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Can PMR (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) be induced by vaccine?
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Oct 19, 2023 | Replies (401)Comment receiving replies
I had flare ups of PMR twice after COVID boosters. Never after a flu shot. Both times I slid out of my bed (which is too soft). I was alone and in the second case on the floor for 6 hours. I had subacute onset of muscle pain and weakness. After 6 hours I had no strength. The next day I could walk ok. Pain lasted about a week. Got short course pred. Told not to take Covid vax again. Too bad because I have lung disease and am 74 but lying helpless on the floor that long was terrifying. I have seen other reports of PMR flare after Covid vac. Protect yourself!
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Incorrect. First, there are two studies indicating a link between vacinations and PMR and autoimmune disease. Two, there is reportedly like or no reporting of this "coincidence". My doctor never reported my PMR started one week after my flu shot, yet there is a study stating 9.2% of patients had an autoimmune response after vacination and the flu shot was the most common denominator. Here's the irony: (1) we are told no two people are exactly alike; but (2) it is assumed everyone will have the same reaction to a vaccine. I was told the extra dose flu shot was "perfectly safe". NO one can say that, yet they do.