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The pain is not a sharp pain to me; it is more a severe soreness of...
The pain is not a sharp pain to me; ... two years now and have been almost pain ... your sed rate and c reactive protein levels ... are normal, I doubt it is PMR. ... My levels were thru the roof.
Oh yes, I have many other symptoms and I've had them for many years, well before...
well before my first encounter with PMR ... I do have chest pain but it's part ... girdle, shoulder blades, upper thoracic pain ... don't see a way to get my energy levels
Posted: Jul 17 3:12am
It was a long 12 year journey but now PMR is being treated without prednisone. I...
was a long 12 year journey but now PMR ... I started out with Prednisone when PMR ... PMR even though Prednisone helped me ... ordered to remain 3 mg when my cortisol level ... almost 5 years with no relapses of PMR
Hello @tonimcbride I got immediate, total relief in about three hours after starting 20mg Prednisone. I...
help to get out of bed because of the pain ... Hips were stiffening and painful. ... Flexibility always improved with less pain ... half my reserve energy and exertion levels ... so I've not noticed the classic PMR
Posted: Jul 31 1:37pm
I agree with @jeff97 that it does seem a little to fast, especially if you have...
especially if you have back to have more pain ... tapering schedule and let me use my level ... of pain in the morning as a guide as ... My first time around with PMR was 3 ... the morning was less than 2 on my pain
Posted: Jul 2 3:42pm
I had been taking Lipitor until my CK levels started to rise so my PCP took...
had been taking Lipitor until my CK levels ... PCP took me off statins until my CK levels ... Shoulder girdle pain, hips, hamstring ... pain etc. ... My PCP said I probably developed PMR
Posted: Jun 26 10:20am
A similar thing happened to me. Was initially on 20 mg/day of prednisone due to PMR/GCA....
on 20 mg/day of prednisone due to PMR ... This was good at first, but then the pain ... takes a few weeks, during which your pain ... Then you've found the level of prednisone
Posted: Jul 14 7:36pm
I was convinced a flu vaccine triggered a flare of PMR. I don't think a vaccine...
a flu vaccine triggered a flare of PMR ... don't think a vaccine triggered PMR ... stain "could be contributing to my pain ... this conclusion when my cholesterol level ... was too low and my CK level was too
Posted: Jun 20 6:36pm
Hello Helene @kathren, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for sharing your experience! There are a lot...
have shared their experience in the PMR ... connect.mayoclinic.org/group/polymyalgia-rheumatica-pmr ... I'm 82 now and my 2nd flare of PMR ... keep a journal or daily log of your level ... of pain and the dose of MTX and prednisone
Discussion: PMR and the taper
Posted: Jun 25 11:24am
Does anyone’s blood pressure go low while tapering down ?i have pmr been on prednisone for...
i have pmr been on prednisone for 2 ... did spare me from having too much pain ... and symptoms of PMR returning. ... problem when Actemra controlled my PMR ... My cortisol level was low so I needed
Posted: Jul 9 6:30am
I found it hard to get off the last few milligrams of Prednisone. Every time I...
reduced a half mg I got a ramping up in pain ... levels, so I went a quarter mg and ... #39;t think they have much to offer PMR ... Still in pain but it's OA pain now
Posted: Jul 29 2:57pm
Hello @casinokid1121 and @cajmorrison, Just thought I would chime in with my experience. My second occurrence...
me was keeping a daily log with my level ... of pain when I got up in the morning ... If my pain was greater than 2 and it ... was time to taper to the next lower level ... tapering for a few days to see if the pain
Hello @tonimcbride, Welcome to Connect. My first time with PMR I also had lived with the...
with the pain and stiffness for awhile ... out of the appointment pretty much pain ... suggested I keep a daily log of my level ... of pain when I got up and my dose for ... / How is your PMR pain in the morning
Posted: Jul 31 8:01am
When I first saw my PCP for my joint pain/stiffness two years ago, they thought it...
So they thought it was more likely PMR ... 4 months later, she insisted that PMR ... finally come around to the fact that PMR ... wrists and I feel it is part of my PMR ... and a sign of a more mid-level flare
Hello @lcrquestions, Welcome to Mayo Connect. I think it's normal to be a little anxious when...
from all of us who have dealt with PMR ... I've had 2 occurrences of PMR and ... I kept a daily log with my level of ... pain when I got up in the morning and ... I logged my level of pain between 0
Discussion: New to PMR
Posted: Jun 29 3:01pm
Hello @kmmi . I too was diagnosed very recently (around April 9th). And, my family doctor...
successive drop I felt more and more pain ... but we were pretty sure I had/have PMR ... drop to 12.5 mg came with about a level ... level. ... of PMR some days but a short taste
Posted: Jun 22 11:52am
lcrquestions @lcrquestions, Also sorry to hear you have joined the club. I found that my anxiety...
I believe the idea is to hit PMR pain ... I noticed within hours my PMR pain dissipating ... None of my usual pre-PMR pains (knee ... Getting to a pain-free level on the ... acceptable but not a debilitating level
Discussion: New to PMR
Posted: Jun 30 4:58pm
I am sorry you are going through this while trying to control your PMR. I was...
this while trying to control your PMR ... I was diagnosed with PMR initially but ... I too, had jolting pain in my legs ... High levels of eosinophils were causing ... the numbness in my feet and jolting pain
I don't think statins can cause or trigger PMR. I needed atorvastatin after Prednisone was started...
think statins can cause or trigger PMR ... after Prednisone was started to treat PMR ... My cholesterol level decreased steadily ... until my cholesterol level was &#34 ... A low cholesterol level coupled with
Posted: Jun 18 12:30pm
"Actemra took my sed rate to ZERO." ----------------------- A zero Sed Rate is within the normal...
My pain level is well within my tolerance ... was on Prednisone for 12 years for PMR ... insufficiency were generalized aches and pains ... but not as severe as PMR pain. ... frequent dizzy spells until my cortisol level
Posted: Jul 3 1:36pm