Can PMR (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) be induced by vaccine?

I got both a Flu and Covid Vaccine 11/13/2024. My symptoms started within a week. I had no idea what was happening to me. Severe pain all over body but mostly in both shoulders and both hips. I did not get finally diagnosed for 10 weeks and it was extremely painful. I did not connect to Flu vaccine until I read about it and I am 100% sure it came from vaccination.

Shingles vaccine gave me PMR

I receive both Flu vaccine and Covid vaccine 11/13/24

Within a few days I was in tremendous pain in both shoulders, both hips mainly but also wrists, knuckles, backs of legs. I felt like something was attacking me. I was 70 yrs old at the time and it was absolutely horrible. Doctors got sidetracked by a positive Lymes test (but not an active case). I finally got Prednisone after about 10 weeks. I did not connect the onset with vaccine until I read about possible connections to vaccinations and then it made perfect sense. The disease was so unlike anything I had ever felt before. I am pretty upset about it... just hoping the Prednisone does not cause anything bad and hoping it will not come back when I go off it.

I receive both Flu vaccine and Covid vaccine 11/13/24

Within a few days I was in tremendous pain in both shoulders, both hips mainly but also wrists, knuckles, backs of legs. I felt like something was attacking me. I was 70 yrs old at the time and it was absolutely horrible. Doctors got sidetracked by a positive Lymes test (but not an active case). I finally got Prednisone after about 10 weeks. I did not connect the onset with vaccine until I read about possible connections to vaccinations and then it made perfect sense. The disease was so unlike anything I had ever felt before. I am pretty upset about it... just hoping the Prednisone does not cause anything bad and hoping it will not come back when I go off it.

It may be cause and effect, but it may also be that the vaccine (or its adjutant) present a challenge to our immune systems—and its our immune systems that are the problem. There’s a difference between an associated reaction in some people and a 1:1 correlation for all people. I think we have to be careful here and not jump to conclusions. I don’t want COVID or the flu, pneumonia, or shingles so I take the shots. But I’m also aware that my immune system is wonky (a scientific term for sure) and my body over-reacts to a lot of things! Chiggers, for example. Animal dander. IVP fluid. I am interested in learning how to calm down my immune response.

Even when things are correlated that isn’t the same as causation. I have experienced flares after vaccines but not every time I get a vaccine. I avoid vaccines some of the time but not all the time. I think everything in medicine is mostly random chance.

Interesting! I was wondering about that. I am not schooled in science or statistics so appreciate the correction. If an occurrence has a 1:1 correlation in 100% of the incidences, wouldn’t that rack up to cause and effect? Not saying this is/was the case, but I’m needing an education here.
Regardless, your personal haphazard correlation between vaccines and PMR flares is interesting.
Thanks for your welcome addition to this discussion.
I wonder if there’s a prophylactic remedy—such as some dietary complement in preparation to the vaccine that might reduce severity or eliminate the hyper- reactivity of a PMR flare?