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@ncgal, I don't think there is specific tapering schedule. Each person is affected differently with their...
is affected differently with their pain ... differences for PMR. ... My first occurrence of PMR lasted about ... a daily log on the dosage and your level ... of pain or how you feel.
Hi @maryflorida, I thought I would jump in and offer some information I've found that may...
diagnosed my polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR ... and maybe keep a daily log of your pain ... levels along with any questions you
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 16, 2020
Hello @rayabw, Welcome to Connect. You ask a good question. Have you discussed it with your...
can mean something other than your PMR ... sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein levels ... PMC5047224/ You mentioned having PMR ... until you are able to be off with no pain ... from the PMR.
Knowing that some patients never go into remission is not a comforting thought, but it is...
challenge has been to determine the level ... much activity seems to trigger the PMR ... pain for a few days. ... Accepting the fatigue component of PMR ... body will never return to its pre-PMR
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Oct 15, 2019
Regarding diagnostic blood tests: Does anyone know of PMR being diagnosed with 3x's normal C-reactive protein...
blood tests: Does anyone know of PMR ... started 15 mg prednisone and extreme pain ... rate dropped to the highest normal level ... just above normal, Dr now questions PMR ... studies at PubMed that say 1-4% of PMR
Roland, I did have those symptoms. I have been off prednisone now for about a week....
5 hours, sometimes 6, I wake with pain ... and learning to live with a certain level ... of pain. ... as not to constantly dwell on how PMR ... affecting my body (don't look for pain
Posted: Jan 7, 2019
John.. In reply to @rearea1 "My PMR began in the summer of 2017 as I was...
In reply to @rearea1 "My PMR began ... My inflammation levels went way down ... medication be the cause of this new muscle pain
I haven't written for quite some time, but another issue has recently "cropped up". So, I...
mg of Prednisone over a year and my pain ... level. ... know anything about bisphosphonates & PMR ... Another conundrum with PMR & bisphosponates ... is from the Fosamax or the PMR coming
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Mar 15, 2018
I was on prednisone for 3 years for the first episode of my PMR. It went...
years for the first episode of my PMR ... MS using nutrition at the cellular level ... gain this second time around with the PMR ... Hoping for a pain free weekend (and ... for all my PMR friends. John
"Has anybody else noticed 'warning signs' of an impending flare of PMR?" -------------------------- YES! I had...
signs' of an impending flare of PMR ... always got worse before a flare of PMR ... futile attempt to get my inflammation levels ... suicide disease", is a chronic pain ... disorder that causes severe facial pain
Posted: Nov 27, 2024
@susanew, My PMR has been in remission now for about a little over 6 years but...
@susanew, My PMR has been in remission ... some stiffness and minor aches and pains ... I've had PMR twice and the first ... My second time with PMR 6 years after ... Do you keep a daily symptom/pain level
Posted: Aug 8, 2024
Your CRP and ESR levels aren't that useful when taking Actemra. Anti-Il-6 therapy will reduce CRP...
Your CRP and ESR levels aren't that ... reduce CRP and ESR values to very low levels ... I would expect some pain when walking ... 2 years and I still have "some pain ... You still have PMR/GCA.
Posted: Dec 9, 2024
The 5-7 mg dose of Prednisone is what I call the "adrenal zone" because that is...
when the symptoms of a low cortisol level ... This pain is very similar to PMR pain ... ;t hurt that much when my cortisol level ... more severe than PMR pain but I thought ... it was a PMR flare.
Posted: Nov 11, 2024
Thank you. Being new at this, I have many concerns and questions and certainly appreciate and...
Do you have pain in the morning before ... The doc was concerned that my pain level ... I just wasn’t sure if my pain in the ... My pain level was good after 12-1:00 ... dosages but I think she wants to confirm PMR
Posted: Nov 5, 2024
If your rhueny is good with the idea I developed my own titrating schedule that included...
I agree that if the PMR pain returned ... I would return to the last pain free ... steroid level and restart titrating
Posted: Oct 30, 2024
I wouldn't listen to everything you read on PMRGCAuk. The forum with all the people sharing...
between adrenal insufficiency and PMR ... being on Actemra which controlled PMR ... prednisone dose for any symptoms resembling PMR ... --- any pain at all. ... increase my Prednisone dose for any pain
"Had to add a dose in the night to control pain. 3 years of prednisone and...
add a dose in the night to control pain ... I understand the pain at night is a ... your body to sense a low cortisol level ... prednisone it might be a combination of PMR ... Cortisol levels are supposed to drop
Posted: Sep 30, 2024
I started lifting weight when I was 19. I never lifted competively but I always made...
yourself your whole life then get PMR ... Once I started steroids I was almost pain ... I was not feeling any pain. ... That has also added a level of humility ... I also after PMR had all my hormones
Discussion: Exercise
Posted: Sep 29, 2024
Thank-you for saying that. I think I'm doing "reasonably well" but I wouldn't go so far...
#39;t any need to check my cortisol level ... Then PMR resurfaced when I was off Actemra ... Unfortunately, PMR symptoms returned ... inflammation markers rose with more pain
Posted: Sep 26, 2024
Fatigue is hard to define let alone quantify. My recollection when I was first diagnosed with...
recollection when I was first diagnosed with PMR ... #39;t sleeping too well because of pain ... wide awake because that's what pain ... After my cortisol level improved, the ... I don't think PMR caused me to have
Posted: Sep 24, 2024