newly diagnosed pmr
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hi i am 50 years old and was diagnosed and started treatment on predisolone 40mg redusing slowly i am down to 12mg and my symptoms have retuenes mildley is it just a case of upping and then reducing again to get the managable dose.
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EileenH michele96336
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40mg is the usual starting dose for GCA and will cause a response in other inflammatory problems so normally PMR would be started on 15 to 20 mg with the 70% improvement in symptoms within a couple of days being typical of PMR.
Looking forward to hearing more!
michele96336 EileenH
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EileenH michele96336
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michele96336 EileenH
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tavidu michele96336
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I to am new to PMR (7 weeks) and started off on 15mg of Pred, then up to 20 and now on 25mg. Depends how quickly you have reduced from 40 to 20, even at 5mg a week it should take you a month which seems very quick.
if it were me I would up the dose by 5mg to see if the pain was more manageable and then reduce slower at say 2.5mg per 2 weeks. Good luck.
michele96336 tavidu
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EileenH michele96336
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We feel a much slower reduction, spreading a 1mg reduction over a few weeks, is much less likely to result in steroid withdrawal pain which is so similar to PMR pain it is impossible to tell the difference.
michele96336 EileenH
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mrs_k michele96336
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mrs_k michele96336
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You need a reduction plan which we have and it works for most people.
If you google 'pmr gca northeast' and find the website then you will see how to make contact.
michele96336 mrs_k
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michele96336 mrs_k
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mrs_k michele96336
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Send it to the email address. Thank you.
mrs_k michele96336
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If you can put in, when diagnosed, what amount started on, what rate you are on now. This helps when answering questions.
As EileenH says, welcome but we need to know a bit more.
michele96336 mrs_k
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