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@bitsygirl, The prednisone is the magic pill that makes PMR symptoms go away or at least...
symptoms go away or at least make it ... My second round with PMR has been in ... it may depend on the person and the symptoms ... something you can do to track your symptoms ... search=pmr+managing+symptoms.
Posted: Jan 22 3:30pm
Hello @nuturecures, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry to hear you haven't been able to find much...
been able to find much help with your symptoms ... I have had PMR twice and was successfully ... information that includes treatment and management
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Jun 22 10:50am
@yeb I don't think you are alone in your struggle to get off of prednisone when...
. -- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages ... Alternative to Prednisone for Treating PMR
"Please go after your pains one at a time and don't assume they are inter-related. This...
piriformis syndrome being related to PMR ... effects would be far worse than the "manageable ... I think PMR might be in remission. ... Those symptoms were recognizable and ... I knew they weren't a PMR flare
Thanks for the tag @loribmt. @con123, I thought I would tag you in the discussion suggested...
learn what others have shared about PMR ... advocate for your husband for his PMR ... symptom management and flare ups. ... share with him to see if it will help manage ... his symptoms. -- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Posted: Jun 10 4:13pm
I continue to taper from a high of 30 last October. In January, at 9, my...
In January, at 9, my PMR was determined ... continued, but that they would not be PMR ... prednisone to control what have been manageable ... symptoms, knowing that they are not ... PMR, and hoping all this will be gone
Hello @jmwm. Mayo Clinic Connect is a great resource for meeting other members with similar experiences...
interested in this related discussion: - PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
They say PMR doesn't do any physical harm so it must be the steroids. Be very...
They say PMR doesn't do any physical ... www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cellulitis/symptoms-causes ... prednisone side effects are "easy to manage
Posted: Jun 6 10:21am
The prednisone has righted more than it has wronged for me, but many days it was...
It did it's job and managed the ... PMR but it also did everything else ... Go after symptoms as needed and do not ... assume they are all part of PMR. ... PMR can hide real problems, don'
Posted: 13 hours ago
@pargeo47 I can only speak from our experience - my husband is the one with PMR....
experience - my husband is the one with PMR ... 2024 when he developed a host of new symptoms ... arteritis - something about 25% of PMR ... We've managed to work out a plan ... with manageable pain that they could
Posted: Jun 16 10:07am
Thank you so much for sharing, John. Hope you never have another bout of PMR. I...
Hope you never have another bout of PMR ... The link you provided to Dosages and Managing ... Symptoms is great, thanks again!
I was never sold the idea that I would be "pain free." I was told the...
#34; I was told the pain would be managed ... My steroid withdrawal symptoms were ... had to keep reminding myself that PMR ... I still have some pain but the symptoms ... aren't anything like the onset of PMR
Posted: May 21 7:30am
I’m going to add that PMR is flippin BRUTAL. I would go to almost any length...
I’m going to add that PMR is flippin ... doc prove it isn't RA - similar symptoms ... But I’m very well managed 95% of the
Hi @leetaanderson, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club but happy to...
Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club ... but happy to see you are able to manage ... the symptoms without prednisone. ... a good idea to be aware of any GCA symptoms ... the eating part down that helps with PMR
Adding my own experience. Diagnosed with PMR in January after an abrupt onset over Christmas. Because...
Diagnosed with PMR in January after ... a day Aleve, and I’ve been able to manage ... from prednisone, but if I have any symptoms
Hi @dadcue and everyone really- Thanks so much for the detailed replies and resources. Sorry to...
They mostly chalk his symptoms up to ... it would be extremely difficult to manage ... I say the symptoms of the prednisone ... the more difficult it is for him to manage ... Take the prednisone to manage the PMR
Posted: Apr 17 12:57am
Welcome @joycj, We husbands definitely need an encourager. Good for you for helping your husband with...
My first time around with PMR I spent ... six months of 3 and half years with PMR ... others have shared helped them. --- PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https ... /connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages
@johnhester, There are a couple of other discussions you might find helpful for managing PMR. ---...
discussions you might find helpful for managing ... PMR. --- PMR Dosages and Managing ... Symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/pmr-dosages/ --- PMR and ... prednisone for both of my occurrences of PMR
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Apr 12 8:02am
Hi @glinda47, The incidence of GCA is 1/3 that of PMR. I read, somewhere, that PMR...
The incidence of GCA is 1/3 that of PMR ... I read, somewhere, that PMR does not ... prescribe prednisone to see if it relieves symptoms ... If you have any symptoms of GCA - visual ... When I had PMR, I could barely manage
Welcome @tinmanneedsoil, Sorry to hear you joined the PMR club. It can be tricky tapering down...
tinmanneedsoil, Sorry to hear you joined the PMR ... years now from my second round with PMR ... are all different when it comes to PMR ... for getting off of prednisone with PMR ... Dosages and Managing Symptoms: https
Posted: Apr 8 7:06am