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Hi ,in a bit of pain this morning ,what has happened I stopped taking diclofenic for lower back problem two days ago ,it must of also helped with rheaumatiod arthritis and PMR ,I'm down 13mg prednisalone, I don't know weather to up them to 15mgs ,also the trouble is I can't tell the difference between pain from rheaumatiod arthritis and pain from PMR

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When did you reduce to 13mg -it could be steroid withdrawal (SW) -in your last post only 3days ago you said you were on 14mg.

If it is SW, then it should get better within a few days. However if you’ve recently stopped diclofenic -which is a NSAID that also helps inflammation-so could be a combination of both things. So maybe give a couple of days to see if things improve. If not, then maybe return to 14mg.

What meds do you take for RA?

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Alice70 in reply to DorsetLady

It's 3rd day today on13mg prednisalone 2nd day off diclofenic ,it's my 6th day on hydroxychloroquine for rheaumatiod arthritis, I'll give it a few more days see how it goes ,as I am quite new to these complaints I will probably be asking a few questions ,thanks for your reply

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DorsetLadyPMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Alice70

Ask away - that's why we are here... and hope it settles..

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Alice70 in reply to DorsetLady

Thank you

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Hydroxychloroquine doesn't work instantly - maybe give it a bit longer to start to work before changing what has been working OK?

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Alice70 in reply to PMRpro

Yes I will thank you

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