PMR back
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I had reduced to 10mg three weeks ago,all was going well until this morning when I struggled to get up, I've noticed when I have sat down it is also difficult to get up. I am going on holiday in 10 days time, could someone please tell me what I should increase pred to get over this period. And how long before reducing again. I know I am impatient, and like a lot of my fellow sufferers i do rest when I know I have overdone it, this is different it dosent go away just by resting. It is the same symtoms I had when I was first diagnosed with PMR.
thank you
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Bethune margaret89358
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Always Check with your doc first. I try going up 1mg if it doesn't help after 2 days. I go up 5mg and give it 2 days. But I always let my doc know . 5mg usually works for me, but once I had to go up 10-- from 10mg back up to 20mg. Very discouraging. But again, always with my doc on board.
Elijo margaret89358
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Bethune Elijo
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Take what you need and have fun!
Michdonn margaret89358
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margaret89358, normal I am PMR pain free, I had minor flare, few weeks ago tapering from 17.5 to 15. I bumped from 15 to 20 three days later I has once again PMR pain free. Reduced to 17. 5 for three days and continued tapering to 15, now tapering to 12.5. So I will increase doses in the future, I think the longer one waits, the trouble you find yourself in. Think positive have a good holiday. Smiling 🙂
EileenH margaret89358
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It is the typical sign of having reduced just slightly too far to manage the current level of activity of the underlying disease - after a week or two the left over inflammation each day has built up and is enough to cause symptoms.
By how much did you reduce to get to 10mg? The usual instruction from doctors is either to go back to the last dose you were good at or to add 5mg for 2 or 3 days and then drop back down - but you mustn't go back to 10mg, it is obviously not quite enough. That's why I ask about the reduction size: if it was 1mg you can go back to 11mg, if it was 2.5mg then you need to reduce more slowly, in smaller steps. Preferably not more than 1mg at a time.
EileenH
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Bethune margaret89358
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Lots of people mention rest. So far I haven't noticed rest to make any difference. It used to be that the more I exercised the better I felt. That seems to have changed, but rest doesn't help either. Hope the Cimzia will kick in and help. But so far the pain level is annoying but not inhibiting of daily function. Just discouraged its starting up again. I'm optimistic something will help once again. Good Luck everyone!
Anhaga Bethune
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