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In November 2023 I was diagnosed with GCA and polymyalgia rheumatica. Eight months of prednisone therapy...
I still have polymyalgia pain that varies ... controllable with over-the-counter pain ... and go especially on days with high pain ... levels of PMR. ... the only thing that I take for the PMR
Hello @kcarman2383, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @dadcue and others....
diagnosed with my first time with PMR ... I can't imagine having the PMR type ... pain at your young age. ... Do you keep a daily log of your level ... of pain when you get up in the morning
Discussion: PMR at a young age
Posted: Jul 30 7:24am
I hate that you “joined our club” but I am glad you found the forum. I...
things I think might be affect my pain ... levels. ... with our the rest of our club that PMR
Discussion: New to PMR
Posted: Jul 4 9:50am
As many have read I worked with a naturopath who put me on an anti- inflammatory...
.25mg split and am experiencing some PMR ... pain (neck, shoulders, hips) but I ... withdrawal from prednisone mimics PMR ... decreasing doses, even at this low level ... up, until I just stay at the lower level
I've read that people differ in the mix of inflammatory substances that cause PMR. Kevzara and...
inflammatory substances that cause PMR ... Actemra and 1 mg of prednisone to treat PMR ... I haven't had any pain since I started ... It' sounds like your PMR is still ... effects had faded away for me at that level
When did you start the Kevzara injections? How long has PMR been treated with prednisone? -----------------------------...
How long has PMR been treated with ... I was reasonably certain that PMR was ... endocrinologist to say my cortisol level ... Based on the residual pain and discomfort ... totally convinced that my cortisol level
Your inflammation markers being normal may only indicate the current dose of prednisone is correctly eliminating...
correctly eliminating your present level ... but it doesn't indicate that the PMR ... don't necessarily indicate the pain ... and inflammation level associated with ... PMR but that only makes the need for
Posted: Jul 3 6:56pm
Similar experience with a similar medication but not Kevzara. I was on Actemra which is another...
When Actemra was started for PMR, I ... I also had scattered aches and pains ... that felt like PMR was returning. ... My cortisol level was too low to allow ... mg of Prednisone until my cortisol level
Posted: Jul 4 6:31am
I live in Canada and most definitely the barometric pressure affects my pain level. I've had...
the barometric pressure affects my pain ... level. ... I've had PMR for over years. ... down to 2 or 3 mg prednisone, but pain ... discovered that red wine increases my pain
Posted: Jan 4 7:49am
Rheumatologist is leaning towards Giant Arteritis and/or PMR, but nothing has been ruled in or out...
leaning towards Giant Arteritis and/or PMR ... headaches came back and inflammation levels ... my health and felt the debilitating pain
Wow good to know. Doctors didn’t mention this and I WAS taking Ibuprofen everyday for joint...
taking Ibuprofen everyday for joint pain ... after watching Youtube videos about PMR ... Iron levels keep going down, but doctors ... But WHY do my levels continue to decrease
Posted: Dec 26, 2024
Don't expect immediate pain relief like when prednisone takes effect. You might not have any decrease...
Don't expect immediate pain relief ... You might not have any decrease in pain ... long time but eventually my cortisol level ... ------ I took Prednisone to treat PMR ... was unexpected was that my cortisol level
Posted: Dec 22, 2024
I started with Actemra injections 5 years ago and was later switched to infusions. I prefer...
have "subtle increases" in my pain ... level. ... complete relapse or a sudden flare of PMR ... PMR and some other autoimmune disorders
Posted: Dec 22, 2024
Generally speaking it is patients without outward signs and symptoms suggestive of GCA. However, when other...
trigeminal neuralgia for the facial pain ... were exacerbated when my inflammation levels ... responded better to prednisone than PMR
@debbiebas216 I'm not sure there really is a normal being that each of us have different...
being that each of us have different levels ... When I tapered if my level of pain went ... level was in the morning. ... the discussions and comments on "PMR ... search=pmr+managing+symptoms.
Posted: Nov 24, 2024
I did not go on steroids. And so far, very glad I didn't. My pain started...
My pain started in Jan '24 and my ... Arms are still painful, but I've ... Back to pre-PMR levels.
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
Hello @debbiebas216, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @megz and others....
dose for both of my occurrences of PMR ... doctor suspect GCA in addition to the PMR ... started keeping a daily log with your level ... of pain when you first get up along ... pain was gone within a few hours until
Posted: Nov 5, 2024
Hello @kaydall, I don't remember having much back pain with my two flare ups with PMR...
don't remember having much back pain ... with my two flare ups with PMR but ... the many discussions and comments on PMR ... search=PMR+and+back+pain. ... harder once I reached the 5mg dosage level
Discussion: Back pain
Posted: Nov 4, 2024
Hello @tarafergusongould, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @jeff97 and others....
definitely helps on this journey with PMR ... Here's a search using "PMR and ... search=PMR+and+GCA. ... keep a daily journal or log with your level ... of pain or other symptoms when you
Discussion: PMR/GCA
Posted: May 29 11:13am
" I haven't had any pain from the GCA or PMR since starting treatment. So it...
" I haven't had any pain from ... the GCA or PMR since starting treatment ... ----- It seems to me that my IL-6 levels ... It is strange that my IL-6 level has