Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyalgia rheumatica causes muscle pain and stiffness in your neck, shoulders and hips. It is most common in women and almost always occurs in people over 50. The main symptom of polymyalgia rheumatica is stiffness after resting. Other symptoms include fever, weakness and weight loss. more...
Polymyalgia Rheumatica Discussions
Having had this P M R for 5yrs, and tried to come off the prednisolone a number of times, and told on many occasions that the disease will burn itself out. Is there anyone out there who has managed to break free from PMR. Failing that is there another alternative to Prednisolone?
by maycli, 4 replies, updated 7 months ago.Giant Cell/Temoral Artheritis is another illness associated with Polymyalgia Rheumatica. Not every one gets it and not every one that gets it has Polymyalgia. I was diagnosised with this last year. If not treated Giant Cell/Temporal Artheritis can cause permanent blindness. The treatment is predinisone. This illness seems affect more females than males, usually around fifty and up. I've learnt all this from web sites I searched about the illness. Does anyone else have this illness? I feel very confuse...
by sandy146, 6 replies, updated 8 months ago.I started taking Symbicort for my asthma, and it works very well. 6 mos. later, I came down with Polymyalgia Rheumatica, and I am now on 10mgs. per day of prednisone. I am wondering if there could be any connection with my body reacting to the Symbicort? and causing this conditon? I do 4 puffs a day on Symbicort200. Maybe my cells are reacting to a foreign substance?
by carrolandeugene, 1 replies, updated 8 months ago.To the post asking abot alternatives to prednisone I have been taking embril as precribed by my doctor and have felt great ? Iam working on some natural remidies and have cut back my dosage I belive that with the right food ,excersize and vitamins I will stop taking the drug embril in the next year /
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What is Polymyalgia Rheumatica?
Polymyalgia rheumatica causes muscle pain and stiffness in your neck, shoulders and hips. It is most common in women and almost always occurs in people over 50. The main symptom of polymyalgia rheumatica is stiffness after resting. Other symptoms include fever, weakness and weight loss. In some cases, polymyalgia rheumatica develops overnight. In others, it is gradual. Polymyalgia rheumatica sometimes occurs along with giant cell arteritis, a condition that causes swelling of the arteries in your head. Symptoms include headaches and blurred vision. Doctors often prescribe a medicine called prednisone for both conditions. With treatment, polymyalgia rheumatica usually disappears in a day or two. Without treatment, it usually goes away after a year or more. Untreated, giant cell arteritis carries a small risk of blindness or stroke.
