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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 25 8:33am | Replies (25)
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Hi , I am new here. I am also on the tapering down and only got diagnosed recently. Tomorrow starting 7.5 mg but the pain already came back at 10 mg and the fatigue is unbearable. I find the pain is going away somewhat during the day with some stretching exercises . The fatigue and feeling down about it all is hard to cope with

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Sep 18 7:51am

Hello @dvorahberlin, I see that you have already connected with another new member @danboldman and I would like to welcome you both to Connect. There are quite a few members discussing fatigue with PMR but I thought you might both find this discussion helpful:
-- PMR and Fatigue. Interesting study: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-and-fatigue-interesting-study/

I registered for a webinar that is being hosted on YouTube tonight that I think could benefit a lot of us folks with PMR. Even though my PMR is in remission, I thought it would be interesting to learn more about the condition.

Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Closing Gaps in Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring, Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 PM Eastern - https://www.youtube.com/watch

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danboldman | @danboldman | Sep 22 10:54am

Hey, I am 78 and really active but the lethargy from prednisone is, as you say, a real downer. My only advice is to fight it and do as much as physically possible. Hang in there.

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