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(Male, 68 y) PMR started one and half year ago very suddenly, was healthy till then....
(Male, 68 y) PMR started one and half ... year later at 10 mg Prednisone and Metotrexate ... Sarilumab) which is allowed by FDA for PMR
Posted: May 6, 2023
I have had a complicated thing happen with pmr that I am still trying to sort...
had a complicated thing happen with pmr ... I’ve had pmr since December. ... On prednisone (down to 10mg) and methotrexate ... Also my pmr symptoms almost completely ... ago and now am in the middle of a pmr
Posted: Aug 20, 2023
I also suffered from peripheral neuropathy which started gradually after I was diagnosed with PMR and...
gradually after I was diagnosed with PMR ... I have been injecting myself with methotrexate ... of the problems or side effects of methotrexate
I am not a medical doctor, but I was prescribed folic acid along with methotrexate. Folic...
was prescribed folic acid along with methotrexate ... One of the many side effects of methotrexate ... won't notice an improvement in PMR
Posted: Dec 5, 2022
I can relate to much of it ... I was diagnosed with ax-SpA about 35 years...
Prednisone followed by a fast taper before PMR ... doctor or a rheumatologist until after PMR ... PMR diagnosed over 15 years ago --- ... and not recommended with prednisone Methotrexate ... Humira didn't seem to work well for PMR
DMARD's are medications that change the progression of inflammatory arthritis. That is where the "disease modifying"...
People with PMR take some of the same ... Medications like methotrexate, leflunomide ... www.the-rheumatologist.org/article/study-most-patients-with-pmr-arent-getting-steroid-sparing-agents-in-first ... Prednisone alone treats the symptoms until PMR ... to happen in 2 years but sometimes PMR
I’m in the same boat as @johnbishop; a patient and not a medical professional, but I...
PMR is one of the seemingly few inflammatory ... prednisone to quash the inflammation of PMR ... side effects) or were non-responders, methotrexate ... father’s rheumatologist mentioned methotrexate
Posted: Apr 7 12:04pm
I also am scheduled to go from 5 to 4 today. I was told I could...
I'm on 8mg per week of Methotrexate ... that I developed 2 months after the PMR ... on getting off Prednisone, then the Methotrexate
Posted: Dec 19, 2023
I was did with PMR in 2012. It was HORRIBLE. My ESR and CRP were off...
I was did with PMR in 2012. ... PMR generally is a temporary disorder ... pill form of pill forms as well as Methotrexate
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Dec 20, 2023
There is an abundance of 'trial and error' when treating any medical condition. No two people...
#39;t know for sure if I'm "PMR ... relatively pain free" and "PMR ... According to my rheumatologist, PMR ... condition if you need to wait for PMR ... alternatives failed" (notably methotrexate
Hello~ I have PMR, Osteoarthritis, DDD, and a few other ailments. I was diagnosed with PMR...
Hello~ I have PMR, Osteoarthritis, ... I was diagnosed with PMR about 9 years ... started weaning me on to injectable methotrexate ... I took the Methotrexate injections for ... and it brought about a flare up of PMR
Posted: Feb 16 10:43am
Interesting paper about IL-6 and inflammatory diseases The Two-Faced Cytokine IL-6 in Host Defense and Diseases...
and immunosuppressive drugs, such as methotrexate ... Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) PMR is ... patients with active and recent onset PMR ... IIa trial involving newly diagnosed PMR ... glucocorticoid doses in patients with PMR
Posted: Dec 6, 2023
@valerie6062. @654321, @beaver and all...Wow, Valerie. You've been through the wringer with these autoimmune attacks. I'm...
#39;m praying the addition of the Methotrexate ... daily for the past 8 months, and the PMR ... m not sure what to expect from the Methotrexate
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 3 7:28pm
Wondering how in the world I ended up with this disease. I’m nearly 75, white female...
researching on line and found information on PMR ... symptoms and labs came back as textbook PMR ... He said the methotrexate would help ... take either or both prednisone and methotrexate ... doctors have had no experience with PMR
Discussion: Cause of PMR
Posted: Feb 7 12:40pm
After having PMR for 3 months, was then diagnosed with RA affecting both hands. Began 8mg...
After having PMR for 3 months, was ... Began 8mg Methotrexate. ... Going on 11 months with PMR. ... the Prednisone, then deal with the Methotrexate
Discussion: PMR Taper and pain
Posted: Jan 13 8:33am
I took methotrexate as an adjunct to prednisone. In my case, it was used as a...
I took methotrexate as an adjunct to ... My experience with methotrexate mirrors ... I tolerated methotrexate for about a ... I admire anyone who can take methotrexate ... Its effectiveness for PMR has mixed
Posted: Jan 24 8:19pm