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Hi @christi48, I got two COVID vaccine before I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA, which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/788141/

Discussion: When in PMR remission: What's your experience with covid vaccine?

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Posted: Dec 23, 2022

Hi marmak ... I'm a retired nurse. I took prednisone for more than 12 years so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/787132/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

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Posted: Dec 20, 2022

You should discuss this with your rheumatologist. Many rheumatologists will refuse to write for prednisone prescriptions...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/787086/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

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Posted: Dec 20, 2022

Hi Paul, For most people, on the appropriate dosage of prednisone, PMR symptoms will disappear -...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786627/

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

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Posted: Dec 19, 2022

I was diagnosed with PMR in late-November. First, right shoulder swole and arm barely functioned; took...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/786379/

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

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Posted: Dec 18, 2022

I've been on 60 mg of prednisone since september when they diagnosed me with cryoglobulinemia. At...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783233/

Discussion: Feeling tired! Do others with PMR feel significantly more tired?

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Posted: Dec 10, 2022

Hi @johnarbaugh, you described my PMR hip pain almost exactly. My PMR pain was first concentrated...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/781621/

Discussion: PMR and Hip, Back Pain

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Posted: Dec 6, 2022

I’m now up to eight 2.5 methotrexate tabs once a week from six. My head is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/780946/

Discussion: Experience with Methotrexate?

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Posted: Dec 4, 2022

Hi @jerseyjames, Am I reading correctly that you tapered from 24mg down to 4mg prednisone in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/780915/

Discussion: Prednisone and Pain

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Posted: Dec 4, 2022

I also am tapering down on my prednisone and my rheumatologist has me dropping dosage every...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/777458/

Discussion: PMR questions about prednisone, surgery limitations, pain and more

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Posted: Nov 26, 2022

I have been taking Actemra (tocilizumab) for almost 4 years. I have been mostly off prednisone...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/776020/

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

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Posted: Nov 21, 2022

I was diagnosed in June 2022 with PMR.Started out on 30 mg prednisone and then gradually...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/772808/

Discussion: Do I really have PMR?

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Posted: Nov 13, 2022

Hi @elizabethjoan, I'm sorry to hear that you are now considered a candidate for a hip...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/772601/

Discussion: Prednisone and bone loss. I was diagnosed with PMR

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Posted: Nov 13, 2022

Interesting...sort of had the same thing. Had a delayed reaction to a medication and had a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/771050/

Discussion: Unwell after gastric illness

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Posted: Nov 9, 2022

I'm relatively new to this PMR experience. You are the first person I've heard of who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/767448/

Discussion: Prednisone and Pain

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Posted: Oct 30, 2022

Thank you for your input. I started out my prednisone at 15mg - didn't help at...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765464/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

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Posted: Oct 25, 2022

I was diagnosed with PMR 5 months ago. Started on Prednisone 40mg, felt great. Just recently...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765338/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

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Posted: Oct 25, 2022

@macadoo I developed PMR in February 2021, starting at 40 mg of prednisone and tapering to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763547/

Discussion: Chronic Fatigue while tapering Prednisone for PMR

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Posted: Oct 20, 2022

I was diagnosed in mid May as well and started on 15mg of prednisone on 1...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763385/

Discussion: First meeting with Rheumatologist for PMR, need suggestions

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Posted: Oct 20, 2022

I was diagnosed with PMR in Jan 2022; started on 20 mg, and went on a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762805/

Discussion: Experience with Methotrexate?

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Posted: Oct 18, 2022

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