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I would not take it again, knowing that this disease could results from it. We're now...
I am diagnosed, on Prednisone and back ... right hand put me in excrutiating pain ... even know there was such a thing as PMR
Hello group. I was diagnosed with PMR in June and started on 10 mg prednisone. Started...
I was diagnosed with PMR in June and ... , hair loss in that area horrible pains ... going up the back of my head and through
Hi @mzamyl I am sorry to hear about your pain. I can't imagine living with the...
of PMR for five years. ... I had PMR undiagnosed for about 10 months ... in the back of my head, short stabbing ... malaise and loss of appetite from PMR ... It is the companion disorder of PMR
Hi John, thank you for the warm welcome and for sharing your personal journey with PMR....
sharing your personal journey with PMR ... this morning and he advised me to go back ... I had hoped for a more natural pain ... say, prednisone does work best for PMR ... pain.
Sorry to say I’m having a PMR flare up after 7 months of my first event....
Sorry to say I’m having a PMR flare ... off pred for 2 months but to reduce pain ... of the liq around 4 a.m., then go back ... point, I’ve decided to just live with PMR
How anyone responds to an illness or subsequent treatment is different. Using the Covid vaccines as...
it is the same with a disease like PMR ... the inflammation that is a marker of PMR ... improvement and a lessening of my PMR ... move better with more ease and less pain ... and come back.
Met with my Rhuemy last week, did blood work. The markers were normal and she stated...
markers were normal and she stated my PMR ... to take the meds one night and the pain ... was back albeit not a full fledged ... the taper given the current level of pain
Posted: Sep 21, 2021
I've tried for 3 years to get an app't at any location for rheumatology. I finally...
I was diagnosed with both PMR and GCA ... symptoms do not fall in line with PMR ... are so severe, I literally scream in pain ... temporal artery biopsy for GCA that came back
Support Group: Visiting Mayo Clinic
Posted: Sep 20, 2021
Hi @lorraine59, I'm sorry to hear you are still having a rough time with your PMR...
still having a rough time with your PMR ... The last six months I was going back ... prednisone with a minimum amount of pain ... pain? ... after it went into remission and came back
Discussion: PMR Anyone?
Posted: Sep 11, 2021
Hi, I just came across this forum. I've had PMR for 2-1/2 years now, and like...
I've had PMR for 2-1/2 years now ... day unable to move without a ton of pain ... was in remission, but it was right back ... One more month and I'll go back ... it hasn't had any effect on my PMR
I am also on Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) 200mgs twice a day. I have been on Prednisone since...
Prednisone since April of 2019 for PMR ... I have fluctuated back and forth several ... down to 5 mgs. when I started to get pain ... I was put back to 8 mgs in June with ... I am now down to 2 mgs with no pain.
Discussion: Plaquenil and PMR
Posted: Aug 14, 2021
The so called background pain, usually experience during sleep and first thing in the AM, is...
The so called background pain, usually ... from 20 mg which created a full blown PMR ... which needed 40 mg/day for 3 day get back
Discussion: Plaquenil and PMR
Posted: Aug 7, 2021
Hi Tsc. So sorry that you have GCA . Thank goodness for Prednisone. I hear that...
I hear that pain is terrible. ... I pray that this PMR/GCA runs it’s course ... and you are back to yourself quickly
I am 76. Newly PMR diagnosed 2 weeks ago or so. Sudden onset (March 13) of...
Newly PMR diagnosed 2 weeks ago or so ... onset (March 13) of belly distress AND pain ... in back muscles that evolved to pains ... using hands to lift up...causing more pain
Hi reesh, At 70, It wasn't too hard for me to come to terms with PMR...
hard for me to come to terms with PMR ... tapering schedule and what to do if pain ... comes back. ... through this extraordinary experience of PMR ... , know the pain and the frustration
Hello Judy @jnebrig, Welcome to Connect. I thought I would answer your private message in this...
taper down slowly and only when the pain ... The last six months I went back and ... prednisone with only minor aches and pain ... You said your pain is from both shoulders ... to elbows and both hips and back to
Posted: Jul 17, 2021
I'm 70 years old, have had PMR for 3 years plus. It never goes away! I...
I'm 70 years old, have had PMR for ... "flares"; I am in constant pain ... fibromyalgia, which just complicates the pain ... just want to know if everyone has pain ... I have spinal stenosis and my back starts
I have PMR and was diagnosed after getting shingles. Within 9 months it had gone away...
I have PMR and was diagnosed after getting ... Within 24 hours the pain came back full ... I am now 10 month of pain, and can no ... the side effects are worse than the pain ... and processed foods tend to make the pain
Hello everyone! I was diagnosed with PMR on June 1 and had already started on a...
I was diagnosed with PMR on June 1 and ... actually am unusual in that I have little pain ... Yes, one shoulder and lower left back ... do hurt but the pain rarely exceeds ... nausea could be from either or both the PMR
Welcome to the group! I too am tapering after a severe bout of PMR that started...
am tapering after a severe bout of PMR ... to improve even though I am cutting back ... some solutions for controlling your pain
Posted: Jun 19, 2021