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How long has PMR lasted - I'm trying to find the average

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Dec 26, 2023 | Replies (136)
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@christi48

I just read in some research article that PMR typically lasts from one to five years. I would like to hear from others about how long they have had PMR and if it just gradually went away...

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Oct 14, 2022

Hi @christi48, We moved your post to an existing discussion on the same topic started by @shannaam here:
-- How long has PMR lasted - I'm trying to find the average: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-long-has-pmr-lasted-im-trying-to-find-the-average/

It's a question a lot of us have had when we were trying to figure out how long this awful condition is going to last. My first occurrence of PMR lasted 3 and half years and then went into remission for 6 years before it flared up again. The second time around the PMR lasted a year and a half and was a little easier to manage due to some lifestyle changes I made after the first occurrence - eating healthier and more exercise.

I noticed in one of your earlier posts that you were diagnosed with PMR several months after a COVID vaccine. How long has your PMR been active? How is the tapering off of prednisone going?

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