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PMR is not supposed to last 30 years. It is only supposed to last 1 to...
PMR is not supposed to last 30 years ... last longer or at least people take Prednisone ... I started wondering if I still had PMR ... Fortunately we found an alternative ... to prednisone that seems to work well
Posted: Dec 2, 2024
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
Hi, i had PMR when I was in my 50’s and had no problems with sciatica....
Hi, i had PMR when I was in my 50’s ... think it is an indirect effect of PMR ... Pain in one place causes me to alter ... This was when I was not on prednisone ... , but I think the PMR was “there”.
Posted: Oct 13, 2021
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
Patients like prednisone for PMR. It works rapidly and that is what patients know and care...
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
Posted: Jun 29, 2024
I'm going to throw this question out there, because according to the doctors I am a...
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.
Discussion: PMR after COVID
Posted: Jun 28, 2024
I don't want to equate GBM with trigeminal neuralgia but I understand how any inflammation causes...
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
Posted: Jun 4, 2024
Hi @glinda47, The incidence of GCA is 1/3 that of PMR. I read, somewhere, that PMR...
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...
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
Posted: Mar 23, 2024
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...
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
Posted: Feb 5, 2024
Yes it gets complicated quickly when the immune system goes haywire. Toss in prednisone side effects,...
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?
Posted: Feb 2, 2024
I am newly diagnosed and am on 20 mg of prednisone, which has been very effective....
newly diagnosed and am on 20 mg of prednisone ... anybody tried methotrexate or other alternatives ... My PMR symptoms weren’t that awful but
Posted: Jan 28, 2024
Hi @jds2123, Welcome to Connect. While I'm sorry to hear you have joined the PMR club,...
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...
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
Posted: Dec 3, 2023