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Glad you are able to taper. These same thing happened to me. 5 years with PMR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/633931/

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

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Posted: Sep 9, 2021

Hello Rick @ricksch, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/633338/

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

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Posted: Sep 6, 2021

Reading some past posts this early a.m. and your July post made me smile because of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/632254/

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

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Posted: Sep 3, 2021

Hello @dalet72, Welcome to Connect, an online community where patients and caregivers share their experiences, find...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/629667/

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

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Posted: Aug 24, 2021

Hello @roboedit, I see your question may have slipped through the cracks and no one gave...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/629663/

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

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Posted: Aug 24, 2021

@moni54, Each of us is different when it comes to tapering and how PMR affects us....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286724/

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

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Posted: Jan 5, 2021

Wow Read your post with great interest! I am in my mid 60's and was diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286720/

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

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Posted: Jan 5, 2021

Hello @moni54, Welcome to Connect. Thanks for sharing your PMR story. I'm with you on the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286710/

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

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Posted: Jan 2, 2021

Hello @frankenstein, Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You will notice we moved your post to an...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/321764/

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

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Posted: Oct 7, 2020

Hi - Yes, I had sciatica (in my left leg) while I had PMR. Not all...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644589/

Discussion: PMR and Sciatica with Back Pain

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 13, 2021

@hmccarth5 yes, prednisone sure has it’s bad side effects! Ive been on prednisone for 3 1/2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644323/

Discussion: Prednisone Side Effects

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 12, 2021

@kspowell Ahhh, loss of hair while on prednisone. Yes that happened to me, also. I had...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644076/

Discussion: Prednisone Side Effects

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 11, 2021

I've had 2 occurrences of PMR. I was started at 20 mg prednisone for each occurrence...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/644039/

Discussion: COVID Booster, Prednisone and PMR

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 11, 2021

@suzorand, I've had two occurrences of PMR. The first lasted 3 and half years in which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/643015/

Discussion: Buttock/tailbone pain, sitting or lying down - symptom of PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 7, 2021

I was diagnosed with PMR right after my 70th birthday - I am under the care...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/638926/

Discussion: PMR Dosages and Managing Symptoms

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Posted: Sep 25, 2021

Hello again John. I think your view of PMR symptoms being largely driven by inflammation is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286695/

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

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Posted: Nov 18, 2020

good topic. I too am curious as to why the two cannot be taken at the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138164/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 16, 2020

I have had PMR for about three years. After finding the side effects of Prednisone unwelcome,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/48262/

Discussion: PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 4, 2020

Hello @freeme, Welcome to Connect. It's good that you are advocating for your health and learning...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/866072/

Discussion: Multiple triggers aka when the chickens come home to roost

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 24, 2023

I came across this article and thought it might answer a few questions on MTX. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854880/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 5, 2023

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