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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Dec 16, 2024 | Replies (69)

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Does anyone ever get fatigue without pain? I'm trying to figure out if this fatigue is from a PMR flare or if it's just because work has been too much lately. Or that work has created a flare. Or who knows!

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Yep, I get fatigue at times that I do not have pain. Mid to late afternoon usually. No special reason I should have it, just ordinary day. Who knows, eh?

Yes I get fatigue without pain. I’ve noticed, at least for my own body, I have mostly all good days, but occasionally a not so good day. Something it’s just tiredness and I need to take a breather and maybe do less for the afternoon or the day. It’s a bit unpredictable for me.

Yes. I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA the end of July 2024. Started taking 60 mg. of pred for the GCA. My bodyaches went away within a matter of days. I dealt with major fatigue the entire summer. I didn't start tapering from 60 mg. until the end of August. I think the fatigue I had in August was sleep deprivation from the prednisone. Once, I started tapering, my fatigue lessened, but didn't go away entirely. I was still napping 1-2 hours/day. At 10 mg., I felt like I had low energy. It wasn't like the fatigue that I felt earlier. All along, no body pain. (I was having continual headaches. An MRA determined that I had vasculitis in my brain. ) I'm down to 8 mg. and my bodyaches have returned along with the headaches. I have a little more energy, but not 100%. Good luck.