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Confused about my daughters symptoms

My daughter is 37 and been feeling off colour for a while. Then she started getting aches and pains everywhere, her fingers and toes are turning white and blue...

My daughter is 37 and been feeling off colour for a while. Then she started gett...

Chynnamoss

•8 years ago

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Steroid reduction

How do you reduce steroids from 15 to 12 .5 when you don't get a 0.5 tablet. I am new to this site and very confused re reduction. I had a small stroke end...

How do you reduce steroids from 15 to 12 .5 when you don't get a 0.5 tablet. I ...

Craftnut68

•8 years ago

59 Replies

Taken low dose by mistake

I've been feeling very achy over the last few days and put it down to being flooded in December, although I was doing very well until this week. When I was...

I've been feeling very achy over the last few days and put it down to being floo...

margiebell4

•8 years ago

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I have had PMR since 2012 and have after weaning myself off prednisone about 9 months ago am now weaning myself off Methrotexate . I was on a very high dose...

I have had PMR since 2012 and have after weaning myself off prednisone about 9 m...

Coralmary

•8 years ago

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Yoghurt

Good morning Please can I have information on the taking of pred and yoghurt. What type of yoghurt I need to buy, and how I then take it with the pred. Sorry...

Good morning Please can I have information on the taking of pred and yoghurt. W...

Deeroy2015

•8 years ago

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~Should our meds be taken at same time each day?~

Have returned (last week) from a mercy dash to Queensland, Australia of 3 busy days and extreme heat. There was a time difference of 3 hours between NZ & Qld,...

Have returned (last week) from a mercy dash to Queensland, Australia of 3 busy d...

Megams

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Progress report from alternative treatment front

Just a little update for those who have been following my guinea pig treatments with low level light therapy for PMR. I appear to have successfully tapered to...

Just a little update for those who have been following my guinea pig treatments ...

HeronNS

•8 years ago

20 Replies

Taking coated and uncoated Pred together?

Hi. I normally take uncoated Pred. Recently I had Pluerisy and GP upped the Pred to 30mg (I had got down to 7mg) for a week with quick taper. He prescribed...

Hi. I normally take uncoated Pred. Recently I had Pluerisy and GP upped the Pr...

Caro12line

•8 years ago

21 Replies

Depression

I started my treatment for GCA Nov. 2014. I am now down to 1mgm and have not had any further headaches. Just after Christmas and after three lots of...

I started my treatment for GCA Nov. 2014. I am now down to 1mgm and have not ha...

betty1943

•8 years ago

12 Replies

Acupuncture with moxa treatment

Hi, Have had pmr since January 2014, and now down to 8mg since the beginning of this year. The last 5/6 weeks have been quite trying as the pmr pains have come...

Hi, Have had pmr since January 2014, and now down to 8mg since the beginning of ...

Charlie1boy

•8 years ago

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Mr.

My first post. 68 and otherwise fit but have Glaucoma and on a cocktail of eyedrops. Been on Predisolone for PMR since March 2015 and now on 10mg. Today my...

My first post. 68 and otherwise fit but have Glaucoma and on a cocktail of eyedr...

Roltuba

•8 years ago

4 Replies

High Blood Pressure

Hi all, have just been diagnosed but yet again with very high blood pressure. This time been given AMLODIPINE 5mg tablets to help bring the blood pressure...

Hi all, have just been diagnosed but yet again with very high blood pressure. Th...

morrison

•8 years ago

14 Replies

PMR - What is a normal CRP reading?

Hi Everyone - my CRP level is 28.4. Is this very high or is it quite low? What is the normal level? Also if I've been on 15mg of Pred for a month can I just...

Hi Everyone - my CRP level is 28.4. Is this very high or is it quite low? Wha...

mariacwelland

•8 years ago

10 Replies

Omeprazole

I have been reading about a new report that the long term use of Omeprazole, Proton Pump Inhibitor, may increase dementia risk in seniors. Yet again a drug we...

I have been reading about a new report that the long term use of Omeprazole, Pro...

Dovelady

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Query eyes

I have had GCA/PMR for 4 years now down to 9mg after a lot of ups and downs everything going quite well, but today I have had a funny zig zag pattern in corner...

I have had GCA/PMR for 4 years now down to 9mg after a lot of ups and downs ever...

Vpankhurst

•8 years ago

15 Replies

Tooth decay

I've just had a molar tooth out which has needed to come out for some years but as it was cracked right through neither my dentist nor I were keen to tackle...

I've just had a molar tooth out which has needed to come out for some years but ...

Skodadet

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Taking pred on an empty stomach

I am having both a Gastroscopy and a Colonoscopy on Friday afternoon As I always take my Pred with food, would it be better to miss taking it on that...

I am having both a Gastroscopy and a Colonoscopy on Friday afternoon As I al...

bowler

•8 years ago

21 Replies

T Cells - new breakthrough

Hi... I have been watching with interest and limited understanding the news about the new breakthroughs in engineering T Cells. I am right in thinking this...

Hi... I have been watching with interest and limited understanding the news abo...

Caro12line

•8 years ago

17 Replies

Mrs Diana Woon

Have been suffering with PMR for 4 yrs 6 mths. Been on steroids on and off though PMR returns full on when I come off. Have come off for 6 weeks now and in...

Have been suffering with PMR for 4 yrs 6 mths. Been on steroids on and off thou...

Dianapmr

•8 years ago

11 Replies

Loss of feeling

Hi everyone! Haven't posted in a while but I just had a major fright! I'm I the process of reducing pred which I have been taking for nigh on two years. I...

Hi everyone! Haven't posted in a while but I just had a major fright! I'm I the ...

JJackdaw

•8 years ago

8 Replies

Feeling ill

Morning all. I was diagnosed three years ago and stopped prednisilone in mid september having reduced slowly and carefully. Had a small flare in Dec so back on...

Morning all. I was diagnosed three years ago and stopped prednisilone in mid sep...

or01ah

•8 years ago

4 Replies

Gastro-resistant puzzle

Just about to sort my tablets for the week & notice, for the 1st time, that the 1 mg pred are not gastro-resistant but the 5mg & 2.5mg (new to help me reduce)...

Just about to sort my tablets for the week & notice, for the 1st time, that the ...

Pollyanna16

•8 years ago

5 Replies

Cliveofindia

Dizziness? General instability walking/standing? Is this the Arteritis or side effect of predisonone?

Dizziness? General instability walking/standing? Is this the Arteritis or side e...

Hidden

•8 years ago

1 Reply

I feel so ill and confused

Diagnosed in Dec. 2015. 20 mg of prednisone worked instantly but after 6 days it was lowered to 10 mg and symptoms came back in full force. Since then, my...

Diagnosed in Dec. 2015. 20 mg of prednisone worked instantly but after 6 days i...

Nosslrac

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Methotrexate

I am taking MTX to help me lower my steroids. I started in July 2015, had to come off after about three doses as liver readings were up. I restarted and after...

I am taking MTX to help me lower my steroids. I started in July 2015, had to com...

Bailybiscuit

•8 years ago

14 Replies

tired

Have been fine until the last 3 weeks no pain reduced pred to 5mg. rheumy told me not to be in a hurry to reduce further so I haven't however for the last 3...

Have been fine until the last 3 weeks no pain reduced pred to 5mg. rheumy told m...

kingharold11

•8 years ago

13 Replies

PMR RETURNING

Please can anyone tell me whether pmr re-occurs. I had it 2 years ago and it went away 1 year ago, I have been clear for the last year. Now the day before...

Please can anyone tell me whether pmr re-occurs. I had it 2 years ago and it we...

fuzzybear

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Swelling in ankles and forearms.

I have GCA/PMR. Last Thursday, I had my 2nd infusion of Acterma, a medication to hopefully enable me to decrease the Prednisone 40mg. I have been on this...

I have GCA/PMR. Last Thursday, I had my 2nd infusion of Acterma, a medication to...

Joyful13

•8 years ago

13 Replies

~Numbness in toes + ball of foot~

A big hello to my trusty helpers out there.............. Can anyone relate to developing slow gradual onset numbness in their toes and fleshy area of foot...

A big hello to my trusty helpers out there.............. Can anyone relate to d...

Megams

•8 years ago

22 Replies

Fizzing

Hi all This feeling in feet and ankles and sometimes bits of the body and back of the head,which I can only describe as like fizzy lemonade. Am still on 15 mg...

Hi all This feeling in feet and ankles and sometimes bits of the body and back o...

Deeroy2015

•8 years ago

15 Replies

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All posts for February 2016

Confused about my daughters symptoms

Steroid reduction

Taken low dose by mistake

PMR

Yoghurt

~Should our meds be taken at same time each day?~

Progress report from alternative treatment front

Taking coated and uncoated Pred together?

Depression

Acupuncture with moxa treatment

Mr.

High Blood Pressure

PMR - What is a normal CRP reading?

Omeprazole

Query eyes

Tooth decay

Taking pred on an empty stomach

T Cells - new breakthrough

Mrs Diana Woon

Loss of feeling

Feeling ill

Gastro-resistant puzzle

Cliveofindia

I feel so ill and confused

Methotrexate

tired

PMR RETURNING

Swelling in ankles and forearms.

~Numbness in toes + ball of foot~

Fizzing

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