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Side effects after Covid Vaccine - symptoms seem like PMR
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 1 hour ago | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
@bpyle47 I developed PMR after my second mRNA vaccination in 2021 and had no inflammation markers at all. It took 4 months to diagnose because of this and the fact that I only hurt while laying in bed! Once i started taking 10 mg. of Prednisone, my pain went away and I tapered off of that dose in about a year. There is another thread just discussing the COVID vaccine and PMR. You can probably find it by searching this site.
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@janiceem @bpyle47 We are not doctors, and probably cannot say until a lot more studies are completed. My COVID booster was November 17, 2025, exactly 2 weeks later I started having classic PMR symptoms. Sever muscle pain, could not get out of bed without strategizing for 45 minutes. Figured PMR early January but refused Prednisone due to side effects. Instead made drastic changes to diet and fasted. Yep, a long time. Finally March 20, 2026 started Pred since I could not get up the stairs to bedroom. Pain was gone in 1-2 hours, incredibly fast. Sooooo, 6 doctors said: 'since COVID boosters, we have seen a significant increase in PMR'. And increase in children with type 1 diabetes. Doc in Canada, doc in California (from fasting clinic) husband's doc and several more. These are all (but 1) without examination. But still, that is a lot saying the same thing. Scary that your life can change on a dime.