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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Mar 3 11:37am | Replies (23)
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Thanks for posting all this! I too have a tentative PMR diagnosis (although my Doc is still not entirely sure about it), and I'm on a very low dose of prednisone. I have noticed that my sleep is less consistent. And I will stop drinking for a while (my only real vice is red wine). I'm a regular exerciser, so that helps with regulating the drug.

Does anyone know if Statins can cause PMR symptoms?

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franklinlala | @franklinlala | Feb 26 9:24am

@mjdcl57 Statins can cause sore legs muscles, so yes in my opinion could be confused with some PMR symptoms. My PMR began shortly after starting a statin for the first time. I was convinced it was the problem so I stopped the statin. The pain didn’t go away, got worse and was bilateral. That’s when I was referred to a rheumatologist and was properly diagnosed with PMR in January of 2026. I am down to 10 mg from 20 and now beginning a 1 mg taper every month. I went back on the statin as PMR can raise cholesterol.

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