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Suggest Treatment For Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Hi. I m a 65 year old female. I have polymyalgia rheumatic. I suffered for three months before I saw a doctor. I thought it was arthuris and there wasn t any thing I could do. I take 30 mg per day. It s been increased to 40 mg and lower to 20 mg over the past 1 1/2 years as pain increases. When the dose is lowered the pain is extreme. I have not lost any weight, in fact I ve gained some weight in my face. My appetite is smaller now. I often get out of breath and my heart races. My doctor is having me get an Eco gram because of heart sounds. Does polymyalgia affect the heart muscle?
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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It is quite unusual for it to affect the heart muscle and the percent of the elderly who have heart issues is already considerable so coincedence could never be ruled out.

I really hope you mean 20-40 of prednisone. This is the treatment. It takes most of a year.
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Suggest Treatment For Polymyalgia Rheumatica

It is quite unusual for it to affect the heart muscle and the percent of the elderly who have heart issues is already considerable so coincedence could never be ruled out. I really hope you mean 20-40 of prednisone. This is the treatment. It takes most of a year.