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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

Hi Becky @becsbuddy and @suziropiequet -- I think that the Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) discussion group is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/268538/

Discussion: Prednisone support group?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jul 14, 2019

Hi @maija, Thanks for the reference. I was not familiar with the dead slow and nearly...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286571/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 22, 2020

Hi @maija, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You mentioned you recently started having extreme pain in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286569/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jan 22, 2020

@mbm and @phoenix0509, my rheumatologist explained to me that PMR affects people differently. The goal is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/286565/

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

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Posted: Jan 15, 2020

I received the two shots in August/September of 2018. The painful symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica appeared...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/245711/

Discussion: PMR and the new Shingles vaccine

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Mar 8, 2020

Hi Don @donkrause -- welcome to Connect. I have no medical training or background but have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/205735/

Discussion: Prednisone Side Effects

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 16, 2018

You mentioned that you were on 4 mg dosage or prednisone and when you try taking...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/137608/

Discussion: How to address PMR pain while decreasing prednisone

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Feb 26, 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

I have had polymyalgia rheumatica since March 2011I was started on 10 mg of predisone for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/69126/

Discussion: PMR is my new diagnosis

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Posted: Jul 24, 2012

I was diagnosed with PMR in April 2022 at age 78. I had a mild case...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/843157/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

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Posted: Apr 14, 2023

My husband has been on prednisone for 2 1/2 yrs, each time he tapers down to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/843174/

Discussion: Low Dose Naltrexone and Prednisone for PMR?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 14, 2023

I'm a little confused by @johnlo's post. It sounds like his symptoms got better with each...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/843323/

Discussion: PMR with normal blood markers

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Posted: Apr 14, 2023

Yes, mine have been normal for two weeks after starting prednisone. I can feel the information...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/844510/

Discussion: PMR with normal blood markers

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Apr 17, 2023

Stopping methotrexate,increased my prednisone and am going to do a very slow taper,a mth at 10,a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/874421/

Discussion: PMR and Methotrexate

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 7, 2023

Hello Cynthia! I'm sorry to read that your pain keeps coming back. I only recently was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/874705/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: Jun 8, 2023

Hi there, the same thing happened to me.I pump fisted after a playoff hockey goal,instantly felt...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/859555/

Discussion: Muscle tears and PMR and/or pred?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 14, 2023

After my first 2 weeks of prednisone (20 mg for week 1, 15 mg for week...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/869790/

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

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 31, 2023

Hi. About glucose levels: mine definitely went into the high range after just two weeks on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/868064/

Discussion: How did your PMR begin?

Support Group: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)

Posted: May 28, 2023

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