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I also was playing pickleball (crippleball). My PMR started in December with a hamstring charley horse...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/936108/

Discussion: Are you taking Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) for PMR?

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Posted: Sep 25, 2023

I have pmr (diagnosed May of 2022) and gca (diagnosed Sept 2022) and was on high...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/934807/

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

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Posted: Sep 23, 2023

Hi @jennywren, GCA can cause stroke or blindness if untreated and a higher dosage of prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/933916/

Discussion: Does GCA ever present with mild symptoms ?

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Posted: Sep 21, 2023

@redboat Have you ever been diagnosed with anything more specific or is it still "presumptive" PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/931264/

Discussion: Corticosteroid injections for polymyalgia rheumatica

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Posted: Sep 17, 2023

If I understand correctly, Prednisone does nothing to cure PMR or make it go away. I'm...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/931120/

Discussion: When and How to Taper Prednisone

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Posted: Sep 16, 2023

Thanks for your response…Yes it comes in quickly and is fierce but short lived.. after no...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/929157/

Discussion: Prednisone tapering and extreme sweating

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Posted: Sep 13, 2023

I am looking for a creative taper that I read on here somewhere. New dose for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925594/

Discussion: When and How to Taper Prednisone

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Posted: Sep 7, 2023

I was never diagnosed with GCA but Actemra was offered to me almost 5 years ago...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925365/

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

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Posted: Sep 6, 2023

I'm sorry you have an autoimmune condition. I was diagnosed with PMR at the age of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/925245/

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

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Posted: Sep 6, 2023

After about 3 months on prednisone without a return of symptoms, mild tightness in shoulder and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/924547/

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

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Posted: Sep 5, 2023

Your rheumatologist will likely order more studies to exclude other diagnoses. A baseline Dexascan is helpful...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/924465/

Discussion: New PMR patient, wondering if mornings will become pain free someday

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Posted: Sep 5, 2023

Once you taper off the prednisone, how long will you need to be on the methotrexate?

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923324/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Sep 3, 2023

I was diagnosed with Giant Cell Arteritis in 2020 with a biopsy near my temple. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923217/

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

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Posted: Sep 2, 2023

Well, my second occurrence of PMR went into remission about 5+ years ago and I'm now...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923213/

Discussion: Treating PMR with Prednisone and Hydroxychloroquine

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Posted: Sep 2, 2023

back to the beginning for me It was Thanksgiving 2018. I got up that morning or...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923166/

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

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Posted: Sep 2, 2023

Hi @joan7, I had a temporal artery biopsy done on my right side - since that's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/923110/

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

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Posted: Sep 2, 2023

Welcome @limbmaker, It sounds like you could be tapering a little too much too fast. When...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922443/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

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Posted: Sep 1, 2023

Hello all, new to PMR and finding this Connect site very helpful. I'm a 63 yo...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/922030/

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

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Posted: Aug 31, 2023

I was down to 3 mg and told to stay on that dose for an extended...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/920454/

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

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Posted: Aug 28, 2023

I am quite sure that the mRNA booster I had in April 2022 triggered my PMR....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/919309/

Discussion: Any suggestions getting or not getting RSV, flu, covid vaccines?

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Posted: Aug 26, 2023

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