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PMRGCAuk

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Yet another flare, but not due to reducing too quickly I think

I have been reducing very slowly- 0.5 mgs per month. At the beginning of February I went down to 8mgs. As usual, I had a few days of withdrawal pain and was...

I have been reducing very slowly- 0.5 mgs per month. At the beginning of Februar...

•10 years ago

Elderly mother aged 88 diagnosed with temporal artertis

Sorry for the length of this but I have joined this community on behalf of my mum who was diagnosed with temporal arteritis in January. For some time she had...

Sorry for the length of this but I have joined this community on behalf of my mu...

•10 years ago

Kate is this my fault

Kate ritter Anne here,I am so very bad at using my laptop I did not mean to upset anyone by posting to all communities please accept my apologies,now I am...

Kate ritter Anne here,I am so very bad at using my laptop I did not mean to upse...

•10 years ago

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Success at Fire and Ice Cabaret Ball

We had another very successful 11th Fire and Ice Cabaret Ball on Saturday evening/ early Sunday morning which was attended by PMR-GCA NE Support Group. There...

We had another very successful 11th Fire and Ice Cabaret Ball on Saturday evenin...

•10 years ago

Hi down to 10/5 am reducing by1mg per month.

Hi woke up this morning feeling feeling quite ill very lethargic and feeling quite sick and that feeling was most of the night,lay on the settee all day no...

Hi woke up this morning feeling feeling quite ill very lethargic and feeling qui...

•10 years ago

Steroid insomnia

40mg of prednisolone at the onset of my GCA gave me very little sleep so my GP prescribed sleeping tablets. Now nine months later I am still struggling with...

40mg of prednisolone at the onset of my GCA gave me very little sleep so my GP ...

•10 years ago

pmr and chicken pox. will i be affected by chickenpox i look after a little person wwho i think may have chicken pox. i am on 15mg pred dail

•10 years ago

Hej After five years I have got high bloodpreassure. I´m having a hard time finding a medication for that that doesn´t make me extremly tire

I,m now on 8,75 mg Prednisolon. Hope my bloodpreassure gets better again if I can reduse the dose. Anyone experiensed the same? So tired of beeing tired .

I,m now on 8,75 mg Prednisolon. Hope my bloodpreassure gets better again if I ca...

•10 years ago

I have had PMR for 3 years for the last few months I have been feeling fine I am on 5 mg pred which my rheumy said was fine and to stay ther

until the Spring. However I developed a cold of sorts, stuffed up sinuses, dizzy head and above all overwhelming fatigue,which I haven't had as bad since I...

until the Spring. However I developed a cold of sorts, stuffed up sinuses, dizzy...

•10 years ago

Anxiety, breathlessness & palpitations.

I've been on pred for 7 weeks so far for PMR. I started reducing last week to 12.5 from 15mg. For the last four weeks I've put on over half a stone and I'm...

I've been on pred for 7 weeks so far for PMR. I started reducing last week to 12...

•10 years ago

Never be without Pred,

Hi I have been taking Pred. for 14 years for GCA/PMR and was told by my Rheumy. " to keep spares in case of a flare and never be without them " especially...

Hi I have been taking Pred. for 14 years for GCA/PMR and was told by my Rheum...

•10 years ago

Fundraising For PMR and GCA

Hi All I have checked with Kate and she is happy for me to post my page here. Hope you all dont mind either.....

Hi All I have checked with Kate and she is happy for me to post my page here. H...

•10 years ago

daveD. LO to one & all this is my first go at doing a post so i have to hope dont put my foot in hit?

i am on my first full week on Prednisolone the results have been amazing. i was diagnosed with pmr in late jan. before pmr struck i was a keen gardener& took...

i am on my first full week on Prednisolone the results have been amazing. i was ...

•10 years ago

Waiting for diagnosis confirmation on Thursday.

Hello to everyone on this forum, I just joined and so am new to this. Just like to share my experience of my illness and wondered what you think about my...

Hello to everyone on this forum, I just joined and so am new to this. Just like ...

•10 years ago

Fundraising After Diagnosis

Hi All I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA a few weeks ago. Very rare in my age apparently.Been on Pred since (reluctantly). The joint pains have eased but the...

Hi All I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA a few weeks ago. Very rare in my age app...

•10 years ago

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