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Hi Debbie @debbiebas216, When I woke up with a pain level above 2 on my scale...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1252635/
level above 2 on my scale of 0 to 10 ... that had me pain free. ... aren't alone struggling with the PMR ... and pain levels. ... search=PMR%20and%20pain%20levels.
I’m a 79 yo female….…..exercised etc. Hit between the eyes with PMR. I do not know...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1507656/
Hit between the eyes with PMR. ... path has been to log daily drugs, pain ... level, temperature, exercise. ... dropped more than 20%, after being pain
I share the same question. I was diagnosed with PMR in November and it took a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1511060/
I was diagnosed with PMR in November ... prednisone dose than most to remove the pain ... Personally, I believe living with some level ... of PMR pain is likely a more strategic
I've been on monthly Actemra infusions since January 2025. Actemra allowed me to taper off of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521387/
The pains are reminiscent of the pains ... don't have, which I had during PMR ... My energy levels are ok, but not what ... they were before PMR/GCA. ... I was always very active before PMR/
Hi, It took me a year and a half to get to 0 mg. The last...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521944/
body to stop producing it's own pain ... to really feel the little aches and pains ... have been background noise before PMR ... controlling my discomfort with Tylenol at levels ... found that I did not seem to have much pain
@johnbishop ... If I waited to get to level 1 or less pain before I decreased...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1526874/
If I waited to get to level 1 or less ... pain before I decreased my dose. ... of prednisone could be worse than PMR
Tapering prednisone gets more difficult when you get to 7 mg or less. There are several...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1520146/
several reasons why you might have pain ... You can’t assume all pain is caused ... by PMR. ... will immediately see a drop in CRP levels ... mg of prednisone with a normal CRP level
@tweetypie13 Good luck ... I think you should go for it. The follow-up labs and visits...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1519832/
for the drug to reach nondetectable levels ... ;t stand the increasing lower back pain ... myself and refused surgery because the pain ... additional benefits besides treating PMR
@pah17 I want to say thank-you for posting this topic. It triggered an interesting discussion. There...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1520541/
The hard part was tolerating enough pain ... I rarely take anything else for pain ... , I was referring to PMR inflammation ... as opposed to a manageable level of ... pain or maybe somewhere in between?
@ronludington There are so many things that "contribute" to our overall pain levels. I think Actemra...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1520793/
#34;contribute" to our overall pain ... levels. ... the different reasons for why I had pain ... I was lumping all my pain together ... I still have residual pain after I
In July 2024, I was diagnosed with PMR/GCA and began 60 mg. of Prednisone daily. With...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1510902/
In July 2024, I was diagnosed with PMR ... a month after I tapered off, some pains ... Pain level ranges from 5-8. ... didn't have the issues before PMR ... but I've had side effects (chest pain
@gmdb "...not a single doctor I have seen has mentioned it." ---------------------------- I'm not surprised because...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1513149/
patients are so happy for the immediate pain ... The doctors who "understand PMR& ... tell us to increase our dose if the pain ... That was when I reported a "pain ... wait more than a year for my cortisol level
When my PMR started, 6/2024, I typically weighed in around 175- 180. I started prednisone at...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1514709/
When my PMR started, 6/2024, I typically ... started prednisone at 20mg, had a few painful ... still with some of the usual morning PMR ... weight without trying, and now I’ve leveled ... all have different experiences with PMR
I am a dentist and have had PMR for 35 years. I have taken prednisone off...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1515791/
I am a dentist and have had PMR for ... clinical studies that show a link between PMR ... not experienced it as a person with PMR ... salivary pH and elevated S. mutans levels ... list from a previous …
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@tweetypie13 Hope that you can stop taking Kevzara. Not quite sure of the drug's purpose. Don't...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1520618/
think that it really helped with the pains ... of PMR. ... Both my wbc and globulin levels decreased
Welcome @gypsyrozbud, We also have a lot of great members here on Connect that are PMR...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1520536/
great members here on Connect that are PMR ... a lot of experience which keep our PMR ... suggested I keep a daily journal with my level ... taper to the next lower dose and my level ... of pain was above a 2, then I either
My first time with PMR lasted 3-1/2 years with the last six months going back and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1523717/
My first time with PMR lasted 3-1/2 ... My acceptable pain level was anything ... journal with the dose for the day and my level ... of pain (0 to 10) when I first got ... off of prednisone my first time with PMR
Hello to All. I am an 80 year old patient with many health concerns; however, PMR...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517906/
with many health concerns; however, PMR ... neuropathy can be very upsetting due to the pain ... I was diagnosed with PMR 10 years ago ... increases to 5 mgs. and leaves it at that level ... I still have pain and stiffness; but
@bbrass I was on prednisone for eight months. The prednisone controlled my GCA as well as...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1519581/
prednisone controlled my GCA as well as PMR ... down to 3 mg of prednisone and the pain ... level. ... cannot say that I am in remission from PMR ... Any pain that I have now is controlled
@irene6754 It is a very long story! Yes ... I eventually managed to get off Prednisone....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1521243/
long discussion about my cortisol level ... and ACTH level was drawn. ... #34; I also had some body aches and pains ... but nothing that seemed like PMR. ... certain" that Actemra controlled PMR
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