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PMRGCAuk

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Side affects of long term prednisone?

Well as Ive mentioned, several times, been on pred since Oct 2016 after GP diagnosing PMR,( without any blood test initially, only from symptons), started at...

Well as Ive mentioned, several times, been on pred since Oct 2016 after GP diagn...

•2 years ago

FALLING

Hi all,had a fall at weekend and broke collarbone, should I continue with reduction of pred or stay at the same for a week or 2xx

Hi all,had a fall at weekend and broke collarbone, should I continue with reduct...

•2 years ago

Increase Pred. before hip surgery?

I'm having my second hip replacement this coming Saturday and wondering whether to increase Pred dose prior to it. I'm on 5mg (stayed there since May when I...

I'm having my second hip replacement this coming Saturday and wondering whether ...

•2 years ago

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Does PMR taper off?

I've just been diagnosed with PMR. GP said it usually burns itself out in about 2 years. Can anyone tell me whether that might be a gradual thing or will it...

I've just been diagnosed with PMR. GP said it usually burns itself out in about...

•2 years ago

adrenals and anxiety

Have had a few hiccups along the way but steadily reducing and now just down to 6.5mg. I have however noticed that I am increasing anxious about the least...

Have had a few hiccups along the way but steadily reducing and now just down to ...

•2 years ago

Have reduced to 3.5mg Pred. Could the sharp pain in my back be my adrenals kicking in?

I have slowly tapered my Pred down to 3.5 mg over nearly two years from 20 mg. Going well most of the time. However I have a sharp stabbing pain a bit to...

I have slowly tapered my Pred down to 3.5 mg over nearly two years from 20 mg. ...

•2 years ago

Gritty eyes

Hi I am trying to manage on a low dose of prednisolone but feeling so down with my husband's diagnosis of stage three lung cancer ,I just keep breaking down...

Hi I am trying to manage on a low dose of prednisolone but feeling so down with...

•2 years ago

On Actemra now and reducing Prednisone

Hi everyone, I read the posts everyday and it's a comfort to me to be able to get good information about what is going on with my body, and not to feel alone...

Hi everyone, I read the posts everyday and it's a comfort to me to be able to ge...

•2 years ago

Well, that’s no fun

Having suspected I was having a flare, as I had generally totally overdone everything, I increased my dose (as advised on here) of Prednisolone from 7mgs to...

Having suspected I was having a flare, as I had generally totally overdone every...

•2 years ago

How do I know if I have a flare?

Not having had a flare before I'm unsure if I now have one. Was diagnosed with PMR nearly two years ago and slowly reduced to 13mg Pred which I reached three...

Not having had a flare before I'm unsure if I now have one. Was diagnosed with P...

•2 years ago

Osteoporosis/alendronic acid

I have had a reasonably uneventful PMR journey so far 🤞. Diagnosed April 2020 slow pred reduction from 15mg now reducing 5.5mg/5m. I also take...

I have had a reasonably uneventful PMR journey so far 🤞. Diagnosed April 2020 s...

•2 years ago

MRI results from having groin, thigh, pain

well after over week and half of severe groin pain, and upper front thigh pain, only able to sleep a couple of hrs each night, after icing, and heat, rheumy...

well after over week and half of severe groin pain, and upper front thigh pain, ...

•2 years ago

very swollen and painfull knees

Hi, haven't posted in a while but still read all the posts every day & still reading every day and finding the posts & advice incredibly helpful. For a bit...

Hi, haven't posted in a while but still read all the posts every day & still re...

•2 years ago

Tocilizumab

I have GCA and PMR. I am on 40mg Pred. The inflammation markers have normalised, but I still have headaches. Doctors want to reduce Pred because of the side...

I have GCA and PMR. I am on 40mg Pred. The inflammation markers have normalised,...

•2 years ago

Rheumatologist

Would be grateful for a recommendation for a Rheumatologist in the North West London area if possible. Thank you.

Would be grateful for a recommendation for a Rheumatologist in the North West Lo...

•2 years ago

Which Covid booster should I be given? (Ended up being rushed into hospital 2 1/2 hours after last Pfizer one as I couldn't walk)

I am diabetic type 2, asthmatic, suffer Uti's , and a distended stomach and been in hospital 4 times in the last year with suspected heart problems and...

I am diabetic type 2, asthmatic, suffer Uti's , and a distended stomach and ...

•2 years ago

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