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PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 11 7:08am | Replies (175)
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@shalleenkm55

Wow...was just waiting for someone else to say it all started AFTER I got my Covid booster...so unhappy I ever consented to getting the vaccines now. I started beginning of March on 20mg of the Predisone and am currently down to 5mg a day. Like you said just keep praying I can get off this merri go round. Good luck

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Nov 5, 2022

Welcome @shalleenkm55, My PMR is in remission but I've had both Pfizer vaccines and the first booster with no PMR flare ups. It's good to hear you are down to 5mg a day prednisone. I'm wondering if you might find the following discussion helpful:

-- PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pmr-dosages/
Is the prednisone keeping the PMR pain in control?

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aboucat66 | @aboucat66 | Dec 29, 2023

Same here
Symptoms slowly got worse after vaccines and contracting actual Covid. I had never felt such muscle pain as I did when I got covid and the fatigue. Went along for a while thinking I was just getting over the covid. After almost a year of my entire life being awful with pain I finally was diagnosed by my GP by accident when given steroids for sinus infection. Didn't help sinus but mercy the pain just disappeared. Have seen a Rheumatologist and she wants me to start on Methotrexate. Scared of meds and don't understand why we can't do steroids for awhile. Anyway will be seeing her in 2 weeks and will discuss why and ask more questions. I'm 66 and have bone density of a normal 27 year old so don't see why no steroids. Anyway thank you to all in this group. It is very helpful to not be alone.

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