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Welcome! I'm sorry your have been diagnosed with PMR. I hope your journey with PMR goes...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870584/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 1, 2023

Hi, I am very new to PMR and have only been taking Prednisone for 3 weeks....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869890/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 31, 2023

I find your post very interesting since I was first diagnosed with PMR and then diagnosis...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869404/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 30, 2023

@alissahe --- "12 years on prednisone! Wow! How’s your bone density? What side effects did you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869085/

Discussion: Divided dose or all at once?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 30, 2023

@johnbishop maybe title of this thread should be changed to "trials" in general - 2023 Are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868882/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) - Clinical Trials

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 29, 2023

Short version of a very long story: I took prednisone for more than 12 years for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868834/

Discussion: Divided dose or all at once?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 29, 2023

Thanks for weighing in. I too have been loosing weight which I definitely don’t need to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868437/

Discussion: Prednisone Side Effects

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 29, 2023

Hi @sirmac, I'll chime in with @johnbishop below that the dosage of prednisone seems low for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868202/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 28, 2023

I agree that massage and/or acupuncture are not the solution(s). I use prednisone and it is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/866220/

Discussion: Acupuncture and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 25, 2023

Thanks! That's good to hear. Well, we have an appointment with my dad's rheumatologist on Monday....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/862118/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 18, 2023

It might be a good time to suggest to your doctor that having your cortisol level...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860731/

Discussion: i have come off steroids after 11 years, am finding it very difficult

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 16, 2023

I've had 2 occurrences of PMR. The first time it took me 3 and half years...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/860591/

Discussion: How common is permanent remission?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 16, 2023

I was also on 60 mg/day of Prednisone and am tapering down using weekly injections of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/859372/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 13, 2023

This is a long story. My PCP diagnosed me with Templer Arteritus and prescribed 60 Mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/857423/

Discussion: What's your experience with Actemra for GCA?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 10, 2023

No I haven’t taken any anti anxiety medication/ I have just not been able to taper...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/856220/

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 8, 2023

My PCP also diagnosed PMR immediately and I was on 15mg of Prednisone within an hour...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/855547/

Discussion: Is everyone here diagnosed with PMR seeing a rheumatologist?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 6, 2023

I'm not on Kevzara but I do take Actemra (tocilizumab) for PMR along with some other...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/855441/

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 6, 2023

These are my thoughts based listening to doctors who have treated PMR. Markers are not always...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854065/

Discussion: PMR and Inflammation Markers

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 4, 2023

These are my thoughts based listening to doctors who have treated PMR. Markers are not always...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854064/

Discussion: PMR and Inflammation Markers

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 4, 2023

I was on prednisone for just about a year. I started on 20 mg, tapered weekly...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/851846/

Discussion: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Meet others & Share Your Story

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 30, 2023

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