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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 27 8:38am | Replies (1879)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for the feedback, and I apologize for the delayed thank-you.
It is interesting about many posters have experienced similar problems that seem connected to the timing of Covid shots. I got the J&J 1-shot dosage in late April 2021, a booster in December 2021, and another a year ago today.
I had an apparent seizure in July 2022 (7 months after the 1st booster), after which I had extra cardiology and neurology exams, which all came back normal. My initial PMR symptoms appeared roughly 3 months after my 2nd booster. I can't be sure that the shots had anything to do with it, but I had no previous health issues to that point, and my neurologist advised me that he didn't believe that a link between PMR and the shots could be ruled out categorically.
I'm a little concerned that initial PMR symptoms and my last flare-up coincided roughly with onset of seasonal allergies in late March and a "secondary" ragweed allergy season in mid-October. I've mentioned to my rheumatologist to get his advice on that concern.
How do you take your turmeric and black pepper? Do you take as a supplement, or include it daily with a meal?
Best of luck to you and thanks again for your reply!
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My doctor said she couldn't rule out the connection between the onset of PMR with the COVID vaccine. I had the Pfyzer vaccine and my onset started with days of my second vaccination. When I did get COVID it did cause a flareup of my PMR, after I had successfully weaned of prednisone. I attribute my mild symptoms to my diet hight in anti-inflammatory foods and also the supplements that I take. I take the turmeric Youtherory brand from Costco. It has 2250 mg of turmeric (95% curcuminoids) plus 22.5 mg. black pepper for enhance absorption. the suggested dosage is 3 tabs a day, but i just take one in the morning and one at night. I also take omega-3's from an algae source (this is where fish get their omega-3's). I worry about mercury contamination from a fish source. I also take 2 tabs a day of this. It is near impossible to get enough omega-3's in the typical American diet. Hope this helps.