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@1942marilyne, @johnbishop, and all...Hello, everyone. My PMR and autoimmune friends...I saw my Mayo rheumatologist yesterday...YEA! It...

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Discussion: Treating PMR with Prednisone and Hydroxychloroquine

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 1 10:37am

Someone posted this link about a week ago. I am recommending it to everyone here as...

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Discussion: Weaning off of prednisone & pain management

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 26 10:39am

jds2123 Are you planning on tapering down off the prednisone soon? This is something that I...

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Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 31, 2023

I had difficulty coming off prednisone after starting Actemra. It took me an entire year to...

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Discussion: Anyone tried Actemra (Tocilizumab) to treat PMR? FDA approved for GCA

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 28, 2023

Thanks to all of you who responded to my post. It seems that the PMR is...

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Discussion: Good days and bad days

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 4, 2023

I took 10mg daily for 2 months after which I felt like superwoman and my SED...

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Discussion: Just diagnosed and still hurt in am with 20 mg

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 4 1:47pm

Hi Gang! Tapering from 25 mgs of predisone about five months ago down to 10 now...

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Discussion: PMR Taper and pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 6 1:51pm

Hi, I am a physician over the past five years. I’ve had PMR three times and...

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Discussion: Had Shingles shot and now have PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 6 9:35am

Thank you for the info! I just contacted my doctor at the end of last week...

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Discussion: Post prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 5 8:18am

Psoriatic arthritis is a seronegative inflammatory disease. It is more likely if you have or ever...

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Discussion: How do I get my Rheumatologist to listen ?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 5 6:10pm

I too take gabapentin at night. Really has helped with tendon arm pain and relaxes me...

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Discussion: Treating PMR with Prednisone and Hydroxychloroquine

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 5 6:38pm

Hopefully you’ll hear from others, but it sounds unusual to start with methotrexate at the beginning....

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Discussion: Start Methotrexate with Prednisone right away or wait?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 5 3:40pm

Finding you have a chronic autoimmune disease is the worst. I am 12 years into a...

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Discussion: NEW to PMR diagnosis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 7 11:34am

I have osteopenia ( less severe than osteoporosis) and my rheumatologist put me on Fosamax to...

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Discussion: Rheumatoid Drs

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Posted: Mar 9 10:50am

Sorry to hear you lost so much vision from GCA, Bob -- that must have been...

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Discussion: How often does PMR progress to GCA?

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Posted: Mar 13 1:46pm

Welcome @kipwiley, I've had two occurrences/flare ups of PMR but never experienced what you have for...

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Discussion: PMR and Hand issues

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 4, 2023

I’ve had no markers and have had PMR for almost 4 years now…was off prednisone after...

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Discussion: PMR - Decreased prednisone and pain returned

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 28 11:09am

My experience with GCA and tapering has been different. I was prescribed 40 mg prednisone, then...

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Discussion: My theory on tapering prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 30 3:44pm

Do you want me to separate out PMR symptoms from everything else? What I remember most...

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Discussion: Doctors' confusion over diagnosis: Questions they should ask

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 31 7:08pm

Yes I am also going through strange new pains in left arm as I taper off...

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Discussion: Anyone have discomfort or pain when tapering off prednisone?

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Posted: May 30 8:33am

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