- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- PMR Statins - Mayo Clinic Connect
The trouble is the population that experiences PMR is age 50 and older, and that’s the same population that has a higher likelihood of taking statins And as you said, what makes it difficult to diagnose is the known muscle pain myalgia side effect
- 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?
- 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
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