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Hi @canpr, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I can't imagine dealing with PMR with no support....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/593541/

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

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Posted: Apr 11, 2021

Hello @klsnyc, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I was 64 when my first occurrence of PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/591444/

Discussion: PMR at 48 yrs old

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Posted: Apr 2, 2021

Hi John, This subject came up a few months ago and it caught my eye, as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286854/

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

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Posted: Mar 3, 2021

I am on my fourth tapering, coming down from 25 mg, I am now alternating 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286841/

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

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Posted: Feb 28, 2021

@jkincaid21 - You might get your doc to prescribe 2.5 mg and 1 mg prednisone tablets....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286822/

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

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Posted: Feb 22, 2021

I was diagnosed with PMR two and a half years ago at age 71. Started out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286800/

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

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Posted: Feb 18, 2021

Hi Jeff, Welcome. You will be grateful for finding this blog and hearing the stories and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286776/

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

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Posted: Feb 17, 2021

Hello @dudeofdad, Welcome to Connect. I'm glad you found this discussion and shared your experience. It's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286767/

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

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Posted: Feb 10, 2021

@123suew, Sorry to hear that you haven't seen much improvement on the 20 mg prednisone dosage....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286734/

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

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Posted: Feb 6, 2021

Hi there. I was diagnosed last year with PMR and just recently with GCA. I was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/331097/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 5, 2021

Hi Glendal. I concur with John’s comments and have a multitude of ?’s. Are you in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138172/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 4, 2021

Welcome to the group. 60 mg is a common starting dose for suspected GCA, but high...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286708/

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

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Posted: Dec 27, 2020

Glad to find this group! I was lucky to have been diagnosed early by my PCP...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286707/

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

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Posted: Dec 27, 2020

I realize that tapering down on prednisone very slowly is the preferred known treatment for PMR....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138158/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 15, 2020

Thanks for link! Have not asked about tapering off prednisone...but I will. Taking a list of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/197383/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 24, 2020

Hi @cmm445, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I was 60 when my first occurrence of PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/245733/

Discussion: PMR and the new Shingles vaccine

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 25, 2020

My blood work confirmed the pmr diagnosis 9 months ago. I’m doing ok on 2 mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/321761/

Discussion: PMR initial diagnosis: Can there be an underlying disease?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 22, 2020

Hello, I am new to the PMR diagnosis and new to this group. Thank you for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/321757/

Discussion: PMR initial diagnosis: Can there be an underlying disease?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 15, 2020

I can identify with Karen's concern of having few treatment options with PMR that are effective...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/321753/

Discussion: PMR initial diagnosis: Can there be an underlying disease?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 15, 2020

Hello @mompiano, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. PMR can definitely keep a person from doing pretty...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138152/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 14, 2020

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