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Could your PMR have been a result of the Covid mRNA vaccine?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Aug 28 3:44pm | Replies (41)
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Wow! Six Covid vaccines in that short of time does sound like a little overkill to me, too!! It does sound like it may have affected your immune system!
When the vaccines first came out I had the non mRNA vaccine made by J and J. I was caretaker to my adult daughter and husband when they came down with Covid and I never got it. I did get one mRNA booster, and I still have never tested positive for Covid. I’ve had my usual respiratory infections that I get a few times a year and they have tested me for Covid but I’m always negative. So I’m hesitant in getting another booster since I’m on prednisone for my PMR. I believe my first flare of PMR was pre-Covid.

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charlotte61 | @charlotte61 | Aug 16 12:24pm

Yes, I agree it was overkill! Six vaccines in two years = three per year. Which is way too much for any vaccine. I can't prove they caused my PMR, of course, but I'm personally confident they did by shoving my immune system into overdrive.

You're fortunate you never got Covid even while looking after family members who did! I've also been exposed several times over the last four years, but never got it myself (unless I had the asymptomatic variety).

I'm not planning to get another booster, and am instead focusing on trying to keep myself as healthy as possible in other ways.

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