Hi all! I have recentlybeen diagnoised with PMR and the drs. first recommendation was Prednisone. I just don't feel comfortable going that route and I wondered if anyone here used anything more natural like diet changes, homeopathics or herbs etc.? Daisyuc
Hi Daisy
Welcome to the group! I'm no expert on complementary medicine but anything that reduces inflammation and boosts the immune system should be good. A friend of mine who has MS swears by aloe vera gel and drinks it in orange juice. Prednisone (or prednisolone) at the moment is the only "quick" way of reducing inflammation. If you can stand the side effects and take only the minimum required to keep the PMR under control, then you will be fine.
Hope you are having a better day today.
Love Judi xx
Thanks Judi for the info. I'll definately research that. I am 41yo and this has defenately put a cramp in my style! My mil has been on predinose off and on for years and I've seen what it's done to her. I'd rather not go that route if I can at all avoid it. Right now Aleve will do the trick for me usually. Not that it's any more natural but it has less side affects. My symptoms began one month ago 2 days before my 41st Birthday. I couldn't believe 41 could feel so old! Thankfully I have a GP who listened to me and was able to diagnois me quickly. When he read to me out of his medical book I said "yes, that's it to a T". My dh would like me to go and get a second opinion but in my heart I know this is what I have. Especially after reading all the posts on this forum. I appreciate everyone who posts here and all the info they have shared. It is nice to have a group who understands and can comiserate with me.
If anyone has any other natural ideas to try I'd love the infomation.
Thanks, Daisy
Hi Daisy
I'm just a little while off 48 (21 days and counting) but I feel like 98 at times. My GP was sure it was PMR even before I had such a response to the prednisolone. I don't know what "Aleve" is. Is it a non-steroidal antiinflammatory? - Just Googled it - I know it as naproxen (naprosyn) and it is an NSAID. I'm on lodine (etodolac) another NSAID which I've been on for a while for my RA. Lodine has not touched the pain of the PMR and at the moment I have an RA flare which is causing the PMR to flare, so I have pains in my muscles and my joints!
I would dearly love to be off all the medication but for the moment I am fairly stable. The last time I didn't take any meds I had such an RA flare I could hardly move. Just wish I could find the right "oil" for my joints and the right "balm" for my muscles.
There must be some nice antioxidising oil out there somewhere!
Have a great evening - I'm off to bed now as it is midnight. Love Judi xx