Nutribullet
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I have been on Pred for sixteen months, started at 15 and now down to 5/6 thanks to Eileen's method of reducing. I put on weight especially over Xmas and felt miserable. I then bought a Nutribullit and now make shakes and smoothies. I have given up sweets, cakes, bread and biscuits and now eat more apples. I try and go to Zumba twice a week and aim to have a long walk at least once a week. Whether I shall be able to reduce Pred to 0 is debatable but I have started to feel more positive. This has all helped me and I hope will help others.
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constance.de tricia11872
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tricia11872
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HOTpicks99 tricia11872
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EileenH tricia11872
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constance.de EileenH
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HOTpicks99 constance.de
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EileenH HOTpicks99
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A serving of fruit is about what you can hold in the palm of your hand: so the average apple, banana or orange sold in supermarkets these days is almost always 2 servings!
If you don't like veg - whether because of texture or taste - and easy way to hide them is to liquidise or (better) chop them very finely and add them to bolognaise sauce, to make the gravy in gulasch/stew or incorporated in other dishes. That's how my daughter smuggled veg into her children when they were little. And soup.
Think about why you don't like veg? Try different cooking methods: brussels sprouts, cauliflower or broccoli may be hard work when boiled to death. They taste totally different as roasted veg or done on the grill! I eat them raw (yes, brussels too) but I realise that is not for most people.
constance.de EileenH
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EileenH constance.de
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I think bread and potatoes are rather overated too - though a freshly baked rye bread crust is a bit tempting...
constance.de EileenH
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EileenH constance.de
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What they sell in the UK isn't bread...
erika59785 EileenH
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barbara75814 HOTpicks99
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Barbara
pat38625 tricia11872
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I don't even go for a walk as it also tires me out, but I am sure it won't always be like this.
muirkelsi tricia11872
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Regards,
Grace
EileenH muirkelsi
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A doctor would not demand that a patient with RA who is well managed on a DMARD reduce that DMARD dose to zero. They know the RA symptoms would come back. They would not demand a patient with high BP who is well managed on antihypertensives reduce the dose to zero, their BP would probably go back to where it was before. It is no different with PMR: it is a chronic disease which - unlike the other two problems I have mentioned - will very likely go into remission at some point. It may be in 1 year (unusual), 2 years (it happens) or 4 or more years (much more likely).
You should probably be at about 9mg, if you were under the Bristol rheumatology department, after 15 months you would just be considering a reduction from 10 to 9mg. If your current rheumy cannot accept you need to pause your reduction at the very least, go back up a bit at best, then present the situation to your GP. If they won't play the game you need another doctor.
muirkelsi EileenH
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As my arms and wrists are really painful, I have decided to go up to 10mg, and hopefully the pain will ease off.
I saw a rheumatologist last year, and he gave me the reduction regime, but no follow up consultation. My GP said to come back in a couple of months and let her know how I am getting on. I wonder if it would be ok to go back to a higher dosage, and if the pain goes away, could I stay on that dosage for a while?
Thank for helping all of us on the forum. It is greatly appreciated.
Grace
barbara75814 EileenH
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EileenH barbara75814
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A few people have said they woke one day - and felt totally different. And then steadily reduced all the way down.
EileenH muirkelsi
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barbara75814 EileenH
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