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Polymyalgia rheumatica - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory condition It causes joint and muscle pain and stiffness, mainly in the shoulders and hips Symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica (pol-e-my-AL-juh rue-MAT-ih-kuh) may begin quickly or come on over several days to weeks Symptoms are most often worse in the
Polymyalgia rheumatica - Diagnosis treatment - Mayo Clinic Medications Corticosteroids A low dose of a corticosteroid you take by mouth, such as prednisone, most often treats polymyalgia rheumatica You may feel rapid relief from pain and stiffness in 1 to 3 days
Using methotrexate with PMR - Mayo Clinic Connect I am an otherwise very healthy and active 83 year old woman, and I've been taking Methotrexate since 11 23 after my initial diagnosis of PMR in 10 23 I am down to 4 pills day (10 mg) I have had no side effects and have fortunately not had a flare up of the PMR since the original onset 09 23
Length of PMR condition - Mayo Clinic Connect I'm over 2 years into PMR treatment and I can't seem to find a definitive answer as to how long my condition is supposed to last My rheumatologist says "possibly" 3 to 5 years and that depends on variables
What is the root cause of PMR? Is it contagious? Here's a link to the discussions in the PMR Group - https: connect mayoclinic org group polymyalgia-rheumatica-pmr Have you discussed your concerns with the rheumatologist to see if there may be some alternative steroid sparing treatments?
Prednisone cumulative dose in PMR - Mayo Clinic Connect It would be safe to say that my cumulative dose over my 13 years of PMR treatment with daily Prednisone was "massive " That doesn't count the prior 20 years of intermittent high doses of Prednisone to treat other autoimmune conditions
PMR relapse symptoms - Mayo Clinic Connect I have a lot of PMR like symptoms and my PMR has been in remission for a little over six years I also have degenerative arthritis, carpal tunnel and degenerative disc disease which I am sure contributes to what I am experiencing now
PMR and Turmeric Curumin - Mayo Clinic Connect If your current dose of 5 mg is enough to clear the current level of PMR inflammation so that your pain doesn't start increasing - from a build-up of PMR inflammation - you should be fine If it isn't enough you should know about it from the pain levels within a week or so
Progression of other ailments after PMR diagnosis Not all inflammation is caused by PMR Furthermore , PMR is just one of many autoimmune disorders There are better treatment options than Prednisone for other autoimmune disorders The common belief is that Prednisone is the best treatment for PMR However, maybe it isn't PMR or perhaps we have some other condition that isn't autoimmune related
Precursor symptoms to PMR? - Mayo Clinic Connect I had no idea the jaw pain and electrical taps to the face were a precursor to a flare of PMR My PMR started 15 years ago with debilitating pain to my pelvic bones, shoulder and arms I was prescribed 20 mg to start and told to start weaning down 1 mg every month It took about 5 years to get off the meds
