Hello @jayflo, welcome to Connect. There is another active discussion for polymyalgia rheumatica with the same name as your new discussion post where your post might receive better visibility. I'm tagging our moderator @kanaazpereira to see if she can move your post to the discussion here:

Groups > Autoimmune Diseases > Polymyalgia rheumatica
-- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/poly-myalgia-rheumatica/

I have no medical training or background but I do have PMR that is currently in remission. I have not heard of side effects you mentioned being associated with prednisone. Here is a fairly inclusive list of prednisone's side effects:

-- https://www.drugs.com/sfx/prednisone-side-effects.html

Also, Mayo Clinic has some information here on TMJ disorders that may be helpful. I've read that prednisone is sometimes used to treat TMJ when other treatments do not work.
-- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tmj/symptoms-causes/syc-20350941

John

Hello @jayflo. As @johnbishop mentioned, I moved your discussion and combined it with an existing discussing on polymyalgia rheumatica. If you are replying by email, I suggest clicking on VIEW & REPLY so that you will be brought to the new location of your discussion and so that you can read through the many posts by other members.

My teeth have become very sensitive to cold and I was wondering the same thing. Currently down to 17.5 prednisone from 60 per day, TMJ pain has gone away, probably because of Prednisone. I think that was related to giant cell arteritis.