Beim monatlichen VdK-Treff in der Gaststätte „Wallachei“ stand am Mittwochnachmittag eine Stunde „Progressive Muskeltiefenentspannung“ nach Jacobson im Mittelpunkt. Unter dem Motto „Entspannt Euch“ ...
For anyone who had PMR and tapered off steroids. Did your PMR come back? How quickly? And did it feel the same as the first time? I’ve been off steroids for 1 month and feel a lot of stiffness which has grown increasingly each day. Mostly in hips, thighs, shoulders and hands as stiffness. This is not the same as my original full blown PMR. The stiffness is different every day and the worst ...
Has PMR affected your hands? In February, I noticed my legs and arms were often sore and stiff (no pain in my neck or shoulders). I lived with the pain for three weeks before seeing my doctor. He diagnosed my situation as PRM and put me on prednisone with taper. I am now down to 1.25 mg a day. My legs have been pain free for several weeks, and my arms are also mostly pain free. I don't know ...
It was a long 12 year journey but now PMR is being treated without prednisone. I started out with Prednisone when PMR was first diagnosed. After 12 years of Prednisone with many relapses, I have been off Prednisone for almost 5 years. Prednisone was coupled with various conventional DMARDs but I still had relapses.
When PMR was diagnosed, I initially tried to taper off prednisone in 4 weeks. A fast taper didn't work and that was when my rheumatologist said I would need prednisone for an "extended period of time" which turned out to be 12+ years.