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Welcome @christinetoo, Sorry to hear of the prednisone is off the table. I had 6 years...
by first and second occurrence of PMR ... to Prednisone for Treating PMR? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternative-to-prednisone ... / -- PMR: Are there treatment alternatives ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone
Posted: Feb 12, 2023
Hi @kareena, Sorry you are having some really bad side effects of prednisone. I've been on...
having some really bad side effects of prednisone ... I've been on it twice when my PMR ... describing something similar here: -- Prednisone ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-side-effects ... Have you discussed any possible alternative
Posted: Jan 26, 2023
Hello @raven42, Welcome to Connect. I'm not sure @bandruid7 is active on Connect since the members...
#39;m sorry to hear you joined the PMR ... : Are there treatment alternatives to ... Prednisone? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone ... , it was what allowed me to get my PMR
@elizabethjoan I have never believed my PMR diagnosis from the first time I was told that...
elizabethjoan I have never believed my PMR ... tests run - here are some of the non-PMR ... that injections are a non-surgical alternative ... the anemia is controlled with their prednisone ... I agreed to take 5mg prednisone and
Posted: Oct 11, 2022
Hi @dmoonchild, the chapter on Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica in Cecil and Goldman's Textbook...
Medicine has a diagnostic algorithm for PMR ... with symptoms, after exclusion of alternative ... diagnostic trial of corticosteroids, prednisone ... I had symptoms of PMR and GCA for a
Posted: Sep 29, 2022
Welcome @dongoldwater, Pain from neuropathy can be a difficult thing to treat like you have found...
compared to my polymyalgia rheumatic (PMR ... If my PMR comes back, I just have to ... take prednisone until I'm able ... /uploads/2020/08/Complementary-and-Alternative-Treatments-Revised
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Aug 15, 2022
Hi, I'm Helen and I was a very active 57 yr. old when PMR became a...
old when PMR became a part of my life ... rheumatologist it was confirmed that it was PMR ... methods but unfortunately for me the prednisone ... the pain and they are talking about alternative
Mehtotrexate is not an alternative to prednisone. It can be used for polymyalgia rheumatica as a...
Mehtotrexate is not an alternative to ... prednisone. ... tapering, methotrexate may help alongside prednisone ... Effectiveness data of methotrexate for PMR
Posted: Mar 8, 2022
Hello all - new to this chat. I am 68 and haver had PMR for 8...
I am 68 and haver had PMR for 8 months ... Presently down to alternating 6.5/7 ... contract corona being on a low-dose of prednisone
Roland, I did have those symptoms. I have been off prednisone now for about a week....
I have been off prednisone now for about ... Prednisone affects my vision, I have ... using it, consequently, I look for alternatives ... as not to constantly dwell on how PMR
Posted: Jan 7, 2019
Unfortunately, I think being on prednisone for at least a year is pretty standard (if you...
Unfortunately, I think being on prednisone ... I was diagnosed with PMR the end of ... you try to wean off too fast, the PMR ... She said it was unusual for the PMR ... to the point I'm going to seek some alternative
I really understand the pain your husband is going through. Normally for PMR responds well to...
Normally for PMR responds well to prednisone ... rheumatologist to let him know the prednisone ... for his pain and ask if there are alternatives
Kevzara is now an option for me since it was FDA approved for PMR in February...
for me since it was FDA approved for PMR ... biologics that were FDA approved for PMR ... and that all other alternatives to ... Now my PMR is said to be in remission ... not for everyone with PMR.
Posted: Nov 11, 2024
There is an alternative to Prednisone now! It's Kevzara. Patients are initially put on Prednisone and...
There is an alternative to Prednisone ... Patients are initially put on Prednisone ... My PMR responded like a dream to Kevzara ... different inflammation pathway than Prednisone
Posted: Nov 9, 2024
I like to share my personal experience. I was on Prednisone for more than 12 years...
I was on Prednisone for more than 12 ... years after PMR was diagnosed. ... After long term Prednisone use for PMR ... Also, there are some alternatives to ... long term Prednisone for PMR/GCA if
Okay, the pain (that comes from the swelling/inflammation) is secondary. Personally, if my PMR hadn't hurt,...
Personally, if my PMR hadn't hurt ... it usually does work for those with PMR ... If not Prednisone, other drugs. ... I was not offered any alternative medicines ... God, it works for you, and most with PMR
Discussion: newly diagnosed
Posted: Sep 2, 2024
Thats a good question. But really depends on a lot of your particulars. Other auto immunes...
adrenal system is not damaged from the prednisone ... pain and inflammation restart your PMR ... back to 1mg for a few days then maybe alternate
Sara Muller et al. are doing some great research in my opinion. More of a patient...
The next step is to find alternatives ... when people can't taper off Prednisone ... Nearly all research papers I read about PMR ... evidence is emerging that people with PMR ... Some people like to say these Prednisone
Posted: Aug 29, 2024
Yes .. a fast response to prednisone is "one of the defining characteristics" of PMR. However...
the defining characteristics" of PMR ... a "defining diagnosis" of PMR ... then an alternative diagnosis needs ... You can't conclude it is PMR because ... /prednisone-oral/details
Posted: Aug 28, 2024
"I've halved blood pressure meds & beta blockers and dumped statins. I now know that what...
I didn't alter my diet when I gained ... all the weight after prednisone was ... I know I should have altered my diet ... PMR made it so I couldn't move ... very easily so I had to take prednisone
Posted: Jul 10, 2024