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HI @art43 ha ha - i have a running joke at work about using "military time"...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1009862/

Discussion: Wrist and finger pain while tapering prednisone

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Posted: Feb 5, 2024

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1007785/

Discussion: Treating PMR with Prednisone and Hydroxychloroquine

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 1, 2024

Thanks for the reply, John, and for the wisdom you’ve gleaned from your experiences with PMR,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1006520/

Discussion: Advice/experience about going back on Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 30, 2024

I took methotrexate as an adjunct to prednisone. In my case, it was used as a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1003227/

Discussion: Methotrexate / Actemra

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Posted: Jan 24, 2024

I am two years in with PMR and have suffered a lot. Presently on my fourth...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1000690/

Discussion: PMR Taper and pain

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Posted: Jan 20, 2024

I recently started Kevzara 11/23 I was diagnosed with PMR 7/22 my Pred dose was 20mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/996604/

Discussion: Kevzara and Prednisone Tapering before and during Kevzara

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Posted: Jan 13, 2024

After having PMR for 3 months, was then diagnosed with RA affecting both hands. Began 8mg...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/996509/

Discussion: PMR Taper and pain

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Posted: Jan 13, 2024

"The pathway forward is to get pred down below 10 and then off ..." That sounds...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/996153/

Discussion: How does Kevzara help with PMR symptoms and pain? I am being weaned

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 12, 2024

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/992546/

Discussion: PMR Taper and pain

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Posted: Jan 6, 2024

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/992340/

Discussion: Had Shingles shot and now have PMR

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Posted: Jan 6, 2024

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/991458/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 4, 2024

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/989166/

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

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Posted: Dec 31, 2023

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

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/987621/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 28, 2023

Welcome @pmragain, I enjoyed a six year remission after my first time with PMR. The first...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/985936/

Discussion: Diagnosed with PMR shortly after starting statin drug.

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Posted: Dec 24, 2023

I too am experiencing some memory and attention problems that I would like to blame on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/985826/

Discussion: Memory and attention problems on prednisone

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Posted: Dec 24, 2023

@pb50, @dadcue, and all...I also have a trigger finger issue. My right ring finger had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/983970/

Discussion: Prednisolone reactions

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Posted: Dec 20, 2023

With proper planning and eating the right things you can get all the vitamins and minerals...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/981651/

Discussion: Question about PMR pain locations

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Posted: Dec 16, 2023

Sorry to read about your experience. I'm just 52 and was diagnosed about 7 months ago....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/981005/

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

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Posted: Dec 15, 2023

Hi Mary @marymckeith, I'm sorry to hear you are struggling with additional pain. You mentioned in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/980514/

Discussion: Question about PMR pain locations

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 14, 2023

I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA in April 2023. High doses of Prednisone relieved my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/979702/

Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 13, 2023

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