I have been doing really well since being diagnosed with PMR, I have come down since March from 30mg to 5mg but all of a sudden since the weather changed I have a low ache in my shoulders and legs again. Can weather affect PMR? I have been feeling so well and sticking to a really healthy diet with exercise so feeling a bit down about it.
Can Weather affect PMR: I have been doing really... - PMRGCAuk
Can Weather affect PMR
Most definitely.
Some enlightened doctors tell patients not to reduce during very inclement weather.
Link to post last year carried out on behalf of versusarthritis -
Changes in the weather can affect most rheumatological condtions - a German weather programme even has a section on the bio-weather, what conditions will be improved or worsened! It includes blood pressure, pain, arthritis amongst others.
Thank you so much for this reply, it has given me confidence that it may be just a flare up. I don't understand enough at the moment as it is all so new to me. I just don't want to go back.
It certainly can.😟 Even as a very skinny child weather influenced my life - and it hasn't changed in 76 years. High humidity affects me tremendously - even more so now I am old and have PMR.
However, being old I just try to ignore it and cuddle-up in bed. A bit difficult if you are young or must do all the work, etc yourself.
Thank you Constance13, this means so much to me. I am so active and still keeping my same weight, I have been so scared during this lock-down as I can only talk occasionally to a doctor so this is so helpful. x
That's why the forum is so useful - we do actually talk about anything that is worrying you in the context of PMR!
Thank you so much, I am so happy to be here. It has been so scary and now I feel I am in a place that I can talk.
And sometimes not in the context of PMR. Ssshh! A joke or a bit of banter is in itself uplifting.
Only within limits - if it gets out of hand it will be stopped. It is the public face of a medical registered charity.
I can't thank you all enough. When I first got this I thought my normal life was over. I love riding horses and playing golf and I was still trying to work then I couldn't do any of it until I got my medication. This journey has been a strange one as just when I thought I was getting better, it got bad again. Saying that, not as bad as the first time.
Thank you all so much for the support, it's so wonderful to feel you are all out there! x
It affects me, the central heatiing as much as the cold, my body finds it difficult to adjust and I struggle to keep warm despite a protective layer of blubber
Good morning, I certainly feel worse if I am cold and find a warm shower or bath eases the aches and loosens me up. I do believe keeping warm helps. I do hope you feel better soon.
Hi Ladyoak
I’ve just noticed you’ve come down from 30mg in March to 5mg - that’s a pretty rapid taper so not withstanding the weather you may well have overshot your taper & the dose is now too low.
Yes, the cold weather can impact on how you feel especially if you have arthritis as well.
Kind Regards
MrsN
Hi MrsNails, I was worried to start with but I came down from 30 to 6mg without any problems. I then had to choose myself as the doctor told me to just do it slowly until I get to 4mg. After going onto 5mg and getting low pain again, I am not going any lower until I have a face to face appointment and perhaps another blood test. It was only when it got cold and damp that I have had this pain again. I am just trying to keep warm at the moment. Thank you so much, I need this support at the moment, I have felt so alone in all of this.
Thank you for asking this question, Ladyoak. I've just come up to Scotland for a short while, from the south of England, and feeling hyper-sensitive, questioning every little twinge. But, reading the replies, it's probably the cold, wet and windy weather! (And I need to wrap up more.)
Just wanted to add to MrsNail's comment - that is a VERY fast reduction since March and you probably do need to stop and regroup. 5mg may not be enough now it is winter.
I am not sure, the doctor put me on the highest level to start with and I responded straight away, right until I got down to 5 mg I have not had any pain. The moment the weather got damp and cold I started to feel pain again. I am having a review in December but do not want to go any further down yet.
We live in Cyprus. A friend of mine who moved over 16 years ago has bad RA. She had hoped that the Cyprus climate would help alleviate her pain. Not so, her doctor told her that it was not a good climate for her condition. We often get high humidity in summer although, thankfully, not this year.
I'd have assumed it was too humid, too much sea. It used to be low lying marsh that was always associated with rheumaticks. If I were choosing for hot and dry - the drier areas of Spain appeals. It is thought that Covid was/is so bad in Lombardy because it has high humidity much of the year - you drive towards the Po plain and can see the mist/fog hanging above it.
I personally had my problems when the weather got colder. Good luck with your recovery. I was diagnosed in December 2018 and in July 2020 I have been completely off of prednisone. I continue to stay very active try and ride my bike 10 miles a day.