Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group

I moved here from Eugene and am currently seeing a rheumatologist at Providence on NE Hoyt St. Although I was diagnosed with PRM in 2008,...

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 have been in Kevzara for 14 weeks, prednisone taper down to 1 mg. Over this time I have noticed weakness, and or, soreness in...

My rheumatologist started me on methotrexate this week, given my 15-month struggle to taper on prednisone. I'm wondering what I can expect in terms of...

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 am new to this forum. I had to cut winter vacation short and head home because of aching shoulders, hips and lower back aches...

I was diagnosed 2 months ago with PMR. I started with 15mg per day of prednisone and am now down to 10mg per day. I...

Hi all. As I taper down (6.5), I'm having intermittent vertigo. Dr. Internet tells me this is yet another symptom of our dear Predni. Others...

Anyone have any experience about having stress fractures while on prednisone? I was diagnosed with PMR almost 2 years ago. Started on 15 mgs. prednisone...

I’ve been on prednisone for about 18 months trying to taper. I was down to 7.5 mg daily in December but totally debilitated with PMR...

When I was first diagnosed with PMR in August 2022, my C reactive protein (CRP) level was elevated: 25 mg/L should be < 7.0 mg/L...

I'm a 73-year-old female in otherwise good health, but was diagnosed with PMR in August 2024. After tapering down from 20 mg/day Prednisone to zero,...

I have cancer and receive immunotherapy. Now I have PMR due to an overactive immune system. I had a couple of treatments of the immunotherapy...

For anyone interested in a good source of information, the Prednisone Pharmacist is prolific with making videos on a wide variety of topics about prednisone....

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...

Hi, I was diagnosed with PMR and GCA (biopsy) in 2020. Started at 60 mg prednisone (to prevent blindness!) and took me two years to...

DOES PREDNISONE CAUSE THIS?? IT STARTED A WEEK AGO I HAVE BEEN TAPERING DOWN FROM 60MG VERY SLOWLY JUST STARTED ON 15 MG. YESTERDAY FROM...

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...

I am new to this, so apologies if I am not using this forum correctly. Diagnosed last week with PMR by my GP, diagnosis confirmed...

PMR started Feb. 2022. Having had a flare up at 6mg (Sept. 2022 while tapering by 1mg/month) I then was put back to 15mg for...