my taper down from 20 to 17.5 is going pretty good so far, it should I guess, more problems seem to happen to people around 10mg I've seen from reading on the forum...anyway...I over exerted the other day, snow shoveling!!! expecting a rough morning and day after...nope..all was good...lucked out this time...here's my question..my main morning problem with stiffness and soreness are my hands..I don't read a lot from people that have hand problems with PMR...very stiff and "crab claws" early in the morning for an hour or so...not unusual?? I thought it mainly stayed up in the arms and shoulders...
going good so far: my taper down from 20 to 17.5 is... - PMRGCAuk
going good so far
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Prior to diagnosis with PMR my hand would get stuck in a painful claw position for a few moments then sort of crackle free. Gone since Pred. I had forgotten about that symptom until your post. I do get painful fingers doing things like applying body lotion with a flat hand, only during that motion though.
Any sign of arthritis at all, like knobbly joints in fingers?
Golden rule, no more than 10% at a time so do the math.
If you wake up early in the morning, take your pred does, cuppa and a slice of bread, snuggle back down and then have a warm shower, or fill a sink with fairly hot water (not boiling and stick your hands in and see if that relaxes them a bit.
my hands, (like right now) get much better as the day goes on...I don have OA in some joints but nothing that swells up or knots...
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Depends on the person but hands and feet can be involved in PMR - I had tendonitis and synovitis and it reappears if I am having a flare. Some doctors will claim hands and feet are nothing to do with PMR but Leeds did a study - and yes they are.