Symptom Finder - Treatment of Polymyalgia Rheumatica
POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA
1. Prednisone 15–20 mg daily for 2 weeks and taper slowly over several weeks up to 2 years.
2. Consult rheumatologist if there is a poor response.
3. Watch for temporal arteritis and be ready to treat this with much larger doses of corticosteroids.
1. Prednisone 15–20 mg daily for 2 weeks and taper slowly over several weeks up to 2 years.
2. Consult rheumatologist if there is a poor response.
3. Watch for temporal arteritis and be ready to treat this with much larger doses of corticosteroids.