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It is normal to have had 3 years of 30mg prednisolone reducing to zero, followed by immediate flareup and repeat treatment? I'm now fed up!!

•13 years ago

Is anyone able to claim DLA because of PMR? My claim was closed in the recent cuts pre-diagnosis and I wonder if it could be reinstated?

•13 years ago

Hi,Does anyone know if PMR AND Plantar Fasciits (Heel Pain ) are linked with as side effects with the medication.

Yesterday after days of more pain i was told i now have Plantar Fasciits in my left foot and i wondered if it was anything to do with the steroids or the...

Yesterday after days of more pain i was told i now have Plantar Fasciits in my l...

•13 years ago

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A big week!

I am on the treatment regimen of steroid injections as needed and this past week, I knew I'd need one soon. I have gotten stiffer and stiffer and had more...

I am on the treatment regimen of steroid injections as needed and this past week...

•13 years ago

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Statins and PMR?

Someone has suggested to me that taking statins increases your chances of getting PMR. Is there any basis to this? I take 40mg of simvastatin every night and...

Someone has suggested to me that taking statins increases your chances of gettin...

•13 years ago

Firstly, thank you Kate for setting up the charity and this forum.

My mother was diagnosed with PMR when she was 64. She is nearly 91 and still has it. There were a couple of years when she was off steroids but for the most...

My mother was diagnosed with PMR when she was 64. She is nearly 91 and still has...

•13 years ago

Who is right?

I've had PMR for almost a year and am on 5mg of prednisolone. However, although the ESR level is down to normal (next blood test tomorrow), I have pain in my...

I've had PMR for almost a year and am on 5mg of prednisolone. However, although ...

•13 years ago

I am new to pmr. Am I expecting too much?

I am a 56 year old woman. I woke up on New Years Eve and found I could not get out of bed. I could not move my arms and could hardly walk, pain in groin and...

I am a 56 year old woman. I woke up on New Years Eve and found I could not get o...

•13 years ago

new to pmr

i have PRM for about four weeks, Im on 15mg steroids each day. Yes it has helped I can move my arms, I also have asthma,,from birth,, this seems to be getting...

i have PRM for about four weeks, Im on 15mg steroids each day. Yes it has helped...

•13 years ago

Do any of you take vitamins and/or herbal supplements?

Have they decreased your pain & stiffness at all? What about interactions with prednisone? Thanks for your input.

Have they decreased your pain & stiffness at all? What about interactions with p...

•13 years ago

Raising money for support, awareness and research

Don't worry, we're not going to do this all the time. But we just wanted to let you know that PMRGCAuk is now registered on Virgin Money Giving...

Don't worry, we're not going to do this all the time. But we just wanted to let...

PMRGCAuk team member•13 years ago