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I began this journey with an ESR of 51 taken by my NEW primary Dr. He...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/197308/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 21, 2019

Hi @susanski -- Welcome to Connect. The pain from PMR can be excruciating and I too...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/180112/

Discussion: PMR Anyone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 30, 2019

Thanks for info, John. Rheumy back in office now and I had to go back up...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/138077/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 6, 2019

I am new to the group also. So happy to have this forum! In early July,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211451/

Discussion: New Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (Husband)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 31, 2019

I have only recently been diagnosed with PMR in December of 2018. I was diagnosed in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137865/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 8, 2019

Hi Judy @peanuts1, I see you have been a member for awhile but this is your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137860/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 7, 2019

Hello Lioness and John Bishop: My legs do not weep,and the compression stockings do not do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/236967/

Discussion: PMR - Decreased prednisone and pain returned

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Dec 30, 2018

I am 42 yr old, living in toronto who is desperate to get info so I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/88657/

Discussion: Adjusting to life with temporal arteritis

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 11, 2018

Hello Beryl, In my husband's case, the Rheumatologist is still in the initial phase of discovering...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/211401/

Discussion: New Diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica (Husband)

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 23, 2018

Hello @oregongirly, I'm sorry for the confusion. Acronyms can be a problem when you are trying...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/150947/

Discussion: Successfully treated for Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 26, 2018

I had pain in arms and hips. My hands had so much pain, I couldn't hold...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137648/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 16, 2017

Hello @amkaloha - having PMR going into remission just means that all of the symptoms go...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137603/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 24, 2017

@dadcue and @johnbishop Hi Mike and John. I am in a point of trepidation and would...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1435468/

Discussion: Prednisone love/hate support group

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

Hello @jackiepmr, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @mark2471 and others....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1435252/

Discussion: PMR and fingers swollen and painful

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 10, 2025

@jabrown0407 I've been struggling with severe pain, high pain level comes in spurts and I call...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1432177/

Discussion: Feel abandoned

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Nov 6, 2025

Same dose as you. I always wake up around 3-4 am and I have pain in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1418392/

Discussion: OTC pain relief while on Prednisone?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 18, 2025

Welcome to my living hell, esp. since I have been on an ascending ladder of sulfaSALAzine...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1415621/

Discussion: Continuing mental fog

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Oct 14, 2025

Are you on prednisone for PMR? The reason I ask is the area’s of pain you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1395112/

Discussion: Reducing Pednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Sep 17, 2025

I too had same experience. Woke up one morning in November of ‘24 with excruciating pain...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1370994/

Discussion: Bilateral Muscle Pain in Arms, Legs, Neck and Shoulders

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Aug 15, 2025

Ahh so it’s prednisone that is killing my skin!! Yikes my hands & forearms have spots...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1357357/

Discussion: small red blotches on skin

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 27, 2025

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