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@joeblo746 If you have PMR and are not getting enough prednisone your pain will not subside....
@joeblo746 If you have PMR and are ... not getting enough prednisone your pain ... -6 weeks later) I experienced some pain ... briefly, but had a flare and went back ... others, they're still battling PMR
Posted: Aug 18, 2022
Great questions @elizabethjoan. I think we are each different. I had similar episodes during my first...
episodes during my first round with PMR ... he said if you are having a little pain ... If I still had a high amount of pain ... not go to the previous dose but went back ... sort and try not to go all the way back
Hi, tillysam, You are correct. Your CRP and ESR don't necessarily have to be elevated for...
have to be elevated for you to have PMR ... If you have pain, it's usually because ... You should probably go back to the last ... Then start back down very gradually. ... go down if you're feeling any pain
Posted: Aug 11, 2022
@njtodctode Oh my gosh!! Yo-yoing is not good. Pain is not good. If 20 worked, I'd...
Pain is not good. ... If 20 worked, I'd go back there ... That does not indicate that the PMR ... #39;s the only thing that works for PMR ... knowledge of those who have lived with PMR
Posted: Aug 11, 2022
Hello @flymetothemoon, Welcome to Connect. I saw in your first post that you have been dealing...
post that you have been dealing with PMR ... prednisone with the last 6 months going back ... always asking me if I had any scalp pain ... , pain in the temple area or vision ... Do you keep track of your pain and dosage
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
Yes. I'm 71 and have recently experienced right leg sciatica recently. I took prednisone when first...
prednisone when first diagnosed with PMR ... resolve the inflammation and resolve the pain ... in my shoulder, arms, and back. ... Sciatic pain is new.
Posted: Jul 31, 2022
I was started at 20 mg and did well and was tapering (probably too fast I...
I went back (per rheumy's directions ... ) to where I last was pain free which ... was 12 mg, so not all the way back ... to judge my PMR treatment. ... At the moment I am pain free there.
Posted: Jul 29, 2022
Thank you all for your comments, they're all so helpful. Turns out my initial dose of...
visit they started me on 40mg and the pain ... go below 20mg, however, without the pain ... coming back completely, which is concerning ... Fortunately my neurologist works with PMR
I have been on Actemra for 7 weeks. I started Actemra with an accompanying dose of...
I had no pain with the prednisone (but ... Unfortunately, I’m feeling some of the PMR ... pains again. ... if things don’t get better, I’ll be back
Thank you for your response John. My lifestyle has always been reasonably healthy. I eat well,...
I continue to eat well but PMR has definitely ... I love to walk but PMR often creates ... stiffness and pain which makes for ... though less frequently than before PMR ... I will report back when I completely
Posted: Jul 4, 2022
I was originally diagnosed with bilateral sciatica. I had significant pain waist down and buldging discs....
I had significant pain waist down and ... came back. ... I thought pain in shoulders was from ... compensating for lower body pain and ... before I finally started treatment for PMR
Posted: Jul 3, 2022
Aspine , Thank you so much for the thoughtful, clear and thorough response. It makes infinite...
antivirals this time I felt a great deal of pain ... body and thought it was mostly due to PMR ... on Celebrex to lessen the residual pain ... natural cortisol to kick in and come back
Posted: Jul 2, 2022
I would suggest talking to your doctor about increasing the prednisone. 2 mg is quite a...
I've had PMR about the same length ... When I was on lower doses there was pain ... caused me to call the doctor and get back
Posted: Jul 1, 2022
I have had this PMR since 4/2021. I have been tapering down since October, but have...
I have had this PMR since 4/2021. ... I have no real pain except in my neck ... I am thinking of going back to 10 and ... Is this the PMR, or something else??
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
Welcome @zoe10, I started both of my occurrences of PMR at 20 mg prednisone and you...
started both of my occurrences of PMR ... My first time with PMR it took the last ... I went from 1 to 1/2 back to 1 back ... taking prednisone with little to no pain ... Do you keep a daily pain/symptoms log
Posted: Jun 25, 2022
@suetex, you mentioned you flared a couple of months ago but were doing OK prior to...
When my PMR was active the first few ... and tried to go down again but the PMR ... pain came back so I bumped it up half ... of what I took it down and the PMR ... pain was gone again at 17.5 mg.
Posted: Jun 23, 2022
I have a complicated situation I would like feed-back on: I started out a little over...
complicated situation I would like feed-back ... my doc doesn't think my other pain ... and stiffness is PMR.
Posted: Jun 23, 2022
@susan63, My PMR is currently in remission but I've had flares twice and started on 20...
@susan63, My PMR is currently in remission ... Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common ... cervical and, occasionally, lumbar pain ... but is not associated with spinal pain ... Can you provide an update after your back
So much unnecessary suffering! The fact that prednisone eased the pain should be enough evidence for...
The fact that prednisone eased the pain ... your GP to assume your husband has PMR ... The treatment for PMR is prednisone ... I would go back to your GP and request ... I went back on prednisone and have been
Are you taking 40 mgs. now and still in pain? I've never taken over 15 though...
you taking 40 mgs. now and still in pain ... too, suffered with severe hip/lower back ... pain. ... difficult to determine if it's PMR ... Pain is a pain.
Posted: Jun 4, 2022