Hi @nyxgirl, I had symptoms of PMR and other strange symptoms for over a year until diagnosed with Giant Cell Arteritis. I took 40 mg prednisone a day, tapering down by 5 mg every two weeks. After a year and four months, I went off prednisone. That was about eight months ago. I'm symptom free now, no more Tin Man (poor thing) or stealthy stabbing pains in the face, thankfully. What about you? What's your story?
By the way, there are genetic markers for PMR and GCA. My maternal aunt had it, and my mother-in-law. For a relatively rare disorder, I knew about it for years!