Pains.

[Flosy]

Hi.hope everyone coping with cold weather.would like to ask about pains in shoulders,legs,arms,very sore tongue,and pains in my head not all time.eyes are watery.i am on 1mgs.dont know if I go up abit.also on leflunomide 10mgs.some advice would be very helpful.thank you.

[Estellemac]

I find the cold seriously debilitating and the extra clothes to keep wear is doing my head in. I ache all over.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

I think you need to work out what is causing pain etc, if it’s PMR an increase in Pred may help -but perhaps you should try painkillers first. Guess you’ve tested for covid?

[Flosy in reply to DorsetLady]

Yes I have.ok thank you very for help.will see how I go with painkillers.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Watery eyes is very probably "dry eyes" and worth trying artificial tears to see if they help.

What do you mean by "sore tongue"? The surface or the whole tongue feeling uncomfortable?

The other pains COULD be a flare because the dose is very slightly too low - or they could be due to your adrenal function lagging behind. Hence the suggestion of trying painkillers - will probably work for adrenal aches, not for PMR.

[Flosy in reply to PMRpro]

Hi yes its front part of my tongue.tongue.will try painkillers.painkillers.i have a lot of dry eyes.eyes.thanks.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Flosy]

Anything here fit?

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[Flosy in reply to PMRpro]

Yes it does fit.thank you.

[MiloCollie]

for your eyes just get some basic dry eye drops you’ll be surprised how effective they are. Good luck x

[Flosy in reply to MiloCollie]

Thank you,will do.