My 72 year old mother has recently been diagnosed with PMR. She has numerous medical problems including RP and she is almost totally blind. Her doc put her on pred which helped her symptoms but her eye sight got so bad she had to stop taking the pred. The doc has her now on nsaids and it doesn’t appear to be doing much. Does anyone have any suggestions about what she could try or discuss with her doc another treatment that might help her? What about heat or cold paks?? Creams or lotions? Alternative meds or natural supplements? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Mark
Mark, Sorry to hear about your Mom's problems. Have you seen an opthamologist? He might have a means to control the eyesight problem, particularly if it's related to pressure, and thus allow use of prednisone.
One of the recent posts had the husband on extra-strength Tylenol because of diabetes so that might be something to talk to the Doc about. Plaquinol might be of use, too, although it seems to be used more for RA.
I'm sure some of the ladies on the forum will have better suggestions, probably from first-hand experience. The forum is a bit slow on some days, so check in a couple of times a day.
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Might want to try some of them.
BLESSINGS GALORE, NAN59
Some good ideas there Nan, I hope you are doing OK at the moment. Mark, I really hope you can find something to give your mother some relief. Keep looking and trying. I know that warm baths and massage will help, if only temporarily, but any relief is worth having. Please give your mother our best wishes.
Thanks all for your input. I will run this by her and hopefully she can find some relief. I suffer from Hypothyroidism and see a naturalpathic doctor who has turned my life around. So I am a firm believer in natural treatment.
Thanks again
Hi I'm new at all this. I was diagnosed a month ago with PMR. Does anyone out there have a sore throat with this? Also off and on my vision is a little blurry. Any help would be appreciated. I am on prednazone. Thanks Bellairedottie