Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group

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

Pred put me into type II diabetes with BPs up to 185/115. I also have Crohn's disease and cannot take NSAIDs. I've had PMR for...

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 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 was diagnosed in March for PMR at the age of 64. At the time I could not raise my shoulders and my hips, both...

Will there be a time when the PMR actually goes away, or is this a lifetime diagnosis? I have to taper off prednisone rather quickly,...

Is it normal to be extremely anxious while tapering? I am now taking 2.5mg of prednisone every other day and Kevzara bi weekly. It's so...

I was diagnosed with PMR the end of October. Originally put on 15 mg of prednisone. Helped but not great. So upped me to 20...

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...

Good stuff in my opinion! This was how my endocrinologist approached my low cortisol level when I tapered off prednisone. I couldn't continue my taper...

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...

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...

Something that may help someone but confirm with your physician before implementing. I had a major flare up a few weeks ago. My Rheumatologist started...

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)....

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...

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...

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 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...

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...