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PMRGCAuk

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Preds. side effects

Have been on preds for 18 months since being diagnosed with GCA - down now to 8 mg from 60mg however the side effects are still ruining my life - unable to...

Have been on preds for 18 months since being diagnosed with GCA - down now to 8 ...

•8 years ago

Hospital Dr., am I right to be annoyed

Last Thursday I unfortunately was admitted to hospital with URO-SEPSIS. I spent 5 days in hospital with intravenous antibiotics, fluids, etc. On Saturday the...

Last Thursday I unfortunately was admitted to hospital with URO-SEPSIS. I spent...

•8 years ago

Spanish doctors!

Been to see GP this morning as PMR follow up and with a cough following cold. (the cough is actually better since I made the appointment 5 days ago). She...

Been to see GP this morning as PMR follow up and with a cough following cold. (t...

•8 years ago

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Dephead2

Hi. I was diagnosed with PMR in July. I started on 15 mg of predinisolone then and had 2 failed attempts at tapering as I went too fast. I then tapered much...

Hi. I was diagnosed with PMR in July. I started on 15 mg of predinisolone then a...

•8 years ago

Flare

Hi Just posting again for advice. Having been coming down very slowly from 12mg in August to 11mg and then down to 10.5mg just after christmas. Had very bad...

Hi Just posting again for advice. Having been coming down very slowly from 12mg ...

•8 years ago

PMR -what helps

Hi, I'm a 60 year old woman who's just been diagnosed with PMR. What can I do to help myself? Does Acupuncture help? Does physio help? Are there any...

Hi, I'm a 60 year old woman who's just been diagnosed with PMR. What can I do to...

•8 years ago

Reducing pred.

A year ago I reduced down to 8mgs, have had pmr since Aug 2013 in this time I have managed to get down to 4.5mgs but eperience pain in joints in both hands...

A year ago I reduced down to 8mgs, have had pmr since Aug 2013 in this time I ha...

•8 years ago

pain in middle of back

Hi to you all I have TA and now on 15mg pred. I sometimes have a pain that begins in the left middle of my back that grows in intensity and spreads up to my...

Hi to you all I have TA and now on 15mg pred. I sometimes have a pain that begin...

•8 years ago

PMR

Husband dx with pmr after 4 ambulance rides. Put on steroids helped right away. After a month, pain is in his groin, he then felt his left leg give out and...

Husband dx with pmr after 4 ambulance rides. Put on steroids helped right away. ...

•8 years ago

Feeling a bit brighter!

HI All I generally have posted when feeling really down, but today I have had a good day. These have been very rare in the last 8 months. I have been anywhere...

HI All I generally have posted when feeling really down, but today I have had a ...

•8 years ago

Chicken pox

I have had PMR for about a year, I have read that we should avoid contact with anyone who has chicken pox. The virus is going round the school I work in. I...

I have had PMR for about a year, I have read that we should avoid contact with a...

•8 years ago

Tapering From 24mg

GP started me on 20 mg of pred. on Dec. 22. Stayed on it for 10 days and was doing well. I told him my concerns with pred. and so he reduced me to 15mg on...

GP started me on 20 mg of pred. on Dec. 22. Stayed on it for 10 days and was do...

•8 years ago

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