Anyone diagnosed with PMR after the Pfizer vaccine?

Yes mellee I had almost exactly the same symptoms after my only Pfizer booster, the same timeline too, 7 months after jab diagnosed PMR, the pain was/ is horrific in the early morning, 6 months on the pain is still bad am but improving, no meds for me.

I developed PMR after Pfizer booster. Was prescribed 10 mg prednisone daily and the pain was relieved within hours. I reduced by 1 mg every 30 days. It worked perfectly for me and amprednisone free since January. No return of PMR!

Thank you smj for your helpful reply, it’s good to hear that prednisone helped you so much, think I must give it a try as the pain is wearing me down. I was in fear of not being able to come off pred, I’m waiting for appointments on 6th to ask my doc about naltrexone or pred, I would prefer naltrexone if it will reduce this pain.

Wishing you the very best!

I was diagnosed two months after my second Pfizer booster, The pain started two days after, but I waited to see a doctor, hoping the pain was a side-effect and would eventually subside. The pain and stiffness kept getting worse until I finally saw my doctor and was then dxd with PMR. I remember have a mildly stiff neck for several weeks before that booster, so maybe I already had PMR and the booster just forced it into high gear. It's frustrating not knowing what causes this disease. I had also been dealing with chronic stress for years, so maybe that finally caught up with me...

I swore I would not take Pred as I am not a pill-taker, but the pain forced me into submission. Don't know how you deal with it without Pred, but my hat's off to you.

Thanks for your reply christi, I’m not sure if I’ve made the right decision to refuse pred, the horrific pain is less now but I have lost 22lbs, I am exhausted and looking too thin, don’t take your hat off yet!

My first pains occured within a week after my second Pfizer vaccination (March 2021) and took 4 months to diagnose because it only hurt when in bed and got worse around 4:00 to 6:00 AM. I had no inflammatory markers at all. My pain initially was in my muscles of my thighs and upper arms. No real joint pain that I can recall. I managed to taper off of the Prednisone after about 1 1/2 years (started with 10 mg), but after I contracted COVID in Dec. 2022, it came back, so I'm currently on 2 mg. It is now confined to my upper arm muscles (?deltoides). BTW, I am a registered dietitian and eat a whole foods organic diet, high in anti-inflammatory foods. There is a government agency to report this to, which I did. Here is the link: https://vaers.hhs.gov/

Great to hear all of these comments. I was diagnosed with PMR at 50. Took a long time to get the diagnosis, but one day I couldn't get out of bed by myself. I guess I wasn't crazy after all.
It was in remission for a decade. In hindsight I realize that the start of my shoulder pain was likely the return of PMR triggered from the vaccine shots. I rock climb and assumed I had injured my shoulder or developed bursitis. Then it was both shoulders. Then my hips became stiff. It's identical to 10 yrs. ago. I was on prednisone about 18 months last time.
I did a couple of prednisone bursts, but don't want to go on a regular dose ever again.
I finally made an appt. to see a functional MD in about a week. They focus on what is going on in your body instead of treating symptoms. I am hoping he can help get rid of the inflammation. The process may take some time, but if I have success, I'll be sure to share. Hang in there everyone.

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!!!