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Patients like prednisone for PMR. It works rapidly and that is what patients know and care...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1096087/
Patients like prednisone for PMR. ... doctors are idiots for not treating PMR ... I didn't think there were any alternatives ... part was my willingness to try the alternative ... inflammation but it seems pertinent to PMR
I'm going to throw this question out there, because according to the doctors I am a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1095643/
inflamation throughout my body from my PMR ... Once I went on Prednisone it reversed ... symptom I currently experience on alternating ... 2 and 3 mgs of prednisone daily for ... my PMR treatment.
I don't want to equate GBM with trigeminal neuralgia but I understand how any inflammation causes...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1080852/
For many years before PMR was diagnosed ... , I took prednisone for trigeminal ... surgery, I was able to decrease my prednisone ... I posted that message looking for alternatives ... to prednisone, the person who responded
Hi @glinda47, The incidence of GCA is 1/3 that of PMR. I read, somewhere, that PMR...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1044848/
suspected, a doctor may prescribe prednisone ... I think there are some alternative drugs ... to prednisone, but don't know what ... treatment, which is usally a high dose of prednisone ... She was reluctant to take Prednisone
Maybe you are another person with multiple problems. There is no rule that says people diagnosed...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038726/
rule that says people diagnosed with PMR ... aren't treated with long term prednisone ... because more alternatives exist. ... of inflammatory arthritis but not PMR ... I was accustomed to taking prednisone
Yes ... I think that is true. https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/treatment/treatment-plan/disease-management/the-first-medications-for-psa "Biologic DMARDs are used if your PsA wasn’t...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1010415/
sad that autoimmune disorders like PMR ... PMR might be different because people ... largely want prednisone because of ... They don't care when prednisone ... or couldn't tolerate all other alternatives
Yes it gets complicated quickly when the immune system goes haywire. Toss in prednisone side effects,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1008570/
Toss in prednisone side effects, especially ... Every alternative treatment seems like ... I know prednisone is used short term ... how do they expect you to take prednisone ... long term for PMR?
I am newly diagnosed and am on 20 mg of prednisone, which has been very effective....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1005501/
newly diagnosed and am on 20 mg of prednisone ... anybody tried methotrexate or other alternatives ... My PMR symptoms weren’t that awful but
Hi @jds2123, Welcome to Connect. While I'm sorry to hear you have joined the PMR club,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/988496/
sorry to hear you have joined the PMR ... I've had PMR flare up twice before ... I've only had prednisone to treat ... PMR so I won't be much help. ... You are not alone seeking alternative
This PMR had me debilitated for weeks before my doctor decided to up my prednisone from...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/974376/
This PMR had me debilitated for weeks ... before my doctor decided to up my prednisone ... I can and I don’t really know how prednisone ... And is there alternative medicine that ... is safer than prednisone to substitute
Hi @coppertop71 - you may notice I moved your discussion and combined it with an existing...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/949758/
an existing discussion titled: "PMR ... : Are there treatment alternatives to ... Prednisone? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone ... wv54, and @edinnola have discussed alternatives
Perhaps prednisone is still used because corticosteroids quickly relieved symptoms of PMR and were thought to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/949743/
Perhaps prednisone is still used because ... corticosteroids quickly relieved symptoms of PMR ... The belief is PMR will "burn itself ... There weren't many alternative treatments ... for some autoimmune disorders but PMR
Since this past spring I have been up and down a few times because of my...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/915010/
because of my hand problem, not the pmr ... The pmr symptoms have escalated a couple ... agreement that I needed more than prednisone ... I am altering my diet, doing some therapy
Kspowell, I have had the same PN in the balls and toes of both feet for...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/913335/
asthmatic and have taken various doses of prednisone ... I find that prednisone has no effect ... I had no prednisone for about three ... 3-20-23 when I was diagnosed with PMR ... I hesitate to alter my dosage without
I’m sorry this is happening. It’s so frustrating to have what sounds like a flare after...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903856/
anything you did wrong…it’s the nature of PMR ... My dad is the one who had PMR, and he ... Then, he alternated 10 and 7.5 mg. ... Then 7.5 mg, then alternating 7.5 mg ... My dad gets severe fatigue from the PMR
Actemra is not FDA approved for the treatment of only PMR. Actemra was FDA approved about...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860860/
approved for the treatment of only PMR ... rheumatologist said I was too young to take prednisone ... authorization request that no other suitable alternative ... now says Kevzara might be another alternative ... Alternatives to long term prednisone
Yes! I'm glad you posted this. I was going to mention this to @abbeyc and @redboat...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/826967/
discussing Actemra which I take for PMR ... so I'm happy there might be an alternative ... Kevzara has been FDA approved for PMR ... be effective for the treatment of PMR ... anything that works better than long term prednisone
There are plenty of alternatives to taking prednisone for PMR. The trick is finding something that...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816570/
There are plenty of alternatives to ... taking prednisone for PMR. ... to be aware that it may not be just PMR ... It isn't FDA approved for PMR but ... I still take Actemra for PMR.
Hello @gratyork, Welcome to Connect. My non medical vote would be that the taper is too...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816500/
My first round with PMR, I was on prednisone ... There are some alternatives to prednisone ... : Are there treatment alternatives to ... Prednisone? ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-prednisone
It is so nice too hear a positive story about the medical care you have received....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815651/
PMR was diagnosed about 15 years ago ... doctors never quit trying to find an alternative ... is the only option for PMR. ... years for PMR and other things. ... took for problems diagnosed before PMR
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