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The first time I attempted this taper I alternated 4 and 3 for 2 weeks and...
I could never get rid of the pain in ... the back of my upper legs and going ... I started taking Tylenol for pain, ... 4 mg and starting to feel the leg pain ... but Dr does not think it is pmr.
I felt like a pioneer 6 years ago when Actemra was tried. Even though biolgics have...
there aren't many people with PMR ... difficulty getting off Kevzara is if my PMR ... in the context of not wanting to go back ... to the pain and needing Prednisone
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 22 8:29am
I agree with jeff97. After spending months with extreme pain and barely able to function let...
After spending months with extreme pain ... work out I self diagnosed myself with PMR ... 20mg equiv. of prednisone and the pain ... should be pain free. ... complications so you want to try to taper back
Posted: Mar 2 8:27am
My orthopedic Dr. gave me a cortisone shot in my right shoulder due to the pain....
shot in my right shoulder due to the pain ... point I had not been diagnosed with PMR ... relief that lasted about 3 days then back ... to the pain. ... I then diagnosed the PMR and started
Posted: Feb 5 4:29pm
I take the advice of a naturopathic MD as well as my PCP (haven't found a...
My PMR was in remission 9 years and ... SPM Active (Metagenics) as needed if pain ... having energy again someday and getting back
Posted: Jan 28 10:14pm
Hello myrlyn3b In answer to your question, 'is this a safe taper?', the answer is no....
doctor but they do not have your' pain ... better still a rheumatologist who knows pmr ... feel much better then, you can go back ... This should extend the length of the pain
Posted: Feb 15 9:40am
I had PMR for 12 years. My rheumatologist says I still have PMR but it might...
I had PMR for 12 years. ... My rheumatologist says I still have PMR ... Nobody knew how much pain I was having ... Going from 60-100 mg of Prednisone back ... prednisone certainly relieved all kinds of pain
Posted: Feb 15 1:12pm
While Prednisone is known for its dramatic results, I have to say that it's Kevzara that...
Kevzara that has given me my life back ... Within days, I had less pain and greater ... than Prednisone, and I believe my PMR ... sleep is improved, brain fog from pain ... moonface & weight gain and get back
Discussion: Kevzara
Posted: Feb 15 6:45am
kdgrotz: Keep pushing for a diagnosis! I have TMJ, so bad at one point I partially...
out while driving as my face hurt back ... starting under the ears go into #10 pain ... mode and neck pain. ... Wonder if there is some PMR going on ... Can one have PMR after GCA?
Discussion: Possible GCA
Posted: Feb 23 10:22am
I am a Physical therapist...9 mo history...managing this without prednisone...must take a daily dose of Diclofenac....
Prior to PMR, I worked out every day ... Slowly I am getting myself back. ... It is hard to get back the strength ... myself the normal muscle sore, or PMR ... found if I do too much, I will be more painful
Posted: Feb 9 12:04pm
hello all - i'm moving here from the PMR support group! In January i was interviewed...
all - i'm moving here from the PMR ... newsfeed-post/gardening-wordle-and-living-with-pmr-meet-nyxygirl ... been reacquainting myself with pre-PMR ... aches and pains - Low Back pain , anyone ... conversations, especially about 'PAIN
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Feb 21 10:37am
67 and have been working out pretty consistently for a few years. I had right shoulder...
Started back to the gym everyday for ... point where what I thought was muscle pain ... of that I went into one hell of a PMR
Posted: Feb 25 10:57am
Kahr denied my referrals (2 of them from 2 different docs). He “diagnosed” me 8 years...
Then I was referred back 3 years ago ... Now we KNOW that the pain wasn’t FM, ... but PMR, I’m at a loss for help.
Posted: Mar 15 4:42pm
I received Flu vaccine and Covid vaccine 11/13/24 at Walgreens in Faribault. Within days I started...
Mayo and they told me I possibly had PMR ... coming back into my shoulders. ... pretty good confirmation that I had PMR ... I fully believe that the onset of PMR ... Although PMR is not that common, its
The symptoms started in April last year but I did not seek help until May so...
Once back at the gym it took months ... I was able to get back to normal with ... had a couple of hours sleep and the pain ... I knew PMR was reminding me it could ... come back, I did struggle a little
Posted: Feb 22 10:53pm
I suffered quite a lot before I managed to get a visit with my doctor who...
with my doctor who guessed it was PMR ... is important if you need it because PMR ... can be very painful and debilitating ... There is no test for PMR. ... spots in my hands and I am building back
Posted: Feb 27 8:17am
Rheumatologist is leaning towards Giant Arteritis and/or PMR, but nothing has been ruled in or out...
leaning towards Giant Arteritis and/or PMR ... prednisone because headaches came back ... Back to lowering it again. ... my health and felt the debilitating pain
I was treated for PMR in 2016. It reoccurred in 2023. My dosage was down to...
I was treated for PMR in 2016. ... The pain was very bad in my shoulders ... My last CPR came back at 13. ... the pain. ... is hard to tell sometimes where the pain
Posted: Dec 17, 2024
I totally understand you not wanting to take steroids. I never even take a pill for...
I will never forget the pain I was in ... for 3 weeks before finding it was PMR ... assured steroids would allow me to get back ... flare up after just normal aches and pains ... they work and mean I have my life back
Posted: Nov 25, 2024
I had never heard of PMR, or any of the other related diseases. And always jumped...
I had never heard of PMR, or any of ... Never had any type of arthritic pain ... My doctor upped the dosage back to 20 ... weather change have anything to do with PMR ... This PMR came out of the blue and has
Posted: Nov 25, 2024