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PMR Flares

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amkoffee
amkoffee

How do you know if you're having a temporary flare or if your pain is because your dosage is too low?

I was really hurting when I got down to 10 mg so I asked my Dr if I could go back up to where i wasn't hurting

And go back down slower. So I'm now add 12mg which I wasn't hurting before and now I'm hurting horribly.

I went in today to have thyroid checked since I was due anyway. That way I can rule that out. And I'll the results tomorrow.

But I think this is all PMR.

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    amkoffee

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    Well I did finally get the results and they were OK. But just OK. My number was a little above

    2. And we like to keep it under 3. So he gave me the choice to up my dosage a little or not. I opted

    not to because I know that with that score it would have no bearing on my pain and suggested

    we check it again in a few months. He concurred. So now I contact my rheumatologist.

    I really appreciate you concern and help. Thank you.

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