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Can Polymyalgia Rheumatica Come Back

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Dr.  Karl Logan MD

Does having Korea as a 12 year old and polymyalgia rheumatica at 53 have any connection? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Karl Logan ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Chobufo Ditah MD

Today the doctor diagnosed my partner with polymyalgia rheumatica? What is the treatment other than using steroids? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

I have been diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and I am prescribed 7.5 mg Prednisolone daily. Why do my eyes continually run and my eyelids feel very heavy? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

i have pain behind the right knee walking is difficult, but it is not painful sitting, the leg is a bit swollen; I have suffered from polymyalgia rheumatica but the shoulders are not painful now ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

I was diagnosed with PMR Early December 2014 and was on 20 mg predisone for 1 month- then 10 mg for two weeks now take 5mg every other day, How soon can I completely come off Prednisone assuming ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Xiaomin Pan MD

Hi I have recently been diagnosed with polymyalgia Rheumatica. Have had the disease for about 26 ... sparingly whenever I had symptoms. Could I dump the prednisone and go back to Voltarin. Pros and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Xiaomin Pan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi MD

I am being tested for Polymyalgia Rheumatica. The symptoms began shortly after starting Pravastatin ... to take a Statin for protection. Has there been evidence of a link between the Polymyalgia... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Het Ram Bishnoi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar MD

back side of my head). During Oct, 2012 this (headache) was how my Polymyalgia Rheumatica started ...I have Rheumatoid Arthritis (since I was 28, am now 59) and I was diagnosed with Polymyalgia ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Amarnath MD

my mother is 78 years old and has been diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica with a sed rate of over 100 and keeps rising even while on 5 mg a day of prednisone.. she has 5 root canals that are over ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amarnath ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Antoneta Zotaj MD

I have PMR. I was reducing my Prednisone to the point where i was taking 5mg every other day. My symptoms have returned. Should I go back to 10mg per day, which was my original dose when I was first ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Antoneta Zotaj ( General & Family Physician)