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Anyone diagnosed with PMR after the Covid vaccine?

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jun 6 1:06pm | Replies (146)
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@kimmur

I received my second immunization of Pfizer the end of March in 2020. I started experiencing pain in my hips and shoulders while sleeping at night. I thought that at 59 years old and my mom’s terrible history of arthritis, it was just because I was getting older. It got progressively worse!By December, I could hardly walk in the morning. I was in soooo much pain. I was diagnosed in Feb of 2021. Because prednisone causes me unbearable side effects, severe depression, that was not an option. I’ve taken ibuprofen daily for a year. And I stopped to see what would happen. I’m pain free!!!!!!! Maybe I’m free of this horrible disease!!!

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kimmur | @kimmur | Mar 3, 2023

I got the dates wrong. Immunizations were March of 2021 and diagnosed with PMR February 2022

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hlp123 | @hlp123 | May 18 6:15pm

I had my Pfizer vaccine one month before I was diagnosed with Shingles. Every doctor I have says that there cannot be any connection. I am in such pain from the Shingles. The only relief that I got was when my primary doctor gave me antivirals for one week, but since I have been off the antivirals the pain is increasing.
Doctor says I cannot take anymore antivirals.
I am overwhelmed with trying to find relief. I have a reaction to prednisone that causes my blood pressure to elevate over 200/140 and it takes days to return to any normal reading even with taking three blood pressure medications. It is exhausting to have this pain. I also have COPD and have not been able to find an inhaler that I do not react negatively. ie. itching etc. I sure could use some help and have one doctor to deal with all of my conditions.
Thank you

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