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Diagnosed in Nov of 2023 with GCA/PMR. Off of prednisone since last June 2024. The last...
Diagnosed in Nov of 2023 with GCA/PMR ... few months I started to experience painful ... spasms like yours in lower back, buttocks ... have felt this was related to the PMR ... I need to get back to my doctors to
Posted: Jul 24 7:11am
I actually had to be wheeled in to my doctor's Day Call (its like the Urgent...
Got back to my IM Dr and my labs were ... referral to rheumatologist who diagnosed PMR ... I usually described my pain as " ... aching", it is a dull pain that
It was a hard lesson for me to learn but not all pain is caused by...
lesson for me to learn but not all pain ... is caused by PMR. ... incredulous when I claimed to never have had back ... Then I confessed that I had a lot of back ... the pain.
My pain started in my right shoulder. Then moved to my left shoulder. PMR then progressed...
My pain started in my right shoulder ... PMR then progressed to my legs , knees ... place it did not settle was my lower back ... This progression of pain happened over ... prednisone is not a definitive diagnosis of PMR
Posted: Jul 19 5:12pm
Morning pain control is more important than mimicking how cortisol is regulated by the body. Prednisone...
Morning pain control is more important ... uveitis when 60 to 100 mg and tapering back ... that I had no clue what to do for PMR
I appreciate everyone sharing their stories. I am thankful to find this group. I thought I...
was recovering from a severe case of PMR ... can't put my head down, I have pain ... advised I call every day explaining my pain ... waitlist." He also said when the pain ... depressed to think I have to start back
Posted: Jul 27 8:49am
I started on 20 mg/day of prednisone 15 days ago taking it early in the morning....
After six days I still had morning pain ... in back and shoulders that was pretty ... My morning pain went away. ... This was my first encounter with PMR
Posted: Aug 1 3:48pm
A slow taper isn't necessary for all conditions. I could do 60 mg to -0- within...
quickly after I was diagnosed with PMR ... years to taper off Prednisone after PMR ... After Actemra was started for PMR, I ... to -0- in a month or two to put it back ... will prescribe something else for pain
Posted: Jul 4 3:32pm
There are different benefits to all three ways of getting Actemra. I have done all three...
I had a flare but not a PMR flare. ... Humira didn't control my PMR pain ... I switched from Humira back to Actemra ... was restarted, I was in a world of pain ... My back pain was much improved by this
Posted: Jul 8 1:36pm
I didn't start to feel that much better until I was completely off prednisone. I had...
took Prednisone for 12 years to treat PMR ... is amazing and I never want to go back ... I still have some pain but PMR is well ... have other rheumatology problems but PMR
Discussion: Actemra Infusions
Posted: Jun 2 1:09pm
Diagnosed three years ago, and have tapered to a very low dose of prednisone. Although shoulder...
Although shoulder pain and stiffness ... decreased, hip, and at times, groin pain ... Recently, a new stiffness and pain along ... the inside and back of both knees has ... orthopedist, but I suspect it’s related to PMR
Discussion: Knee pain and PMR?
Posted: Jun 3 6:10am
Hello I am new to this group. DX with PMR in December and feel like I...
DX with PMR in December and feel like ... I am back to taking 15 MG a day and ... having significant pain now in my hands
Posted: Jun 9 6:20pm
"While on prednisone (started Jan. 22, 2025), my blood pressure dropped as low as 86/55. and...
a heart attack) to half dose after PMR ... pain started, thinking the new pain ... caused by them, and didn't put them back
Posted: Jun 11 6:55pm
My experience is similar to yours. I started it at 4 mg of prednisone for my...
started it at 4 mg of prednisone for my PMR ... and that’s when I experienced some pain ... I went back up to three and stayed there ... about three weeks and then try to go back
Ibuprofen is an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) which should not be taken with prednisone because of...
Panadol (Tylenol) occasionally way back ... but it only took the edge off the pain ... and doesn't reduce PMR inflammation ... the over-active immune response of PMR
Wow. My Primary Care Physician thinks I have Vasculitis - PMR. Based on symptoms and elevated...
Physician thinks I have Vasculitis - PMR ... diagnosis is but wants me to come back ... I don’t see the point in going back ... I’m thankful that the pain, stiffness ... explain what has happened to me - this pain
Discussion: Elevated ssdna
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jun 19 3:51pm
Duration of prednisone use is probably the single factor that most determines both the onset of...
other autoimmune conditions before PMR ... a month or two was routine for me back ... After PMR was diagnosed all of that ... continue to exercise and not have so much pain ... I wanted to get back to where I was
Posted: Jul 17 8:18am
I went to my PCP in 2023 at first after MRI, X Rays, and CT Scan...
to send me to a spinal doctor for pain ... on prednisone which worked but the PMR ... came back after each of the dosages ... Still see the rheumatologist yearly no PMR
Posted: Jul 15 6:37am
Leg pain has been one of my symptoms off and on since I was diagnosed with...
and on since I was diagnosed with PMR ... #39;s over the years documenting low back ... worse and I was finally diagnosed with PMR ... interspinous bursitis, which can be caused by PMR ... I have a back problem and it may be
As many have read I worked with a naturopath who put me on an anti- inflammatory...
.25mg split and am experiencing some PMR ... pain (neck, shoulders, hips) but I ... withdrawal from prednisone mimics PMR ... also sometimes waver going down and back ... up , down and back up, until I just