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Hi @tricialynn, I would have a heart to heart discussion with your rheumatologist on the tapering....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/696110/

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

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Posted: Apr 4, 2022

After getting my PMR under control, my MD suggested a tapering schedule and said to call...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/694089/

Discussion: New to PMR - Are Monthly Labs and Check-ups normal?

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Posted: Mar 29, 2022

I have been tapering now for almost 2 years. I started at 80 mg. and now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/692681/

Discussion: How did you cope with the side effects tapering off prednisone?

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Posted: Mar 24, 2022

Hi, reading your post gives me deja vu. I was terrified as to what happened to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/660499/

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

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Posted: Dec 7, 2021

Hi @jmcc I'm wondering if the pain in your shoulders is related to PMR or something...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/658986/

Discussion: Supplements to reduce inflammation

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Posted: Dec 1, 2021

Hello Heatrey, I am sorry you have been going through such hoops trying to get a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/658212/

Discussion: PMR and interactions with meds for other conditions

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Posted: Nov 29, 2021

Hi @oldhen, Actually there is a lot of information out there on Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR). It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/657454/

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

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Posted: Nov 25, 2021

Hi @mzamyl I am sorry to hear about your pain. I can't imagine living with the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/656876/

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

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Posted: Nov 23, 2021

Hi John, thank you for the warm welcome and for sharing your personal journey with PMR....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/655481/

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

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Posted: Nov 18, 2021

I am Molly, at 56 years young developed PMR, prednisone was the drug of choice from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/687296/

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

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Posted: Mar 7, 2022

Hello @patzmar, Welcome to Connect. My Mayo Clinic rheumatologist who diagnosed my PMR started me at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/686805/

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

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Posted: Mar 5, 2022

@charlena, You will notice we changed your discussion title a little to help let members know...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/685690/

Discussion: Were you misdiagnosed with PMR? What was your diagnosis?

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Posted: Mar 2, 2022

Thought I'd interject a question: has anyone had success in treating PMR symptoms with a vibration...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/684215/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Feb 25, 2022

@queenie2030, I agree with @sashakay that it is a difficult decision. I can only defer back...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/684091/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Feb 24, 2022

New Member I am a 70 yr. old male, I was diagnosed with PMR in Feb....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/683367/

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

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Posted: Feb 22, 2022

I was having similar issue with 1 20 mg Prednisone and that’s why I took it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/683357/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Feb 22, 2022

I am currently on a slow prednisone taper (8 mg. now) I recently retired from the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/319933/

Discussion: PMR and flu vaccine

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Posted: Oct 22, 2020

MP is very rare and I started experiencing symptoms after a very bad fall on black...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/322318/

Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old

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Posted: Oct 7, 2020

I actually got a call after all my testing came back and he changed it from...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/322309/

Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old

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Posted: Oct 3, 2020

I have some experience with acupuncture. In my first bout of PMR (15 years ago), I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138163/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Nov 16, 2020

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