Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group

I'm wondering what morning routines others have discovered that help get through the morning aches and stiffness that accompany the agony that we call the...

I have to have major back surgery in 3 weeks (rods, fusion etc) due to severe stenosis. The doctors think my steroids were covering any...

Having bad wrist and hand pain. PMR Diagnosed Aug/ 22 starting dosage was 15 mg. Was tapered down to 10 after 2 months. Started having...

I currently had to increase my 20 mg daily prednisone dose to 30 mg to minimize my hip pain and shoulder pain joint complaints but...

I've had to double my magnesium supplementation for "digestive homeostasis" (ie so I can poop regularly) since getting ill. I'm using magnesium glycinate & magnesium-threonate....

Hi I’ve been taking steroids for 6 months now and have come down from 15mg to 7.5mg . The pain levels have not got worse...

Diagnosed with PMR early this year. Shoulders, elbows and knees. Started with Prednisone, tapered to 5 mg, but pain is back. I am now experiencing...

I have tapered down to 2mg for PMR and many of my side effects have eased. However, like the last bout of PMR 12 years...

Ok, let me drag this moose on the table because i have not seen this topic come up. I have been on steroids for over...

I’m wondering what the symptoms are for GCA if you’ve been on prednisone for 2 1/2 months. I’m experiencing some symptoms, but they don’t seem...

I have tapered down from 48mg. to 12 mg. methoprednosone and am still quite swollen and have not lost any weight.. has anyone had this...

I was diagnosed with PMR October 2023 and had the symptoms since April 2023. Have been tapering off prednisone by .5mg every 2 weeks. Biggest...

Hello everyone, I am dealing with PMR/GCA and have experienced some brief episodes of double vision which my Ophthamologist says are inconsequential. I am slowly...

I was diagnosed with PMR in May 2023. My GP agreed to start me on 10mg daily of prednisone. Blood markers both positive. I did...

Hello, I have been successfully tapering from 60 mg to 5 mg of Prednisone since diagnosed with PMR in April 2024. I am contemplating having...

I've been treating PMR for 3+ years. I also have an immunological deficiency that makes me very prone to infections, I've been on Methylprednisolone for...

I'm new to PMR, about 5 months, and am presently on Dr. prescribed tapering by 1 mg every 2 weeks that started at 17 mg...

My husband was diagnosed with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) May 2023. He started at 30 mg prednisone tapering to 12.5 by January 2024. In November his...

It's been a week since I stopped taking my last daily dose of 1/4 mg of prednisone, tapering from 20 mg for the last 18...

Hi! Recently diagnosed or at least leaning in the direction of PMR around March of this year. Did like most, got on Prednisone 20mg and...