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Hi @traynor4, I had PMR, undiagnosed for a number of months with pain and stiffness throughout...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/688388/

Discussion: Prednisone tapering is challenging. What does remission feel like?

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Posted: Mar 10, 2022

Mehtotrexate is not an alternative to prednisone. It can be used for polymyalgia rheumatica as a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/687503/

Discussion: Alternative to Prednisone for Treating PMR?

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Posted: Mar 8, 2022

I was eager to get off the prednisone, too, as I said at length earlier. However,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/687218/

Discussion: Alternative to Prednisone for Treating PMR?

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Posted: Mar 7, 2022

The amount of Prednisone that I am reading about here is so much more than I've...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/686769/

Discussion: What steroid dosage did you start on? Did you find the right dosage?

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Posted: Mar 5, 2022

Wv-Sounds like you are moving in the right direction. I’m on 7 tablets of methotrexate and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/683364/

Discussion: Experience with Methotrexate?

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Posted: Feb 22, 2022

@gjc111, Do you mean tried accupuncture along with prednisone when trying to taper off of prednisone?...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/681823/

Discussion: Acupuncture and PMR

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Posted: Feb 17, 2022

Welcome @tillysam, Sorry to hear you joined the GCA club. I can imagine that going down...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/680819/

Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

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Posted: Feb 14, 2022

Hi @marda I can't imagine 80 mg of prednisone! You really must have felt wired. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/680818/

Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 14, 2022

My pmr shows itself in my shoulders and neck. I have been on prednisone for about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/679003/

Discussion: PMR and exercise: What helps you?

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Posted: Feb 9, 2022

It took maybe another few days for 100%! I was good at this level until I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/678054/

Discussion: What steroid dosage did you start on? Did you find the right dosage?

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Posted: Feb 6, 2022

I am a 75 yo male who has and continues to exercise at an elite (nationally...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/677928/

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

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Posted: Feb 5, 2022

New to group. Pmr diagnosis 2 month ago. Tried to taper this week and significant pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/677628/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 4, 2022

Hi Karen @karenhope, Welcome to Connect. Sorry to hear the Methotrexate had the bad side effects...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/676123/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 29, 2022

You might ask your doctor or rheumatologist to prescribe some 1 mg prednisone tablets to help...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/675465/

Discussion: Alternative to Prednisone for Treating PMR?

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Posted: Jan 27, 2022

I too was being treated by a PCP and had a ragged start to diagnosis and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/673856/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 22, 2022

Hello @dubecates, I would like to add my welcome along with @becsbuddy and other members. Sorry...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/673689/

Discussion: PMR and RA

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Posted: Jan 21, 2022

I had to do the same thing. So glad you have had such good results with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/672643/

Discussion: Is anyone else diagnosed with PMR experiencing weakness in their legs?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 19, 2022

Thanks for the advice Teri. With the help of my doctor, I'm working through tapering off...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/669784/

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

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Posted: Jan 10, 2022

Hi. I'll defer to the support leaders and others for verification/opinions, but my sense is that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/668562/

Discussion: Do I really have PMR?

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Posted: Jan 6, 2022

I have GCA, since the beginning of 2020. Treatment is prednisone. I am trying to taper...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/663928/

Discussion: Medications for Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

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Posted: Dec 20, 2021

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