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@njtodctode, I think if it were me, I would go to the last dosage that I...
think you might find helpful: -- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
@aspine, I kept a daily log with the pain I was having in the morning along...
prednisone to provide relief from the pain symptoms ... alike with their pain threshholds for PMR ... it as soon as you can based on your symptoms ... 1 -- 2015 Recommendations for the management
Posted: Jan 24, 2022
Hi @ronbode - about 30% of people with PMR develop Giant Cell Arteritis. If untreated, it...
ronbode - about 30% of people with PMR ... For me, the incapictating pain of PMR ... will try to find the right balance to manage ... your symptoms with the lowest amount
Thanks for the tips John. So does prednisone (& meds) play a role in curing or...
a role in curing or helping to get PMR ... into remission or does PMR just have ... methotrexate etc. there to just help manage ... the pain and symptoms?
Thanks all as usual for this dialog. It seems to connect to my first post of...
's and Sed Rates as proof that PMR ... ....I believe that, by definition, symptoms ... of PMR occur in (mostly) 70+ Caucasian ... I'd add that I have been managing
I have had normal blood markers since my diagnosis a year and a half ago. Thank...
I have stayed at 5 mg and managed to ... missed he reassured me I had all the symptoms ... of PMR and it was more important to ... treat the pain than prove I have PMR
Posted: Apr 11, 2023
Hi @deborahinmaine, I wasn't diagnosed with PMR/GCA for a year after symptoms started. I had severe...
deborahinmaine, I wasn't diagnosed with PMR ... /GCA for a year after symptoms started ... didn't get any relief from the PMR ... minor aches and pains, but they're manageable ... moving as much as I could through my symptoms
Posted: Dec 8, 2022
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR. I was started at 20 mg prednisone for each occurrence...
I've had 2 occurrences of PMR. ... PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Posted: Oct 11, 2021
Welcome @andos16, You are right, PMR is definitely not a one size fit all condition. It...
Welcome @andos16, You are right, PMR ... even when things are going well with PMR ... discussion you might find helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... overdoing it was key for helping with my PMR
Hello @freeme, Welcome to Connect. It's good that you are advocating for your health and learning...
learning as much as you can about PMR ... I've had 2 occurrences of PMR but ... haven't already seen it: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
Hi @njtodctode, The tapering game with PMR can be the pits especially if you try to...
njtodctode, The tapering game with PMR ... Sorry to hear you are struggling with managing ... the symptoms. ... make a connection that helps. --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https
Posted: Sep 20, 2022
Hello @gmanurse, Great advice, I wished more primary care docs understood PMR a little better and...
more primary care docs understood PMR ... and the importance of treating the symptoms ... prednisone for a long time but not managing ... the symptoms extends the time on prednisone ... known about with my first round with PMR
I have an autoimmune inflammatory arthritis with uveitis diagnosed in my early 30's. I'm now 68...
My rheumatologist added PMR on top of ... PMR was something new and different ... the two conditions do coexist and symptoms ... Prendisone only manages PMR inflammation ... My symptoms returned but only gradually
Hello everyone. I’m so happy to have found this place. I have had symptoms of PMR...
I have had symptoms of PMR and GCA for ... nothing and I was referred to pain management ... Will pain management be able to diagnose
Hello @livingwithpmr, Tapering off of prednisone while managing the PMR symptoms can be difficult at times....
, Tapering off of prednisone while managing ... the PMR symptoms can be difficult at ... — PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... Towards the end before my PMR went into
Posted: Jun 4, 2023
Hi @lanieg, I'm sorry to hear that the prednisone is messing with your blood glucose. That...
do anything to treat the cause of PMR ... prednisone or need alternatives. --- PMR ... discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone/ --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
I only had difficulty getting prednisone even though that was what I specifically requested for my...
That was when my symptoms of PMR started ... I managed to hold the prednisone that ... That's when PMR was diagnosed in ... care doctor and told him about the PMR ... when he first saw me, he suspected PMR
Posted: May 4, 2023
Hi @becky72, I had severe fatigue after the onset of symptoms. I could manage a walk,...
severe fatigue after the onset of symptoms ... I could manage a walk, but after that ... showed I had anemia related to the PMR
Posted: Jul 2, 2023
This is a great discussion and a good companion to this related discussion for anyone interested...
anyone interested in this topic: - PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
@lindaadel, If it were me, I would have a discussion with my rheumatologist. Seven months might...
Six years later my PMR came out of remission ... discussion you might find helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... Disease stratification in GCA and PMR
Posted: Nov 5, 2023