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Vonne

Hi, I am in Australia and have had PMR for 7 months also on Prednisolone I am down to 13 grms per day, no pain at all BUT I have a problem with my skin which...

Hi, I am in Australia and have had PMR for 7 months also on Prednisolone I am do...

vonne123

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Hello. I'm using PMRpro volunteer's slow reduction plan, slightly modified. Am down from 15 to 13mg of pred. Due to go to 12.

It seems to be working well! But Ive just had a chest Infection and antibiotics. (I have very dodgy lungs)! Should I wait another week before reducing, even...

It seems to be working well! But Ive just had a chest Infection and antibiotics....

annihami

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Prednisolone yogurt

I am hearing a lot of good things about yogurt. Will it help with pred ?

Shandon1

•10 years ago

12 Replies

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tired

Hi everyone I have had a water infection recently for which the GP gave me antibios. The Gp has confirmed this morning that the infection has gone but I still...

Hi everyone I have had a water infection recently for which the GP gave me antib...

kingharold11

•10 years ago

6 Replies

HEARTBURN

Just wondered if anyone can advise please? I am suffering with severe heartburn and don't know if it is the Prednisolone (down to 15mg now), Omeprazole or...

Just wondered if anyone can advise please? I am suffering with severe heartburn ...

theresa49

•10 years ago

8 Replies

I wrote earlier to-day re unsure of diagnosis of pmr. my problems started in 2004 and I have been diagnosed within the last few months.

have other pmr sufferes had a late diagnosis. maybe my problems from 2004 have changed, and maybe pmr has crept up quietly. sorry to moan, but feeling quite...

have other pmr sufferes had a late diagnosis. maybe my problems from 2004 have c...

dillydally1

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Twitching eyes

I have had PMR for almost three years, and currently take 5mg of pred, following a flare about 2 - 3 months ago, just when it looked as if I would soon be off...

I have had PMR for almost three years, and currently take 5mg of pred, following...

Annodomini

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Prednisolene

In my first post I explained that I had been diagnosed with PMR in September last year, following a hip replacement operation (about 9 weeks afterwards)...

In my first post I explained that I had been diagnosed with PMR in September las...

Lynn29754

•10 years ago

15 Replies

I have just been diagnosed with pmr. I am not sure whether its the right diagnosis. I feel so ill and very down.

I had a lifting accident at work, x 3 operations on my left shoulder, x 1 on right elbow and collapsed discs in my cervical spine in 2004. at that time the...

I had a lifting accident at work, x 3 operations on my left shoulder, x 1 on rig...

dillydally1

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Prednisolone constipation

Does pred affect bowel movement and cause some constipation?

Shandon1

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Painful knees

For just over a week I have had a very painful left knee and my right one is becoming painful - is this a flare up? Slight discomfort in my shoulders. I have...

For just over a week I have had a very painful left knee and my right one is bec...

tomasina

•10 years ago

12 Replies

Numb feet

Is having numb feet, especially round toes and right foot worse, part of pmr?

Shandon1

•10 years ago

4 Replies

I have Giant Cell Arteritis and am reducing Prednisolone. Does anyone have terrible 'hot flushes' and itchy patches on skin?

Can anyone provide any remedial therapies for the above and if I can get completely off Prednisolone, will the 'hot flushes' stop.

Can anyone provide any remedial therapies for the above and if I can get complet...

sookiesue

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Does the length of time you are on pred predict your weight gain, eg the longer you are taking the pred the more weight you will gain?

geater16393

•10 years ago

7 Replies

Book is now available in print form

Hi everybody. Pleased to let you know that the book Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: a survival guide, is now available in print form from...

Hi everybody. Pleased to let you know that the book Polymyalgia Rheumatica and G...

Polywotsit

PMRGCAuk team member•10 years ago

23 Replies

Bad reaction with omeprazole 20mg

I am getting a bad reaction with omeprazole with prednisolone. Should I continue to take it?

I am getting a bad reaction with omeprazole with prednisolone. Should I continue...

Shandon1

•10 years ago

5 Replies

Anyone else developed muscle cramps in arm with PMR.?

Having reached the lowest I've ever been on Prednisolone, 7mgs, I have developed continuous cramp like pain in right upper arm and pins and needles in left arm...

Having reached the lowest I've ever been on Prednisolone, 7mgs, I have developed...

Runrig01

•10 years ago

19 Replies

A word on neurontin

In reading the good link on GCA/PMR to be given to doctors: http://www.rcpe.ac.uk/sites/default/files/quick.pdf it says: . ". . . However, promising treatment...

In reading the good link on GCA/PMR to be given to doctors: http://www.rcpe.ac....

Whittlesey

•10 years ago

8 Replies

Macaroon Danger

Hi Everyone, a quick hopefully humorous note. Part of my heritage is Jewish (my mother was half Jewish and we also have a Quaker heritage, interesting...

Hi Everyone, a quick hopefully humorous note. Part of my heritage is Jewish (my...

Whittlesey

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Neurontin, for nerve pain, does it affect arterial inflammation?

Hello Everyone, I am wondering if anyone has any information or experiences with neurontin and the inflammation we are dealing with in GCA and PMR? trying to...

Hello Everyone, I am wondering if anyone has any information or experiences with...

Whittlesey

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Having 'normal' running injuries with PMR

I apologise for the following question but those that know my motivation and progress in PMR remission will understand my query. I've asked my...

I apologise for the following question but those that know my motivation and pro...

Skinnyjonny

•10 years ago

22 Replies

I am so slow for the first hour or so of each day.

Like many other contributors, I am slowly (thanks to the advice from PMR pro) reducing my prednisolone from 2mg to 1mg and then, I hope to stop altogether. I...

Like many other contributors, I am slowly (thanks to the advice from PMR pro) re...

Mischevious

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Support Groups

Is there a list of support groups on here anywhere? I live in south east London and would be interested in meeting up or even just for a coffee?. If no list of...

Is there a list of support groups on here anywhere? I live in south east London ...

Jan1961

•10 years ago

2 Replies

I thought I was beginning to feel better after reducing from 45mg pred to 12.5 since diagnosis 5 months ago now I feel awful again.

I'm feeling really rough over the last few days after reducing 10 days ago. I felt ok for a few days but have felt worse over the last 4days. Feeling spaced...

I'm feeling really rough over the last few days after reducing 10 days ago. I fe...

Chynnamoss

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Re my recent post about pmr yesterday The pain in my right buttock was very severe so I contacted my doc and got to see him within the hour

He got me to lie on his couch to examine and did the straight leg test and declaired apologetically he had misdiagnosed me incorrectly in the first place and...

He got me to lie on his couch to examine and did the straight leg test and decla...

Eddyfly

•10 years ago

4 Replies

How long do the coated tablets take to get into your system?

I am currently reducing from 5 mg to 4.5 mg and this week have been using the 2.5 coated tabs. + 1mg x2 of non coated I am in the habit of taking my dose at...

I am currently reducing from 5 mg to 4.5 mg and this week have been using the 2....

suzieh

•10 years ago

2 Replies

doing too much

Its my own fault I know but over the last couple of days I have done too much. I was getting over a water infection having finished antibios on Monday. Decided...

Its my own fault I know but over the last couple of days I have done too much. I...

kingharold11

•10 years ago

14 Replies

Online Security

Admin at HealthUnlocked have notified us that they are dealing with the online bug discovered this week (called Heartbleed). They are suggesting that all...

Admin at HealthUnlocked have notified us that they are dealing with the online b...

polkadotcom

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Came down to 15mg pred

Took around 7am but have been very heavy and drugged up all morning. Heavy pressure around forehead. Have been out for good walk but still feeling 'wiped out'.

Took around 7am but have been very heavy and drugged up all morning. Heavy pres...

Shandon1

•10 years ago

2 Replies

I am a. 78year old male and started with pmr few months ago. Doc put me on pred n6x5mg /day for 7daysafter1stday I felt nearly free of it

Continued on pred for another week or so at reduced dose BUT it has now stared again but in only one leg mainly in the buttock so now on pred doc said 1x5mg...

Continued on pred for another week or so at reduced dose BUT it has now stared a...

Eddyfly

•10 years ago

3 Replies

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All posts for April 2014

Vonne

Hello. I'm using PMRpro volunteer's slow reduction plan, slightly modified. Am down from 15 to 13mg of pred. Due to go to 12.

Prednisolone yogurt

tired

HEARTBURN

I wrote earlier to-day re unsure of diagnosis of pmr. my problems started in 2004 and I have been diagnosed within the last few months.

Twitching eyes

Prednisolene

I have just been diagnosed with pmr. I am not sure whether its the right diagnosis. I feel so ill and very down.

Prednisolone constipation

Painful knees

Numb feet

I have Giant Cell Arteritis and am reducing Prednisolone. Does anyone have terrible 'hot flushes' and itchy patches on skin?

Does the length of time you are on pred predict your weight gain, eg the longer you are taking the pred the more weight you will gain?

Book is now available in print form

Bad reaction with omeprazole 20mg

Anyone else developed muscle cramps in arm with PMR.?

A word on neurontin

Macaroon Danger

Neurontin, for nerve pain, does it affect arterial inflammation?

Having 'normal' running injuries with PMR

I am so slow for the first hour or so of each day.

Support Groups

I thought I was beginning to feel better after reducing from 45mg pred to 12.5 since diagnosis 5 months ago now I feel awful again.

Re my recent post about pmr yesterday The pain in my right buttock was very severe so I contacted my doc and got to see him within the hour

How long do the coated tablets take to get into your system?

doing too much

Online Security

Came down to 15mg pred

I am a. 78year old male and started with pmr few months ago. Doc put me on pred n6x5mg /day for 7daysafter1stday I felt nearly free of it

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