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Totally agree that the food corporations are filling up our supermarkets with junk, not real food...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/852204/

Discussion: Diet & PMR.

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Posted: Apr 30, 2023

Ask your Dr. If tapering and taking a low dose of Naltrexone (LDN 4.5) might be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/851125/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: Apr 28, 2023

This study from the UK is more recent. It has a large sample size and is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/851007/

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

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Posted: Apr 28, 2023

During my first bout with PMR, I did not see any doctors who knew how to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/849077/

Discussion: GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) and PMR (polymyalgia rheumatica)

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Posted: Apr 25, 2023

I would agree that doctors are overly specialized. I have experienced a wide variety of side...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/846457/

Discussion: The impact of Prednisone on A1C

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Posted: Apr 20, 2023

Sheralee Prednisone holds off the immediate pain of PMR disease. My rheumatologist is taking me off...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/845710/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

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Posted: Apr 19, 2023

I haven't experienced any side effects from Actemra. In fact, I would say the side effects...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/844741/

Discussion: PMR - How will I know I am in remission?

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Posted: Apr 17, 2023

My dr. Didn’t try that step before diagnosing me and my glucose levels didn’t go up....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/844022/

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

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Posted: Apr 16, 2023

I want to warn people taking prednisone. I was diagnosed with GCA 3 1/2 years ago...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/842688/

Discussion: Peripheral Neuropathy - Result of PMR or Prednisone?

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Posted: Apr 13, 2023

Hello- I was diagnosed with PMR 12/2021 by my Primary care provider. She started me on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/841801/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

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Posted: Apr 11, 2023

https://www.vasculitisfoundation.org/mcm_faq/what-is-steroid-myopathy/ When you mentioned your muscle damage from prednisone, I Googled that. I know the majority...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/840852/

Discussion: Anyone diagnosed with PMR after the Covid vaccine?

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Posted: Apr 10, 2023

My inflammation markers (ESD and CRP) are both low normal (EDD = 4 mm/hr and CRP...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/840706/

Discussion: PMR with normal blood markers

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Posted: Apr 10, 2023

@samara66 It was a combination of autoimmune related inflammatory arthritis along with PMR. There was also...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/838755/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

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Posted: Apr 6, 2023

Wow I hope it was. The Naltrexone has so few side effects compared with prednisone. Frankly...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/838194/

Discussion: Low Dose Naltrexone and Prednisone for PMR?

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Posted: Apr 5, 2023

The doctor has given me a 6 month tapering schedule with the weekly injections of Actemra....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/836149/

Discussion: How hard is it to get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR?

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Posted: Apr 2, 2023

I hated being on prednisone! But, it was the only way to stop the pain and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/832610/

Discussion: How hard is it to get on Actemra (Tocilizumab) with PMR?

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Posted: Mar 26, 2023

Yes ... I was offered Actemra (tocilizumab) for PMR after "all other treatment alternatives failed." That...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/825958/

Discussion: Initial Dosage of Prednisone Impacts Long Term Recovery

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Posted: Mar 14, 2023

Hello @lestep, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @tillysam and others....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/825893/

Discussion: Tapering off of Prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 14, 2023

Spondylitis is like what you describe. It is a progressive type of autoimmune disorder. In the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/825576/

Discussion: Initial Dosage of Prednisone Impacts Long Term Recovery

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Posted: Mar 13, 2023

From my experience with uveitis and other autoimmune problems, I would tend to agree with the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/825346/

Discussion: Initial Dosage of Prednisone Impacts Long Term Recovery

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 13, 2023

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