Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group

I had some symptoms of GCA, headaches, jaw stiffness and mild pain, sore throat, night sweats. I'm waiting on blood work results and in the...

I'd been taking 15 mg of prednisone for two months after being diagnosed with PMR in early August (I am 62). I saw my doctor...

I have been on this site before, but I can’t seem to find my way back to the link. Today I was told that I...

Has anyone used medical cannabis for pain management/ treatment for PMR? Has it helped you taper Prednisone? Do you use it on a regular basis...

I'm new to these discussions and my husband's PMR. His Dr. wrote RX for Prednisone starting at 20 mg tapering down by 2.50 mg every...

I am on 8 mg of prednisone and tapering 1 mg. Per month. I just got Covid and I’m very achy and sick. Did anyone...

I have PMR and tapered down from 20mg/day to 2 mg/day of Prednisone over 15 months. Then, yesterday I woke up stiff and in pain...

Hi, I'm interested if finding out if anyone has had success in reducing the inflammation associated with PMR using CBD? I'm trying to taper down...

I received a private message from @alanbruce that I think a lot of you may be interested in or thinking about. Alan said it was...

I have had two rheumatologists discourage pill splitting. I have to believe they have what I'll call 'medical logic' for discouraging their patients splitting prednisone...

Hello everyone,I was diagnosed with GCA on October, 2023 and started a 60mg/day treatment with Prednisone. I am now on Prednisone (10mg/day) and Methotrexate (17.5mg/week)....

My husband (now 80) diagnosed with PMR 2020; went on prednisone; tapered down, but in 2023 it came back. Dr. retired. We found a new...

I never had any bloodwork inflammation markers for PMR. Tested twice now. But due to age and joint stiffness in neck, hips, thighs, legs, I...

I’m currently in a taper after a slight relapse @ 7mg now tapering 1mg a month started 4mg (3mg AM 1mg PM) 11/1 but began...

I’m having a major flare with arm/shoulder pain and thigh pain. Prednisone up to 20 mg from5 (was hoping to taper off in a few...

Diagnosed Feb with PMR/ GCA. Slowly tapered and now I am down to 10 mg from 40 mg with no flare ups 🙏🙏 Had SED...

I have been on prednisone (started at 30mg) since May and now have tapered to 5mg with no issues. This week Santa has brought me...

When a person gets a flare up from PMR are they supposed to go up to a mg where they don't have any pain and...

Ten weeks after starting Kevzara my ALT & AST readings went from normal to very high values. (ALT = 137, AST = 54) As a...

I have had pmr for 2 plus years now and down to 2mg but each time I taper I have had more pain. My goal...