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I’m sorry this is happening. It’s so frustrating to have what sounds like a flare after...
anything you did wrong…it’s the nature of PMR ... My dad is the one who had PMR, and he ... I think he went back up to 10 mg until ... My dad gets severe fatigue from the PMR ... It doesn’t mean you won’t get back to
Discussion: Tapering angst
Posted: Jul 28, 2023
Adia, Like you I have had tapering problems, though I have had PMR longer, over 2...
tapering problems, though I have had PMR ... mg and not only was I in a lot of pain ... dropped from 8 to 5 mgs prednisone and pain ... is fatigue and occasional bouts of pain ... worked for me with exercise has been to back
Discussion: Tapering angst
Posted: Jul 28, 2023
was diagnosed with pmr after covid vaccine. I have had the boosters also. i have been...
was diagnosed with pmr after covid vaccine ... Excruciating pain in thighs and low ... back. ... I am back on 20 mg pred and guess that
Posted: Jul 28, 2023
Hi. Yes, I have both. I was diagnosed over 20 years ago with fibromyalgia while Tramadol...
had found how well it worked for her pain ... I have all-over pain and most if the ... I was diagnosed with PMR at the end ... pain, doesn't touch the fibro pain ... Covid shots and an NIH Study that backs
Having multiple conditions isn't ideal under any circumstance. When Actemra worked so well for PMR, I...
When Actemra worked so well for PMR, ... As I tapered my prednisone dose back ... to 15 mg, I started feeling pain again ... informed my rheumatologist about the pain ... I went back to my rheumatologist and
I was diagnosed with PMR 2 years ago when I could hardly walk and was immediately...
I was diagnosed with PMR 2 years ago ... filled with grief and Polymyalgia came back ... I have no aches and pains and drink ... of water which is recommended for pmr
About tapering: I am now down to 12.5mg, having started at 20, then 30, then 25,...
am at 12.5 and fingers crossed, no pain ... of prednisone if that will keep the PMR ... pain at bay. ... try to have some fun today and put PMR ... in the back of our brain for a while
Posted: Jul 4, 2023
Thank you for replying. I went back to my results. My CRP was 19.6 . He...
I went back to my results. ... inflammation so could not go along with PMR ... Tylenol now for stiffness and some pain
Posted: Jun 30, 2023
GCA from my understanding is vasculitis condition which can lead to blindness. PMR in itself is...
PMR in itself is an inflammatory condition ... t experienced any finger or tendon pain ... moved down to shoulders, arms, lower back
I actually asked for someone in my Facebook PMR support group. Her reaction started two days...
actually asked for someone in my Facebook PMR ... prednisone but, unsurprisingly , her PMR ... pain came back and in more places than
Posted: Jun 28, 2023
You are not alone, my neck pain is on right side, as yours from bottom of...
You are not alone, my neck pain is on ... The back of my tongue even hurts. ... this for several years, even before PMR
Posted: Jun 26, 2023
Can you go back to the doctor (I believe you mentioned a rheumatologist diagnosed you with...
Can you go back to the doctor (I believe ... fibromyalgia) and ask specifically about PMR ... A PCP can diagnose PMR too, if that’ ... internist, but she lives in another state) PMR ... quickly, both because of the extreme pain
Posted: Jun 24, 2023
Hi folks - I'm Ted and I'm almost 81 years old - I have suffered from...
neck, my shoulders and arms, my lower back ... but for a few minutes and then the pain ... internet for answers and found out about PMR
Hello guys I haven't been on for a bit update from me had a really bad...
few weeks the doctor upped my dosage back ... to 10 mlg calmed the pain down a bit ... 's not worth talking about the pain ... it's arthritis or related to pmr ... to endure I just want to be pain free
Posted: Jun 17, 2023
Thank you for sharing that emo. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia as a main condition since...
tried, including narcotics from a pain ... I did see a rheumatologist back then ... Now PMR, really not what I needed. ... to say that I can easily recognize PMR ... vs. fibro pain plus the fact that the
Discussion: Breakthrough Pain?
Posted: Jun 15, 2023
I don't know how I missed this thread. I have severe spinal stenosis and just returned...
long term use prednisone to treat PMR ... I was having a PMR flare in addition ... I still have flares of lower back pain ... the systemic inflammation caused by PMR ... my lower back.
Posted: Jun 7, 2023
Hi Cynthia @juju1, Welcome to Connect. You are not alone with not wishing PMR on anyone....
You are not alone with not wishing PMR ... being diagnosed Sept 2022 and having pain ... coming back when you reduce to 6 mg ... The last 6 months going back and forth ... taking prednisone and not have any pain
My name is Cynthia! How's everyone doing this evening? I was diagnosed with PMR September 2022....
I was diagnosed with PMR September 2022 ... in late July same year I developed PMR ... This pain and stiffness is something ... every time it's reduce to 6mg pain ... comes back again.
Back in the beginning, four years ago, I saw my Rheumatologist on a 6 weekly schedule....
Back in the beginning, four years ago ... separate the effects of old age from PMR ... concentrating on my sciatic nerve pain
Is this adrenal insufficiency? In the evening I get neck pain, facial flushing, shakiness, esophageal pain,...
In the evening I get neck pain, facial ... flushing, shakiness, esophageal pain ... At the same time I have PMR and serious ... back pain from degenerative disc disease ... I never knew how much pain folks have
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 29, 2023