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Just my opinion but I feel that pain should be gone or nearly gone before starting...
Just my opinion but I feel that pain ... control, resulting in minimal or no pain ... my opinion) are hellbent to get a PMR ... live a normal life - at a reduced level ... PMR forum discussions are a very important
Posted: Feb 28, 2023
I have taken prednisone at 2-3 am and it did make a difference for me. I...
with the circadian rhythm of cortisol levels ... My PMR pain was always present which ... PMR pain was only partially relieved ... Normally, your cortisol level is at ... However, my higher than normal cortisol level
Posted: Feb 15, 2023
Hi @granger, I see that you started a new discussion on reducing prednisone but I thought...
respond to you in this discussion - PMR ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... reduce prednisone but still have same pain ... level in hips and low back. ... Do I wait until I'm pain free to
Posted: Feb 6, 2023
Welcome @kipwiley, I've had two occurrences/flare ups of PMR but never experienced what you have for...
ve had two occurrences/flare ups of PMR ... never experienced what you have for PMR ... levels and symptoms is that you might ... log to track my level of pain and the ... If my pain level was above a 2, I either
Posted: Feb 4, 2023
Morning I have been on prednisone for about 3 years ranging in doses from 15 to...
My CRP levels are great i am on 2mg ... great i suffer from hip and shoulder pain ... most of you will agree it is typical PMR ... , unfortunatly i live in a split level ... Does anyone is experience this level
Posted: Jan 21, 2023
Good morning, I am 16 months into PMR and down to 3 mg of prednisone and...
Good morning, I am 16 months into PMR ... My pain level is minor, but I too am ... a blessing and much preferable to pain ... have to attribute this sleepiness to PMR
An increase in pain is a cause for concern. Your reduction from 15mg to 7,5mg does...
An increase in pain is a cause for concern ... In my own experience the pain of PMR ... Bearable pain but not disabling, once ... problems, a return to a more effective level
Posted: Jan 6, 2023
Hello @mnmom1, Welcome to Connect. Several members have mentioned splitting their prednisone dosage to help with...
prednisone dosage to help with the pain ... I've had PMR twice and never tried ... level in the morning and the dosage ... changes my second time around with PMR ... which some people have along with the PMR
Posted: Dec 30, 2022
Hello @cramsey, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you are having to deal with the PMR...
hear you are having to deal with the PMR ... pain. ... but I've had 2 occurrences of PMR ... recommend keeping a daily log with your level ... of pain when you wake up along with
Posted: Dec 28, 2022
Yes, hoping 2023 is a good year. When I got below 20 mg prednisone my stiffness...
prednisone my stiffness in my legs/hips and pain ... forward to new light being shed on the PMR ... start a new ( experimental) drug for pain ... report back on how/if it affected my level ... of pain.
Posted: Dec 24, 2022
My problem turned out to be #3 adrenal insufficiency which can only be established when you...
The symptoms mimic PMR so I thought ... A low cortisol level has widespread ... symptoms including muscle and joint pain ... was used to having muscle and joint pain ... and I thought it was PMR.
Posted: Dec 20, 2022
Hi @elizabethjoan, I'm sorry to hear that you are now considered a candidate for a hip...
for sure that taking prednisone at a level ... /rheumatologist diagnosed you with PMR ... short time in a tapering schedule for PMR ... and each of us handle the pain differently ... If you don't have any pain other
I had severe fatigue before diagnosis with Giant Cell Arteritis, caused by the disease and called...
#39;m off it, I'm back to normal levels ... PMR and GCA are self-limiting diseases ... I will never forget the pain and limitations
The "deathly fatigue" issue is something that many have trouble dealing with. We all were more...
eliminate or reduce the inflammation & pain ... caused by PMR. ... likely not let us do things at the level ... I have had PMR for 6 years and at age ... However, I don't work at nearly the level
Posted: Oct 17, 2022
I had normal SED rate for the first year I had PMR. Only CRP was elevated....
SED rate for the first year I had PMR ... Every time my levels were up and I went ... All my PMR pain is gone. ... I heard that once all pain disappears ... prednisone that is definitive for PMR
Posted: Oct 3, 2022
Hi Sandi, I recall being anxious and wanting to taper quickly and wishing the PMR would...
wanting to taper quickly and wishing the PMR ... relapse with excessive, unrelenting PMR ... back/ hip pain. ... difficulty so holding tight at this level
Hi @bardy1953, Welcome to Connect. That's a great question and the answer might be easier than...
is that each of us have different levels ... of acceptable pain and what I've ... With my first occurrence of PMR it took ... finally stop taking it without much pain
Posted: Sep 15, 2022
Wrists, thumbs and hamstrings: PMR diagnosed November 2121, just after my 82nd birthday. Prednisolone 15mg daily...
Wrists, thumbs and hamstrings: PMR diagnosed ... the past 2 months of tapering Pred, PMR ... Over the past month pain has extended ... to do in 2121, though at a lesser level ... But the pain level is increasing and
Posted: Sep 12, 2022
Hello @denise23, Welcome to Connect. You will notice that we moved your post into an existing...
discussion on the same topic here - PMR ... You might also want to keep a daily pain ... tapered when it was time unless my pain ... level was a 1 or 2 on a scale of 1 ... Do you keep a daily pain log?
Posted: Aug 26, 2022
Hi. I have had 3 sets of labs and my inflammation levels were high. I began...
3 sets of labs and my inflammation levels ... Had 2nd set of labs levels reduced by ... Pain levels went way up again. ... Bad pain and exhaustion. ... I have found PMR fatigue to be that