Humidity and PMR

[Jane424]

We have had very high humidity for some weeks and my pelvis is so rheumatic. Not my shoulders. I have upped my prednisone from 4 mg which it has been for months to eventually 10 mg. It is not holding it. I also have chromic back pain, but it is not a rheumatic pain and MS, so sorting things out is difficult. Has anyone had problems with prolonged humidity. We are in Canada. Thanbs, Jane

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

hi

You asked this question 2 years ago - it comes up as first related post - so I’ll link it here -

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[Jane424 in reply to DorsetLady]

Sorry for repeating the question. Just so much medical going on and had been doing well, Ms also has prblems with humidity so very confusing. Thanks.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Jane424]

Never apologise - and humidity does affect most people -with it without an illness thrown in.

Hope you can get some good advice that helps…

[PMRpro Ambassador]

I always suffer in humid and/or windy weather - temperature is immaterial.

I think this is a bit more complex though - it sounds like greater trochanteric pain syndrome with the low back pain and the hip problems all linked. I find increasing the oral pred doesn't do a lot, more targeted treatment is needed.

[Jane424 in reply to PMRpro]

Bless you. I seem to have 2 kinds of pain: one is rheumatic and the other is very specific and that one seems to be MS as it responds to Gabapentin which means nerve pain. I have to see the pain clinic soon and am trying to work out what is happening. Thanks so much. Jane

[fmkkm]

Hi Jane, My sister has MS and is really affected by heat. She uses a cooling vest in the summer and claims it helps. I can’t address the humidity part specifically, but humidity does seem to make the heat harder to bear.

[Jane424 in reply to fmkkm]

Thanks so much. Wish your sister wall from me. Jane

[Myfoe]

the heat and AC has been broken in our office building for 2 years (our maintenance sept. Sucks) so to help mitigate the heat they put a large swamp cooler in the type that goes in a large shop it brings the humidity up to 78% we just had 100f heat wave so our offices were 81deg and 78% humidity it caused a huge flare for me us Montana folks are not accustomed to humidity…

[Jane424 in reply to Myfoe]

Thanks. What rotten luck. I hope you feel better son. Jane

[winfong]

Humidity absolutely does me in (LVV/GCA), especially on days that are also hot. On days without any humidity at all (like today!), I am a new man.

[Jane424 in reply to winfong]

Do you get more rheumatic aches in your hips? I don't want to put my prednisone any higher and the aches go off when the humidity goes down. Thanks for your help. Jane

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Jane424]

Have you tried ordinary painkillers for the humidity aches?

[Jane424 in reply to PMRpro]

Yes. Tylenol doesn’t help much. Am already n tramadl, Have just started Baclofen and last night it helped this morning with humidity 92%. Thanks, Jane

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Jane424]

That's interesting - for something else I assume?

[winfong in reply to Jane424]

I'm not sure they're rheumatic. My GCA/LVV (which also includes PMR, BTW) typically aches in hips, knees & shoulders when it's active. It's really just feeling better overall.

[Jane424 in reply to winfong]

Thanks so much.. Glad you are feeling better, Jane