I'm back continued
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So the saga continues... The other day I remembered that I had stopped taking Excedrin Migraine for my chronic lower back pain. And I switched over to just taking Tylenol. Excedrin Migraine has aspirin in it and it dawned on me that maybe that was what was keeping my inflammation down. So I took another dose of Excedrin Migraine and within hours my PMR pain was better. So now I'm wondering if I ever stopped having PMR or if the aspirin was doing as good as the half milligram of steroids was doing when I finally tapered off. Or maybe this inflammation is not PMR and my rheumatologist is right and it's inflammatory arthritis. I did report this finding to my rheumatologist who just said that she was glad it was working. I would love any insight from anyone.
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EileenH amkoffee
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I agree with the doc - if it works, hallelujah!
BettyE amkoffee
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I have always felt confident in distinguishing between my arthritis pain and PMR. While on steroids the OA pain was minimal. Six year+ on from zero pred the OA can be quite severs but there is a pattern. Hell when I first wake up. Improves as I get going and the more active I am the more comfortable I become. If the pain was PMR I don't think that would be the case. Also the OA pain always feels localised. With PMR I felt generally unwell.
amkoffee BettyE
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i know what you mean. I do feel unwell, or i did before restarting the aspirin.
Anhaga amkoffee
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Unfortunately aspirin, like all nsaid,s and also pred I've discovered, interfere with cartilage regeneration.
If .5 mg pred was as good for you as Excedrin migraine maybe the pred would be a better idea in the long run. I can't imagine .5 mg pred could be worse for you than whatever the Excedrin ingredients are,** if** you have to take Excedrin or equivalent daily, but I stand to be corrected.
amkoffee
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I don't know because I was taking Excedrin and prednisone most of 2019 until May when I finally stopped the pred.