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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I wouldn't think Genetech would care about the diagnosis as long as a doctor thinks Actemra...
prednisone isn't FDA approved for PMR ... worked or at least prednisone "managed ... the symptoms" of PMR. ... and the diagnosis being treated was PMR ... GCA, he thought it was likely that PMR
Hello @lestep, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @tillysam and others....
Tapering off prednisone while managing ... your PMR symptoms can be difficult ... #34;How do you taper prednisone for PMR ... remission is maintained." --- 2015 PMR ... www.rheumatology.org/Portals/0/Files/2015%20PMR
Posted: Mar 14, 2023
Had my first visit with my rheummy after being diagnosed in December. I see him anyway...
Continue with maintaining lifestyle management ... at the lowest dose I can tolerate symptoms ... 6p I was losing steam and feeling symptoms ... is my latest and greatest on this PMR
Hi @redboat, I told my rheumatologist there is nothing like the pain of PMR. I called...
there is nothing like the pain of PMR ... take tylenol (not NSAIDs) for pain management ... I wish you the best and hope your symptoms
I was on prednisone for 3 and half years the first time my PMR was diagnosed....
3 and half years the first time my PMR ... discussion you might find helpful: --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... to tapering off of prednisone is to manage ... six months of my first round with PMR
Posted: Feb 15, 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 can’t tell you how thankful I am for this group. I’ve learned so much by...
Finally blood tests confirmed that I had PMR ... as I had all the classic symptoms. ... I’ve managed my weight, but the osteoporosis
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
@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
Hello @dawne, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you have joined the PMR club. I've had...
Sorry to hear you have joined the PMR ... I've had two occurrences of PMR. ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... plans or lifestyle changes to help manage ... the symptoms?
Posted: Sep 11, 2022
PMR since November 2021. Commenced Prednisolone at 15mg daily, now down to 7mg. PMR, which began...
PMR since November 2021. ... PMR, which began conventionally with ... My symptoms have always been completely ... beginnings of a similar descent of PMR ... I manage without painkillers - varied
Posted: Aug 26, 2022