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Alcohol taking Pred

What harm/side effects occur when you have a few glasses of wine while on the st...
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Fibromyalgia?

I went to see my Rheumy last week- I have GCA -& am down to 7.5 mg of Pred. I as...
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Atorvastatin

I have been advised to go on the above Statin, having read the reviews I’m conce...
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High dose Prednisolone and effects

Hi, I was diagnosed with PMR, 8 years ago and was down to 2mg of prednisolone, h...
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Taking daily steroid dose with upset tummy

Morning everyone, Over the past week or so, I've been experiencing some lower ab...
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Any advice on questions to ask GP at review of 1 week prednisolone trial?

I’ve just done 1 week trial on 15mg Prednisolone (which has eased symptoms of PM...

The pain of PMR before being prescribed prednisone

I want to ask you how you dealt with the pain of PMR before being prescribed pre...

feel awful

just over 2 weeks ago went diwn to 2 mg prednisolone from 50 in august 2022. No...
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Does it sound like PMR?

I have been to several specialists, but no one understands what is happening to...
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stopping steroids

I have been on 1mg prednisolone for three months now. Advice would be nice from ...
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Alendronic Acid - First Day

..... that's it! I took my first Alendronic Acid pill 70mg an hour ago... I am ...

GCA Scalp tenderness

Quick question for those who have/had GCA. If you had scalp tenderness beforeha...
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Food diary.......

HI everyone....I'm planning to do a food diary as I've read on here that the cor...

Very High blood pressure

I had a heartbeat issue last week ( felt a heavy thumping and slight difficulty...

Methotrexate added to Pred now

Hello lovely support group, 20 months into my PMR GCA journey now. I saw my rhe...

weight and breakfast

Hi me againI was wondering wat ya guys ate with your prednisone due to work h...
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QUICK TAPER; CRP RISING STEADILY; FLARING

As suspected, the very quick taper rheumy thought up (2.5 mg per week til I get ...
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pmr and pip

Advice needed on pmr and pip Can you claim if its controlled by steroids If so...

Just some help needed

Hi all, if P M R it's bad enough been I think I've already said I've now got TR...

Is a massage ok with PMR etc?

I have PMR (on 5mg currently) and also have pain on walking caused by spinal ste...
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Esmeruth7

On Friday I woke up to find my dear husband dead in the chair. I rang 999 who to...
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Blood Sugar Monitors. Interesting Read

I know a number of us on the forum still report to Zoe and make use of some thei...
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Really upset with my GP

I had a telephone appointment with the GP today, I said as i will have been on 1...
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Statins

I have a cholesterol of 6.6 and GP advises I take a statin . Which statin cause...
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Daily Mail Tuesday 19th

I've just read Martin Scurr in the Health Section of Tuesday's Daily Mail. It's ...
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Recently Diagnosed - or not? (UK)

Hello everyone - at last i've found somewhere I can talk about things, because t...

GCA and PMR now RA

Hi all and hope you get to feel soon. I was diagnosed with PMR just over 4 years...
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Prednisolone and blood thinners

As well as having PMR I also have Atrial Fibrillation. I am currently on 6mg of ...
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Need advice from my wonderful gurus.

My much adored husband was told yesterday that he has incurable bone marrow canc...
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Private Dexa Scan

I have been on 40mg pred for 3 weeks for positive GCA.I have agreed to take wee...
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