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Welcome @thomsoncat, There are quite a few discussions and member comments on opioids being used for...
opioids will do anything to help the PMR ... search=alternative%20to%20prednisone ... %20for%20PMR. ... other than prednisone to help with ... the PMR with your rheumatologist or
Posted: Feb 14 4:08pm
The first time I attempted this taper I alternated 4 and 3 for 2 weeks and...
first time I attempted this taper I alternated ... and then just 4 for two weeks before alternating ... started at 5mg feeling good, started alternating ... stopped tapering and increased my prednisone ... leg pain but Dr does not think it is pmr
Welcome @froehlich22, Sorry to hear the COVID vaccine triggered your PMR. I've had 2 occurrences of...
hear the COVID vaccine triggered your PMR ... I've had 2 occurrences of PMR but ... #39;m assuming you were started on prednisone ... Has your doctor started you on prednisone ... or an alternative medication?
At the age of 68, I was in excellent physical condition. I had none of the...
After initial treatments with prednisone ... I’m alternately taking ibuprofen and ... these different types of arthritis (PMR ... claim that the mRNA vaccine cannot alter
Terri @rocksology, I'm sorry to hear about the prednisone effecting your heart and causing additional problems....
rocksology, I'm sorry to hear about the prednisone ... of cardiovascular disease while on Prednisone ... /risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-on-prednisone ... / Are you able to discuss alternatives ... to the prednisone to treat your PMR
Yes, I had PMR before the GCA symptoms started. It was never officially diagnosed, but starting...
Yes, I had PMR before the GCA symptoms ... monitor for side effects from the prednisone ... Prednisone and Actemra both have some ... risks, but they're better than the alternative
Posted: Dec 31, 2024
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
I have multiple autoimmune disorders. My first Prednisone dose was more than 30 years ago. I...
When I took Prednisone for PMR, I relapsed ... The protocol for PMR is "long term ... PMR but never put PMR into remission ... and "wait until PMR burns itself ... a year or two they should seek an alternative
Posted: May 20 9:30pm
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