting dose of prednisone for PMR ... first so that you're not having pain ... I have PMR and GCA, and I've been ... You might need to cut back on the amount ... of weight you use, and also cut back
Posted: Feb 26 7:59am
I had a cortisone injection in my spine a couple of months ago. The pain management...
Ever since I got PMR in 2021 I have ... This was not like any back pain I had ... I had read that PMR can cause interspinous ... bursitis in the back but I did not ... in PMR sufferers but I am quite sure
Posted: Feb 5 4:12pm
I was diagnosed with PMR Dec. of 2023. My exercise mainly consists of walking and hiking....
I was diagnosed with PMR Dec. of 2023 ... muscle soreness from the remmants from PMR ... inflammation is what leads to muscle pain ... I'll pick it back up once I'
Posted: Feb 11 10:28am
No ... DHEA wasn't recommended. I tried DHEA for a month on my own and stopped...
on 3 mg was because Actemra kept PMR ... I had to go back on 60 mg of Prednisone ... second time, Actemra seems to keep PMR ... don't have a rapid increase in pain ... but my pain levels gradually increase
Thank you for sharing your experience with hand pain and PMR. I am 78 and have...
and PMR. ... I had no hand pain prior to PMR diagnosis ... years into PMR. ... First a cyst in my back which I had ... surgically removed in Sept. is now coming back
Posted: Feb 1 6:23pm
I’m 62 years young and have worked out since my early 30’s. I do 45 mins...
I was diagnosed with PMR in July of ... successfully taper below 5mg, without the pain ... liveable discomfort….until I began having pain ... and finally decided in January to go back ... What I will mention, is back n Fall
Posted: Feb 13 6:29pm
What city are you located in Oregon? I will try to help you find someone the...
Clinic has support groups online for PMR ... you will start experiencing bouts of pain ... able to taper down without too much pain ... 10 mg you may start to feeling your PMR ... symptoms coming back.
Posted: Mar 14 9:35am
Hello Terri and welcome. I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR in late June 2024, so...
I was diagnosed with GCA and PMR in ... the prednisone taken care of your pain ... Just see how you feel and if the pain ... comes back, go back to the previous
Posted: Mar 13 2:53pm
I was on both drugs at the same time for 5 years, and never had a...
I now have PMR and those drugs do not ... beginning to feel the same horrible pain ... decided to try to get by without going back
Hi Debbie @debbiebas216, When I woke up with a pain level above 2 on my scale...
debbiebas216, When I woke up with a pain ... previous taper or went all the way back ... aren't alone struggling with the PMR ... and pain levels. ... search=PMR%20and%20pain%20levels.
Posted: Mar 7 2:12pm
Hi @eby, Good experience tapering off of prednisone is probably not the way most of us...
comments and discussions on managing PMR ... search=pmr%20managing%20symptoms. ... helped me was keeping a daily log of my pain ... I should taper down or possibly go back ... in my daily log were ones that my pain
Discussion: Working with PMR
Posted: Mar 13 7:26am
I have had PMR for 3 months. When slowly went from 20 prednisone to 15 pain...
I have had PMR for 3 months. ... slowly went from 20 prednisone to 15 pain ... Major pain biceps plus pop. ... Starting on Kevzara in 2 weeks when I get back
Posted: Feb 25 1:03pm
John @johnbishop, Thank you so much for those links! I am learning a lot about PMR...
I am learning a lot about PMR through ... attribute my soreness to and when to back ... decided to add dietary supplements for pain
Posted: Mar 4 7:39pm
May25/2023 I had my 5th covid vaccine, 2 days later I could hardly walk with hip...
later I could hardly walk with hip pain ... Finally got a confirmed diagnoses of PMR ... resort to the fact that I had to go back
I discovered this Mayo Connect conversation as a result of a google search. I have been...
I was diagnosed with PMR, polymyalgia ... Back to 2019, I started having drenching ... Medicine doctor for Greater Trochanter Pain ... hemoglobin dipping down then coming back ... We also investigated a searing pain
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 6 6:31pm
For me the lowest effective dose of Prednisone is where I feel able to complete daily...
I don't expect to be pain free being ... with arthritis but that is manageable pain ... not the 'hit by a truck' pain ... of PMR. ... to keep reducing and avoid bouncing back
Posted: Feb 8 12:57pm
Hello @gman254 this is a more recent conversation about back pain that is now of interest...
is a more recent conversation about back ... pain that is now of interest to me ... 'sustained recovery' from PMR ... I have a history of low back and cervical
Posted: Feb 9 7:40am
I’m a 71 year old who has just finished my journey from 15 mg to 0...
situation of ‘manageable’ aches and pains ... we agreed that I would manage the pain ... motivation is that I do not want to go back ... one person indicated it seems no two PMR ... improvements, I will deal with the aches and pains
Posted: Feb 9 7:38am
Hello, I started having pain and stiffness in hips and knees. In the morning upon waking,...
Hello, I started having pain and stiffness ... the morning upon waking, lying on back ... first figured it was a new kind of PMR ... pain.
Posted: Feb 20 10:58am