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Precursor symptoms to PMR?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (92)

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The more I read about vaccines, I’m beginning to think being on prednisone alters to immune response to vaccines.

Vaccines are designed to trigger an immune system response albeit not enough to cause sickness. I was told the Covid vaccine might not even be effective when I was on immunosuppressant medications for PMR. Prednisone clearly alters the immune system response. I just know my immune system is deranged so I never know what it might do next. Prednisone just makes my immune system more deranged.

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Before I started treatment for GCA (prednisone and Actemra), I always had major side effects from the Pfizer Covid boosters: fever, body aches, insomnia, etc. I found I could avoid the side effects by taking acetaminophen before they started. I got a Covid booster recently, after starting prednisone and Actemra, and my immune system didn't seem to react at all. There were no side effects. It made me wonder about the effectiveness of that booster.