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How did your P.M.R. start? My P.M.R. started when my Doctor advised me to stop Arthrotec for arthritus with in 36hr my neck became very
Stiff shoulders became very sore, my hands and feet became very swollen, i could not grip even a coffee cup . I could not wear shoes or slipper on my feet they where very swollen.
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Out of the blue really. Woke up one morning and couldn't get out of bed, the pain was unbearable. Neck, shoulders, arms, hips, knees and even buttocks. Sadly, my GP didn't diagnose PMR and was treating me for Osteoarthritis. So I ended up going privately. That was in Dec 2019. By Mar 2020 GCA kicked in too. I've been slowly tapering ever since with a bit of yoyoing along the way. I'm currently down to 5mg and so far so good. I can't make up my mind whether to continue staying on 5mg for the whole of June too or to venture to 4.5mg.
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Welcome @sirmac. The exact cause of polymyalgia rheumatica is unknown, but a combination of genetic and environmental factors is thought to be responsible. Conditions without a cause are frustrating.
@ctjpmarie asked the same question about how PMR started for members, so I moved your question to this existing discussion:
- How did your PMR begin? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-did-your-pmr-begin/
I did this so you can read the "start" storied of fellow PMR members and connect with them easily.
What treatment is your doctor suggesting?