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PMRGCAuk

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Just diagnosed

I have just been diagnosed with PMR and GCA - I know nothing about these conditi...
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Adcal

PMR since May 2018- am on 4.5 mg Pred-I can't take adcal as it upsets my stomach...
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Tocilizumab

Soon to start on tocilizumab , any experience good preferably or bad , would be ...
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What is the slow taper method to reduce prednisolone?

I have today been started back on Pred but at a higher dose of 30mg in the hope ...
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Lodotra

Have any of you on Lodotra been told to keep them in the fridge?
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No inflammation now present in blood .

Hi , so my mother who has been suffering with PMR for 5 years ( Diagnosed) Her l...

How common is PMR without flares?

I contracted PMR two years ago and have just tapered to 5 mg prednisolone. Sinc...
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PMR in the family

I have PMR and GCA diagnosed in March 2019. Still on prednisolone. I’m a female ...
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Imaging with Vasculitis

https://videocast.nih.gov/Summary.asp?Live=34791&bhcp=1 https://videocast.nih.go...
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I think I might need a little help ...

About 8 weeks ago I achieved 5mg pred with no relapse on my tapering journey sin...
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Forgot to take prednisolone this morning - all symptoms returned this evening - PMR and GCA

I forgot to take my prednisolone 8mgs and other meds this morning. I realised at...
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Relapse

GCA since November 2016 & PMR since 2018. I've been taking methotrexate for abo...
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Badly Phrased

I didn't mean I'd appreciate it if it was happening to others; I meant I'd appre...
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PMR, ANEMIA And FALLING

Has anyone been diagnosed with anemia? And experienced falling, tripping, rollin...
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Threem from Canada

I am new here and was diagnosed with pmr early July '19. Getting the right dosa...
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PEA Palmitoylethanolamide

Has anyone heard of this supplement being used for chronic pain.
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omeprazole And diarrhoea

Hi guys I have been taking 40mg if omerprazole for almost two weeks yesterday an...
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Tapering down

Thanks to all for replying I will have a good think about it and probably try ge...
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Ranitidine recall.

Some of you may have noticed some discussion about the recall of ranitidine and ...
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Can I stop omeprazole

I have Been on steroids since 2016 had one relapse and resumed steroids I wante...

What a year!

Started off this year with talks of moving house and then found out I was being ...
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Pulled down by pain

I don't know what to do. I went back to 20. mg of pred (at about 4am) 6 weeks ag...
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PMR and CGA

I am new on here. Recently diagnosed with polymyalgia. What does PMR and CGA mea...
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Thank you

After suffering as you saw from my first post I agreed with my GP to go back up ...

1 mg tqblets

Please check with your other local pharmacies. in California, 1 mg tablets are ...
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Tapering down

Hi I don’t know if I have asked this question before apologise if I have done I...
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Getting too skinny- follow up

Thank you everyone for your suggestions and replies. I’m looking for a new...
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Consultant wants me to taper quicker

My consultant suggested I try tapering by alternating from 10-9 mgs every other ...
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Help for thin skin: Dermatuff clothing

Hi, I've been using Dermatuff socks and sleeves for about nine months now, for ...
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New member requiring advice

I have been recently diagnosed with PMR and have been on 15mg Prednisolone for 5...
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