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Suggest Treatment For Temporal Arteritis And Fibromyalgia
Question: I am a healthy 84 year old woman with a couple of nagging problems. I was diagnosed with TMJ, after 40 yrs. of pain, Temporal Arteritis, and Fibromalgia Rheumatica, I moved from IN to FLA five years ago, and am not satisified with my current health medical team. They seem to dismiss my problems by suggesting I use drugs to deal with them. I am very much into holistic health. I am willing to join research projects. What advise do you have for me?
Brief Answer:
Do not go for research on your body.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have read your query.
I advise you not to join any research project as it may have both positive and negative effects on your health. This if medicine suits you its good but if it have bad effect on you then you may get caught in more severe trouble.
So keep on positive side and have regular follow with your treating doctor. I will definitely say that you will be much more beneficial at the end of the story.
I am assuming that your doctor have already advised you E.S.R and Temporal artery biopsy for your exact diagnosis to be made and you have high ESR and positive biopsy of temporal artery.
You can take medications like glucocorticoids, methotrexate, aspirin by prescription of your family doctor.
Symptoms usually resolve quickly, often within two to three days of the initiation of the corticosteroid. I generally recommend continuous high dosage of prednisone until the ESR has declined to a normal level. This usually occurs within four to six weeks.
Once the ESR has normalized, a steroid taper is started, my patients have least recurrence of disease activity during the course of the taper.
But if during your treatment, if you develop any new symptoms i.e change in vision, headaches, jaw or arm pain or weakness, or a new cough, then immediately contact with your doctor.
I hope this information is helpful to you.
Thanks.
Dr.Singh.
Do not go for research on your body.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have read your query.
I advise you not to join any research project as it may have both positive and negative effects on your health. This if medicine suits you its good but if it have bad effect on you then you may get caught in more severe trouble.
So keep on positive side and have regular follow with your treating doctor. I will definitely say that you will be much more beneficial at the end of the story.
I am assuming that your doctor have already advised you E.S.R and Temporal artery biopsy for your exact diagnosis to be made and you have high ESR and positive biopsy of temporal artery.
You can take medications like glucocorticoids, methotrexate, aspirin by prescription of your family doctor.
Symptoms usually resolve quickly, often within two to three days of the initiation of the corticosteroid. I generally recommend continuous high dosage of prednisone until the ESR has declined to a normal level. This usually occurs within four to six weeks.
Once the ESR has normalized, a steroid taper is started, my patients have least recurrence of disease activity during the course of the taper.
But if during your treatment, if you develop any new symptoms i.e change in vision, headaches, jaw or arm pain or weakness, or a new cough, then immediately contact with your doctor.
I hope this information is helpful to you.
Thanks.
Dr.Singh.
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