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Tapering to 4.5mg Prednisone Symptoms

Hello, and thank you for all the information and support I've gathered here over the past 8 months. So happy I found this site. This is finally my first......

Hello, and thank you for all the information and support I've gathered here over...

Heidi_SF

•6 years ago

36 Replies

Urgent advice for MRI Scan - the Update - I did it! THANK YOU one and all!

Hello my dear GCA friends, thank you so much for all your advice and possitivity! For the first time I didn't press the panic button and have to have 3...

Hello my dear GCA friends, thank you so much for all your advice and possitivit...

Fieldofdreams

•6 years ago

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PMR Totally confused

Just come back from Sicily early due to screaming pain in my legs so bad I could hardly walk. One day I was fine, went out on a boat and managed to snorkel so...

Just come back from Sicily early due to screaming pain in my legs so bad I could...

EdithWales

•6 years ago

26 Replies

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which asperin or painkiller is OK to take on pred.

I am starting my 4th month with PMR and back up to 20mg after another flare-up ... there are times when I really need a painkiller and wonder which one is best...

I am starting my 4th month with PMR and back up to 20mg after another flare-up ....

izzyart

•6 years ago

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Result of My DXA Scan

Received my result yesterday by post." Bone density normal for my age.". 10 year Probability of Fracture ( FRAX score ):- Hip Fracture = 2.4%. Major...

Received my result yesterday by post." Bone density normal for my age.". 10 year...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Urgent advice for an MRI scan today - claustraphobia

Dear friends, I can be positive about most things but today (Sun 12 .20) I have to have an MRI scan on my head because of some unresolved dizzyness on left...

Dear friends, I can be positive about most things but today (Sun 12 .20) I have...

Fieldofdreams

•6 years ago

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ESR test

Just wondered if anyone else has problems getting blood tests done at their GP surgery. I went to mine to ask for a hba1c test( I am type 2 diabetic) and my...

Just wondered if anyone else has problems getting blood tests done at their GP s...

Koalajane

•6 years ago

41 Replies

Help/advice

I had a middle ear infection about 3 weeks ago which has cleared up but since then I have been suffering with fatique and body aches everywhere but...

I had a middle ear infection about 3 weeks ago which has cleared up but since th...

D3MNR

•6 years ago

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And I’d been doing so well! 😩

I got down to 4mgs Pred and was reasonably comfortable after a few days adjusting to the new dose. Then I got cocky. Decided to try 3.5. Then I started to...

I got down to 4mgs Pred and was reasonably comfortable after a few days adjustin...

GerriMc

•6 years ago

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I am moving

Wow! They kept me on pins n needles, then call at 5 pm Friday and tell me I get the apt. But the catch is they need me to move in on Monday. Yep 3 days...

Wow! They kept me on pins n needles, then call at 5 pm Friday and tell me I get...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Little bumps under the skin that itch like mad!

Anyone else suffer with this?

Constance13

•6 years ago

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Long story, not to young it turns out!

I was diagnosed in dec-17 with PMR of my GP, but when I met my reumy in march he said I am to young for PMR so I wheened out my Pred from march-july. Since...

I was diagnosed in dec-17 with PMR of my GP, but when I met my reumy in march he...

Pirnilla

•6 years ago

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The Loss Of A Pet

My best friend, Joey is out of her pain and misery. I put her down yesterday and my grief is immeasurable. The hole in my heart can’t be filled. PMR,...

My best friend, Joey is out of her pain and misery. I put her down yesterday and...

Sandy1947

•6 years ago

78 Replies

Continued!

Sorry about that! My appointment is at the beginning of November and I am worried I may not reach 6mg! I am on 7mg but with increased pain in arms, shoulders,...

Sorry about that! My appointment is at the beginning of November and I am worrie...

andieone

•6 years ago

42 Replies

'You are being silly!'

I have had PMR for 2 years now and slowly reducing Pred.When I visited the rheumatologist last May I had recently incteased my dose to 10mg, after an increase...

I have had PMR for 2 years now and slowly reducing Pred.When I visited the rheum...

andieone

•6 years ago

17 Replies

How do I know my diagnosis is right.

Hi new on here .Im worried ,everything happened so quick from having stiffness in limbs and very very tender scalp and head pain and then being put on 60 mg of...

Hi new on here .Im worried ,everything happened so quick from having stiffness i...

cochise555

•6 years ago

30 Replies

The Lighter Side: Update from Benjamin Mansions (via my Personal Assistant..) ;-)

Greetings All-ski, wherever you are in this big and increasingly complex world. I hope you are as well as can be, in our often challenging PMR / GCA...

Greetings All-ski, wherever you are in this big and increasingly complex world. ...

markbenjamin57

•6 years ago

30 Replies

Statins and PMR/GCa

Thank you for all the replies I got as to an as yet unproven relationship between statins and PMR/GCA. I am still looking into it all. There is a study going...

Thank you for all the replies I got as to an as yet unproven relationship betwee...

Stella3

•6 years ago

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PMR and anaemia

Hi, I was wondering how many people with PMR are also anaemic? Please comment if you are,

Hi, I was wondering how many people with PMR are also anaemic? Please comment if...

Koalajane

•6 years ago

21 Replies

My ACTH Stimulation test is to have 3 blood draws

After waiting for several months I was finally able to see a specialist (where I live a GP cannot order this test). I’m wondering if any of you have had this...

After waiting for several months I was finally able to see a specialist (where I...

Mrs-CJ

•6 years ago

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still unsure

Currently on 7.5mg methotrexate. Anyone here think cbd oil could help as much if not more then prescribed drugs? Also wouldn't have all the side effects

Currently on 7.5mg methotrexate. Anyone here think cbd oil could help as much if...

animalactivist

•6 years ago

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Osteoarthritis in Jaw

This is another huge issue for me that is weighing heavily on me. I have had problems for many years back in the 80s with my jaw being out of align. I had an...

This is another huge issue for me that is weighing heavily on me. I have had pro...

Sunset123

•6 years ago

17 Replies

Can being heartbroken over dogs death cause a flare?

Hi everyone, we had to have our beautiful little dog who we had had for eleven years put to sleep in awful circumstances, six weeks ago. I am understandably...

Hi everyone, we had to have our beautiful little dog who we had had for eleven y...

Attic

•6 years ago

27 Replies

Osteopenia

I’ve had dexa scans in the past and the latest was June. Comparing the results to the previous years it fluctuates up-and-down, but I have osteopenia. Is it...

I’ve had dexa scans in the past and the latest was June. Comparing the results ...

Sunset123

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Dry Eyes

Hello everyone - I have dry eyes and the drops weren’t working very well. I was told by my eye dr to clean my eyes with baby shampoo. I have been reading not...

Hello everyone - I have dry eyes and the drops weren’t working very well. I was ...

Sunset123

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Managing meds etc.

Hello everyone head is is clear today so brief question? How to organise taking meds and food ? Meds at present: Alendronic acid 1 per wk Adcal 2 twice a day...

Hello everyone head is is clear today so brief question? How to organise taking ...

dragonrider

•6 years ago

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Now that’s better

Saw my rheumy yesterday and since I went up from 12 to 15mg of ores a couple of months ago I’ve not really felt any better. Lots of pain in both hips and...

Saw my rheumy yesterday and since I went up from 12 to 15mg of ores a couple of...

Griggser

•6 years ago

6 Replies

Azathioprine? Latest offering from rheumy

Hi everyone not posted for a while - been a very up and down year so far. Rheumy saying one thing me doing another. An anguished letter to him in early Sept....

Hi everyone not posted for a while - been a very up and down year so far. Rheumy...

1602

•6 years ago

10 Replies

BP meds and cholesterol

Recently I posted something false about BP medications causing high cholesterol, I apologize for generalizing and here is an interesting explanation on the...

Recently I posted something false about BP medications causing high cholesterol,...

Gaijin

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Who Said It?

Hi All, someone had commented, on one of my posts (where I talked about possibly having Small Nerve Neuropathy with autonomic involvement) saying that s/he had...

Hi All, someone had commented, on one of my posts (where I talked about possibly...

Hidden

•6 years ago

24 Replies

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All posts for September 2018

Tapering to 4.5mg Prednisone Symptoms

Urgent advice for MRI Scan - the Update - I did it! THANK YOU one and all!

PMR Totally confused

which asperin or painkiller is OK to take on pred.

Result of My DXA Scan

Urgent advice for an MRI scan today - claustraphobia

ESR test

Help/advice

And I’d been doing so well! 😩

I am moving

Little bumps under the skin that itch like mad!

Long story, not to young it turns out!

The Loss Of A Pet

Continued!

'You are being silly!'

How do I know my diagnosis is right.

The Lighter Side: Update from Benjamin Mansions (via my Personal Assistant..) ;-)

Statins and PMR/GCa

PMR and anaemia

My ACTH Stimulation test is to have 3 blood draws

still unsure

Osteoarthritis in Jaw

Can being heartbroken over dogs death cause a flare?

Osteopenia

Dry Eyes

Managing meds etc.

Now that’s better

Azathioprine? Latest offering from rheumy

BP meds and cholesterol

Who Said It?

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