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PMRGCAuk

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Gommy knee and tingling rollercoaster

Oh no been here before. Down under 10mg And yes finding it mildly difficult to get up and down but not extreme. Might be the fact I need to do exercise to...

Oh no been here before. Down under 10mg And yes finding it mildly difficult to g...

•5 years ago

Redmoe

Hi I was just diagnosed with PMR last Friday . Wow I was very surprised. Just learned about PMR. I have a lot to learn about PMR. If anyone as any information...

Hi I was just diagnosed with PMR last Friday . Wow I was very surprised. Just l...

•5 years ago

Magnesium

Hi Haven’t posted for a while. Although, I do read your posts everyday. I have managed to get down to 4mgs pred and not doing too bad (pain in both buttocks)....

Hi Haven’t posted for a while. Although, I do read your posts everyday. I have m...

•5 years ago

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Insomnia

Does anyone have trouble sleeping, not necessarily pain induced insomnia. I go to bed and fidget all night, then the pain starts. I'm wide awake there's...

Does anyone have trouble sleeping, not necessarily pain induced insomnia. I go t...

•5 years ago

Aching muscles

Does anyone know how long it takes for muscles to get back to normal after being bedridden for six months ,and I had to learn to walk again two months ago but...

Does anyone know how long it takes for muscles to get back to normal after being...

•5 years ago

Has anyone found Amitriptyline helps with PMR pain?

I am about to try and reduce from 5mg of Pd 4.i want to reduce as I am due to have root canal work at the dentist and want to minimise risk of infection. My...

I am about to try and reduce from 5mg of Pd 4.i want to reduce as I am due to h...

Trulyscrumpious

•5 years ago

Prednisolone for scaredy cat

Hi, I have been taking 15mg of prednisolone for a week and the improvement has been miraculous with a 90% improvement in symptoms. Thank you all for your...

Hi, I have been taking 15mg of prednisolone for a week and the improvement has b...

•5 years ago

Prednisone Dosage

Approximately 7 weeks ago I began taking 15mgs of Prednisone. It had an almost immediate beneficiary effect on my PMR. Although still left with a little pain...

Approximately 7 weeks ago I began taking 15mgs of Prednisone. It had an almost ...

•5 years ago

Gca RX risk benefit

Want to clarify. Prednisone from rheumatologist was not changed to 80mg. As I read rx wrong. Lab results came online today. CRP from 52 to 2.9 and Sed from 38...

Want to clarify. Prednisone from rheumatologist was not changed to 80mg. As I re...

•5 years ago

Pmr is back aft 9 yrs

Feels like the floor is moving when i walk weird...

Feels like the floor is moving when i walk weird...

•5 years ago

Update

So went to see out of hours doctors with symptoms, he sent me to gpau, saw by 2 doctors who want me to increase pred back to 15mg, and back to hospital...

So went to see out of hours doctors with symptoms, he sent me to gpau, saw by 2 ...

•5 years ago

Warm hip area bilateral

Have any of you guys experienced a warmth on areas of pain? I’m guessing it’s active inflammation.

Have any of you guys experienced a warmth on areas of pain? I’m guessing it’s a...

Alliswellforever

•5 years ago

Latest From Medpage- take what applies to you

https://www.medpagetoday.org/rheumatology/arthritis/80123?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2019-05-30&eun=g1294084d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20He

https://www.medpagetoday.org/rheumatology/arthritis/80123?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2019-05...

•5 years ago

Have I gone too low with pred

Hi all, have not posted much really but have been reading most day's. Anyway 11 weeks back I was told by rheumatologist after almost a day of tests that I have...

Hi all, have not posted much really but have been reading most day's. Anyway 11 ...

•5 years ago

hip fracture / limp

hi there. my partner broke his hip at the end of february and had a sucessful operation where they fixed the broken bone with pins/screws. he had a three...

hi there. my partner broke his hip at the end of february and had a sucessful ...

•5 years ago

Updating Profile

Hi, read post on updating profile. Where do I go to do that, please.

Hi, read post on updating profile. Where do I go to do that, please.

•5 years ago

Today’s the day - the saga continues on..

Hello all! Went back to my primary doctor to talk about the results from the eye doctor. Also had my BP Meds increased, more blood work and urine checked. I...

Hello all! Went back to my primary doctor to talk about the results from the ey...

•5 years ago

Still trying to understand this PMR?.

I was “diagnosed” with PMR in November 2018, started taking prednisone. This week o I will finally receive a 2nd opinion. My understanding is that the...

I was “diagnosed” with PMR in November 2018, started taking prednisone. This we...

•5 years ago

PMR/Osteoporosis update

Hi all, just wanted to see if anyone has some more advice for me. I just got my DEXA results and am feeling very anxious and unsure which way to turn. I have...

Hi all, just wanted to see if anyone has some more advice for me. I just got my ...

•5 years ago

Thanks

Thanks so much for advice everyone. I have going to the walk in centre later today and I'm sure everything will be fine. It's so hard not to worry about it...

Thanks so much for advice everyone. I have going to the walk in centre later tod...

•5 years ago

Newbie to forum

I only found this forum this week. I have had PMR (they think) for about a year. Had dozens of tests, scans etc as the rheumatologist said I was too young to...

I only found this forum this week. I have had PMR (they think) for about a year....

•5 years ago

Feeling quite down

Not sure if it's roid rage or pmr depression but I am feeling ghastly just now. Fatigue, woozy head, increase in migraine, jaw feeling tense, increase in...

Not sure if it's roid rage or pmr depression but I am feeling ghastly just now. ...

•5 years ago

Air flights and infections

Last year I contracted a stinking cough/cold, presumably on the airplane. It ruined my holiday. A friend suggested ‘First Defence’. I glanced in the chemist at...

Last year I contracted a stinking cough/cold, presumably on the airplane. It rui...

•5 years ago

Why no pred tablets below 1mg?

The concensus here and in the literature seems to be that a tapering method of some kind DSNS or version of, and 10% max reduction in pred dose is the way to...

The concensus here and in the literature seems to be that a tapering method of s...

•5 years ago

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