P.M.R was confirmed by a specialist 5 months ago. I was in a lot of pain and couldn,t get out of bed because of the pain, I was put on 40grms of prednisolone to start with and have now got it down to 20grm. does anyone out there suffer from chronic cramps in the hands and feet? the muscle cramps go into spasm and I am unable to relax the muscle, I also get a twisting pain around the heart muscle. I dont know if this is part of the P.M.R or something else.
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Hi, I have been diagnosed with polymalaygia Rheumatica. I have had the symptoms for 5 years. I had been told it was fibro but now they say poly. My feet and lower legs go numb. I had a torn archilles tentent that the Dr. didn't do anything about, so now the lower leg muscle in that leg is over a inch smaller than the other leg.My feet hurt and I have cramps in them. I walk on my treadmill and ride my exercise bike almost evryday.It makes my leg and feet hurt worse but I still do it.
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HiThere,
If by cramping you mean spasms (which i say feel just like charlie horses) I also experience these. In my hand and legs mostly but have also had them happen in my chest and face. But I have heard that this can be a symptom if my thyroid is out of wack, so I am not sure what it is that causes it. (I also have hypothyroidism ) If you find any information about this please let me know. I would greatly appreciate any info I can get on this disease as I was only diagnosed with PMR about six months ago.
Thanks
Marilyn
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I was diagnosed with pmr 2 months ago and have been on prednisone since July 6 this year and I have experienced cramping/spasms in various parts of my body but the worst is the spasms that I get in my chest... it is a very scary feeling and my Rheumatologist told me at my appt last week that it sounds like esophogus spasms (she acted like she hadn't heard this complaint before) and she gave me prilosec and I have to say I have not had any spasms since.
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I have been on steriods now for 6 months and get cramps in my hands and feet. Sometimes the ball of my foot is very tender too. I did not realise that it was connected with PMR and/or steroids. When I was pregnant I used to get cramp in my leg and was advised to take 1000mg vit C effervescent tabs daily so I have started doing that again. I think it has reduced the frequency if not the severity so it might be worth a go.
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