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My pmr was diagnosed in Dec, 2018 and I started on 20 mg. I started splitting...
They want me to take methotrexate. ... I worry about the side effects, mainly ... liver related so I am saying no to methotrexate
I sympathize with you! I was diagnosed with PMR and took prednisone for 13 years before...
professionals realize there are serious side ... effects to long term prednisone use ... I had some luck with methotrexate until ... During my year of taking methotrexate
Discussion: PMR and RA
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Feb 9, 2023
Today is the 5th anniversary of my PMR journey. I recall there was an ice storm...
did not seem to help much and I had side ... effects such as dizziness. ... I struggle with Prednisone side effects ... My Rheumatologist may start me on Methotrexate ... have been reluctant due to potential side
Posted: Apr 15, 2023
Please forgive me, the supplement discussed is Boron. I just learned about Boron reading these posts,...
Methotrexate tab 2.5 mg 6 tabs, all ... Calcium 10 mg, 12 hours after the Methotrexate ... (once per week to offset some Methotrexate ... side effects).
Posted: Mar 3, 2022
An incredible number of people say 7 mg is where their pain returns. I wonder what...
adrenal insufficiency, which is a common side ... effect of PMR treatment. ... More methotrexate might help but 7 mg
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Posted: Jun 4, 2025
I have LC, multiple autoimmune diseases, and am 69 years old. I got my Pfizer shot...
Some vaccines are extremely effective ... There is too much news on the left side ... reactive arthritis in 1989 (dormant after methotrexate
Posted: Oct 21, 2023
@canart69 I am not sure my experience with R-Chop will help. I was diagnosed with Large...
separate in-hospital treatments of Methotrexate ... The research I had done on Methotrexate ... There were numerous side effects, most ... One of the side effects during my treatments ... make, especially when it came to the methotrexate
Posted: Mar 14 12:37pm
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 ... = 0.0596), suggesting a favorable effect ... Usually, glucocorticoids are effective ... chronic course and have glucocorticoid side ... effects.
Posted: Dec 6, 2023
I received Actemra for PMR 4 years ago.. Actemra was requested and approved. Actemra works very...
I have had minimal side effects and ... prednisone. 2) Other medications such as methotrexate ... leflunomide were tried and were either not effective
Actually, The Mayo Clinic is where I am considering seeking treatment. I have reviewed their locations,...
But the side effects of prednisone are ... Prednisone which is why I am researching Methotrexate ... rheumatologist, I am going to ask why Methotrexate
Posted: Nov 14, 2018
I have had PMR for three years. I have consulted four rheumatologists and three orthopedists in...
FYI, I did ask about methotrexate, and ... she told me that it had not been effective ... prednisone and fighting all of its side-effects
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Oct 12, 2019
Hi all, I just stumbled on this community while searching for an ENT specializing in AIED....
steroid-sparing medications - Imuran, methotrexate ... Methotrexate seemed to work better than ... effects, it can help some people (including ... It has its own negative side effects ... effects of medications.
Hi. I am new to the world of PMR and it's horrible....In the 90's I was...
with hydrocodone and tramadol with no side ... effects, and plaquenil. ... because I got infections when we tried methotrexate ... so I prefer hydocodone which has no side ... effects for me.
Posted: Aug 10, 2022
I was diagnosed with PMR in 2017. I started on prednizone and then went to methotrexate....
started on prednizone and then went to methotrexate ... as fast as I could because of the side ... effects. ... but I have not experienced a single side ... effect from using it for the last 7
Posted: Jun 7, 2024
Hello nanke99 I also have fibro, RA and psoriatic arthritis, raynauds syndrome, chronic rib pain and...
I tried and failed the following: methotrexate ... fatigue had me stop working coupled with sides ... effects from juggling drugs.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 23, 2016