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Prednisone, PMR, and Colds

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: May 29, 2020 | Replies (19)
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@lumberjill

<p>Hi,<br />I was recently diagnosed with PRM. After the initial blast of Prednisone, I'm "managing" on a daily dose of 10-12.5mg. I caught a little cold, it would barely have been impactful pre PRM. But, now I'm wiped out by it. Is this common with PRM and/or Prednisone? The cough is driving me crazy. I would never go to the doctor for a common cold before, is PRM a game changer with regarde to something as simple as treating a cold?</p>

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jan 12, 2020

Hi @lumberjill, Welcome to Connect. I'm sorry I missed your post earlier. I've had two occurrences of PMR and was started on 20 mg of prednisone both times. I do remember having a cold during both of those occurrences but normally they don't completely wipe me out like describe unless it's a really bad one. I think when the PMR is active it can be a game changer when it comes to other types of sickness like colds. Mainly because your body is already battling inflammation with the PMR. There is another similar discussion where your post may receive more visibility. I'm tagging our Director @colleenyoung to see if we can move your discussion post and combine it with the following discussion where you can meet others discussing the same topic - PMR and Colds.

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-- https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prednisone-and-colds/

How long have you had the cold/cough?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jan 12, 2020

@lumberjill, as John suggested, I moved your message to an existing discussion about PMR and the common cold so that you can more easily connect with others. Simply Click VIEW & REPLY to scroll through past posts.

Have you gone to see your doctor for your cold this time?

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ltta | @ltta | Jan 20, 2020

My PMR pain is totally compounded by any cold/flu/virus/or other inflammatory condition. I don't feel have enough natural Cortisol manufactured by my adrenal glands to handle the PMR let alone something else that needs inflammation controlled. So, yes I think PMR is a game changer. (I've had PMR on and off for almost 18 years!)

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