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How it feels to have stopped steroids
Hi, just looking for some reassurance really. I stopped Prednisolone in November and felt OK, some stiffness in legs but no pain. And yoga and weekly exercise class has helped. Probably like most I felt much better when we got those odd spring days. And last week cut down a couple of bushes in the
Hi, just looking for some reassurance really. I stopped Prednisolone in November and felt OK, some stiffness in legs but no pain. And yoga and weekly exercise class has helped. Probably like most I felt much better when we got those odd spring days. And last week cut down a couple of bushes in the
Animalover65
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PMRGCAuk
5 months ago
2 months into PMR, tried cutting back pred again, get pains but not PMR symptom pains?
Could my PMR have improved, so I could get by with less
prednisone
? Taking 10mg and 10mg split dosing, I have been close to 100% perfect.
Could my PMR have improved, so I could get by with less
prednisone
? Taking 10mg and 10mg split dosing, I have been close to 100% perfect.
sdowney717
in
PMRGCAuk
1 year ago
PMR and statins
My hubby is the PMR sufferer and is five years in. He has had many ups and downs in that time but for the last four weeks he had come off Prednisolone altogether. He was then put on statins, and every week for the last three he has had a flare, not sure if it’s coming off them, even though he has come
My hubby is the PMR sufferer and is five years in. He has had many ups and downs in that time but for the last four weeks he had come off Prednisolone altogether. He was then put on statins, and every week for the last three he has had a flare, not sure if it’s coming off them, even though he has come
Hollieby
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PMRGCAuk
6 months ago
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Severe Eosinophilic Asthma
Hi does anyone on here suffer from Severe Eosinophilic Asthma? My husband has been very incapacitated by this since March 2020 which came on suddenly and has not improved since then despite continuous steroids, inhalers and trying the latest injections. He’s had to pack up his business and still cannot
Hi does anyone on here suffer from Severe Eosinophilic Asthma? My husband has been very incapacitated by this since March 2020 which came on suddenly and has not improved since then despite continuous steroids, inhalers and trying the latest injections. He’s had to pack up his business and still cannot
Kristicats
in
Lung Conditions Community Forum
6 months ago
Well at least that’s one less thing to worry about.
I’m so pleased to learn that my recent dexa scan after seven years of prednisolone is normal and unchanged from three years ago. Not being a pill popper before diagnosis I have struggled to take the calcium and Vit D supplement and Alendronic Acid which were prescribed as routine by my GP. A dexa scan
I’m so pleased to learn that my recent dexa scan after seven years of prednisolone is normal and unchanged from three years ago. Not being a pill popper before diagnosis I have struggled to take the calcium and Vit D supplement and Alendronic Acid which were prescribed as routine by my GP. A dexa scan
Zebedee44
in
PMRGCAuk
6 months ago
Flare confirmed with PET scan
When I go with the new prescription should I ask for
prednisone
or prednisolone? I thought prednisolone might be better for my liver but is there any difference in the strength or problems with withdrawal between the two?
When I go with the new prescription should I ask for
prednisone
or prednisolone? I thought prednisolone might be better for my liver but is there any difference in the strength or problems with withdrawal between the two?
Frenchduck
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PMRGCAuk
11 months ago
AI Prednisone Poem
(If you're in the UK you can replace "
prednisone
" with "prednisolone".) "An Ode to
Prednisone
" In mornings of despair I woke, With limbs that ached and heart that broke, My body's plea was hard to bear, The curse of PMR was here.
(If you're in the UK you can replace "
prednisone
" with "prednisolone".) "An Ode to
Prednisone
" In mornings of despair I woke, With limbs that ached and heart that broke, My body's plea was hard to bear, The curse of PMR was here.
sferios
in
PMRGCAuk
1 year ago
Methotrexate
Hi, I have been on Prednisolone for the past two years for PMR and after various flares, ups and downs, am currently tapering and am at 9.5 mg daily, decreasing 0.5 mg every two weeks. At a routine drug review at the surgery this week the pharmacist said she was surprised I had not been put on Methotrexate
Hi, I have been on Prednisolone for the past two years for PMR and after various flares, ups and downs, am currently tapering and am at 9.5 mg daily, decreasing 0.5 mg every two weeks. At a routine drug review at the surgery this week the pharmacist said she was surprised I had not been put on Methotrexate
Sukian
in
PMRGCAuk
6 months ago
struggling with everything
I’ve been on 20 mg Prednisolone since October have tried twice to taper unsuccessfully and at the moment I feel no improvement still struggling to walk and low back muscle like pain I’m so fatigued all the time . I work 4 mornings a week but spend all weekend getting nothing much done and shutting myself
I’ve been on 20 mg Prednisolone since October have tried twice to taper unsuccessfully and at the moment I feel no improvement still struggling to walk and low back muscle like pain I’m so fatigued all the time . I work 4 mornings a week but spend all weekend getting nothing much done and shutting myself
Omg3
in
PMRGCAuk
6 months ago
Hi! Just joined. Is there MG-lite?
I recently found out I have 0.12nmol/L of anti-AChR antibodies, but am told that's too low to be of any consequence. I certainly don't have the tell-tale symptoms of full-blown myasthenia gravis (MG), but I do have a very easily fatigued, twitchy, blinky left eye (and milder symptoms in the right one
I recently found out I have 0.12nmol/L of anti-AChR antibodies, but am told that's too low to be of any consequence. I certainly don't have the tell-tale symptoms of full-blown myasthenia gravis (MG), but I do have a very easily fatigued, twitchy, blinky left eye (and milder symptoms in the right one
AtopicGuy
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Myasthenia Gravis Association
6 months ago
Co-morbidity issues
As if the unknowns about PMR weren't enough ! My recent flare happened as I was actually doing physical therapy for some lower back pain related to disc / nerve problems. And the PT was quite helpful, so the condition seemed to be resolving. But one morning my hips and low back were suddenly so
As if the unknowns about PMR weren't enough ! My recent flare happened as I was actually doing physical therapy for some lower back pain related to disc / nerve problems. And the PT was quite helpful, so the condition seemed to be resolving. But one morning my hips and low back were suddenly so
Bahba
in
PMRGCAuk
6 months ago
Hi! I just joined. CIDP: Is anyone like me?
My neurologist thinks I might have chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), despite the fact that, apart from the occasional shooting pain, cramp, or twinge, I don't have any motor-control, spasm or electric-shock-like symptoms. What I do have is longstanding, progressive, bilateral
My neurologist thinks I might have chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), despite the fact that, apart from the occasional shooting pain, cramp, or twinge, I don't have any motor-control, spasm or electric-shock-like symptoms. What I do have is longstanding, progressive, bilateral
AtopicGuy
in
Neuropathy Support
6 months ago
Starting Med Today
I've never taken any meds before other than the occasional antibiotic and
prednisone
for acute conditions. The list of side effects on the Mayo Clinic website are horrifying.
I've never taken any meds before other than the occasional antibiotic and
prednisone
for acute conditions. The list of side effects on the Mayo Clinic website are horrifying.
Kuya
in
British Heart Foundation
1 year ago
Prednisone
He prescribed
Prednisone
25-50mg per day. He has given me 3 repeats. I see him in June. I have been reading so much about
prednisone
I am spinning. I took one 25mg tablet then stopped. Thinking about the future weight gain and moon face really bother me. I just dont know what to do.
He prescribed
Prednisone
25-50mg per day. He has given me 3 repeats. I see him in June. I have been reading so much about
prednisone
I am spinning. I took one 25mg tablet then stopped. Thinking about the future weight gain and moon face really bother me. I just dont know what to do.
TaylorPlayer
in
NRAS
1 year ago
PMR or RA?
- He is currently at 3mg
Prednisone
- He is also currently taking Methrotrexate (MTX) - 2.5mg tablets x 5 = 12.5 every Monday - Stiffness and achy in the morning. Difficulty bending down and impossible to get up from kneeling without assistance. Symptoms generally ease in the afternoon.
- He is currently at 3mg
Prednisone
- He is also currently taking Methrotrexate (MTX) - 2.5mg tablets x 5 = 12.5 every Monday - Stiffness and achy in the morning. Difficulty bending down and impossible to get up from kneeling without assistance. Symptoms generally ease in the afternoon.
Andymegv
in
PMRGCAuk
1 year ago
GCA starting again?
Started with GCA 2016, had a couple of flares but got down to 3 mg. Then a couple of years after that started with PMR up with the steroids. Had a couple of flares, arthritis too now in knees and shoulders. About 3 years ago started with vertigo which hasn’t been bad. For two days have had really bad
Started with GCA 2016, had a couple of flares but got down to 3 mg. Then a couple of years after that started with PMR up with the steroids. Had a couple of flares, arthritis too now in knees and shoulders. About 3 years ago started with vertigo which hasn’t been bad. For two days have had really bad
Susanmod
in
PMRGCAuk
6 months ago
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
I developed PMR in January 2015 and still struggling can’t get lower than 4.5mg
Prednisone
. Consequently I had to retire sooner than I wanted to. I have more bad days that good so difficult planning things as if I’m having a total fatigue day I just cannot muster up any enthusiasm or energy.
I developed PMR in January 2015 and still struggling can’t get lower than 4.5mg
Prednisone
. Consequently I had to retire sooner than I wanted to. I have more bad days that good so difficult planning things as if I’m having a total fatigue day I just cannot muster up any enthusiasm or energy.
Hunstonhun
in
PMRGCAuk
1 year ago
How to recover from a failed flare taper
PMR diagnosed: June 2021 Intial
prednisone
taper 30 to 8 mg/dy by Aug 2022—then flare 14 months: Successful flare recovery to 7.5 mg/dy by end of 2022-then flare 3 months: Inadequate flare recovery to about11 mg/dy through this March.
PMR diagnosed: June 2021 Intial
prednisone
taper 30 to 8 mg/dy by Aug 2022—then flare 14 months: Successful flare recovery to 7.5 mg/dy by end of 2022-then flare 3 months: Inadequate flare recovery to about11 mg/dy through this March.
JASpmr
in
PMRGCAuk
1 year ago
Eyesight and Steroids
I'll be posting this across two sites. Last summer I went for a check up with the optician - I have worn glasses for reading for about 20 years, but this summer was told I needed them for driving, watching tv etc. I had the prescription filled and wore the glasses as directed - however about a week
I'll be posting this across two sites. Last summer I went for a check up with the optician - I have worn glasses for reading for about 20 years, but this summer was told I needed them for driving, watching tv etc. I had the prescription filled and wore the glasses as directed - however about a week
Hopeful66
in
PMRGCAuk
6 months ago
Eyesight Improvement
I'll be posting this across two sites. Last summer I went for a check up with the optician - I have worn glasses for reading for about 20 years, but this summer was told I needed them for driving, watching tv etc. I had the prescription filled and wore the glasses as directed - however about a week
I'll be posting this across two sites. Last summer I went for a check up with the optician - I have worn glasses for reading for about 20 years, but this summer was told I needed them for driving, watching tv etc. I had the prescription filled and wore the glasses as directed - however about a week
Hopeful66
in
NRAS
6 months ago
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