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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 10, 2025 | Replies (54)
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Ahh so it’s prednisone that is killing my skin!! Yikes my hands & forearms have spots just like this. Mostly from any kind of bump or pressure on skin brings them up! Sometimes I wonder if I just stare/glare at my skin the spots appear!! I’m heartened to see that once off prednisone the skin may get more resilient!? I’m tapering down & now at 6 mgs. Then I guess I’ll still be on methotrexate. Anyway someone had suggested a cream to help w/fragile skin -DerMend. I can’t tell if it’s working but am trying it anyway.
Thanks for the post.
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Ahh so it’s prednisone that is killing my skin!! Yikes my hands & forearms have spots just like this.
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Absolutely ... Having worked in a hospital it was easy to recognize patients who were taking prednisone. Their skin was so thin that it would tear easily, bruise easily and have many problems with healing. Their bones were not any better and some patients would have "spontaneous" bone fractures. These patients would have visitors and the worry nurses would have was that the visitors would think the patient was being abused.