Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group

My husband, 72yo, was diagnosed with PMR in March of 2024. He had rather severe symptoms...couldn't get out of chair and pain in neck and...

How many people have come off of Prednisone only to have it reoccur a month later? I have had PMR for 3.5 years and was...

Thank you for all of the information and guidance provided by members of this group. It has been very helpful. I have been tapering down...

I am a 64 yr old female diagnosed with high blood pressure in February. I also have mild asthma but am otherwise healthy, active, good...

I have tapered from 40 mg prednisone last February to a current dose of 9 mg. I’ve also been on methotrexate going on three months,...

I have been on plaquenil 400 mg a day for 7 months and I am taping prednisone also. I am having several side effects from...

I'm thinking of going off Prednisone and onto Kevzara. Having such bad side effects with Pred that I'm so wanting to stop taking it. The...

Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with PMR in August. At the time, my rheumatologist took hip X-rays which showed moderate to severe osteoarthritis but I...

I have just finished a 5 day course of anti-viral tablets (‘Paxlovid’ - ‘nirmatrelvir’ + ‘ritonavir’) following a positive Covid test. Paxlovid is approved for...

Have had PMR for 5 months. I am down to 10mg prednisone. I tried to drop to 7.5 about 3 weeks ago, but each time...

Because of HFpEF heart failure, I had to get off of my prednisone quickly. (I addressed this in an earlier post). I successfully tapered and...

Through searching here I found posts relating shingles and Shingrix to possible onset of PMR/GCA. But looking at it from the other direction (fighting our...

I am conflicted on when or if to get a Covid shot. I see from our group than some have had a very bad reaction...

Hello. I am new to this group and recently diagnosed with PMR. My blood work (SED, CRP, CCP) are all normal. My ANA panel was...

I’ve had what was diagnosed as PMR for 2 years. My pain and stiffness is getting worse as time goes on even though I’ve been...

Has anyone had experience with getting their doctors to prescribe, AND their insurance to pay for, Actemra (Tocilizumab) when they "only" have PMR? Some background:...

Has anyone else found that sugar worsens their PMR symptoms? I've tried cutting the sugar in my diet to an absolute minimum, and it seemed...

I’d been tapering slowly and was at a 14 mg dose daily after 9 months of treatment for PMR. I was doing quite well I...

I’d love to hear other people’s experiences of living with someone on high-dose, long-term prednisone. My husband has PMR and a serious case of GCA...

I was diagnosed with PMR in August by a rheumatologist. I was placed on 60mg Prednisone. Began tapering and now I am down to 15mg...