I’ve had RA since 2007 and have only had 3 flareups since. My daughter passed away last November and by June I developed PMR that wasn’t diagnosed until August. Since then I’ve gone from 15 mg of Prednisone to 7.5 and may be stuck there for a while because many mornings are painful. Also in the past 2 weeks the knuckles in my right hand have begun to hurt and swell and this week my wrists also started to hurt. The first thing I suspected is that PMR is giving way to an RA flare up. My RA flareups have lasted 3-4 months and have occurred every 4-6 years but there seems to be no end in sight to this PMR and unfortunately the added grieving over my daughter has only added to the toll on my body. I concerned that if it becomes worse with the RA, I may have to go on Methotrexate or worse.