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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group

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How to go from a 7 day 50 mg prednisone to the previous 14 mg
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...
Last active: Mar 17 7:12pm
Golf and PMR
Presently on 5mg/day Prednisone from 6 mg/day and taper hasn’t been all that successful as I experienced an increase in symptoms in my shoulders, right...
Last active: Oct 23, 2023
Worrying GCA development: Lost sight in one eye temporarily
I have GCA having been biopsied last January. I am on Actemra which I am handing well and was on a taper of Prednisone. 6...
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Last active: Dec 26, 2020
PMR and hump on back and chest
One month ago I was diagnosed with PMR which came on after COViD vaccines. I am only 55. My CRP was very high. I was...
Last active: Jun 5, 2022
Recently Diagnosed With GCA - Still Experiencing Pain
Hi Everyone! I was recently diagnosed with GCA and have been on prednisone for over a month now. I am concerned because I started at...
Last active: Jul 22 2:29pm
PMR: Are there treatment alternatives to Prednisone?
Hi, all. I'm wondering if anyone is finding any alternatives to Prednisone in treatment of PMR? I've been on the PMR/Prednisone train for about 6...
Last active: Jan 11 7:08am
Exercise with PMR and/or GCA
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...
Last active: Mar 8 3:21pm
PMR diagnosis without markers in blood work
I have been dealing with hip, shoulder,neck and back pain besides other joints for a few years now. Have had injuries ruled out and have...
Last active: Feb 18, 2022
Starting treatment with Kevzara: My journey
Good morning everyone.Well, yesterday was my first dose of Kevzara and day one of my taper down to 15mg of prednisone. We'll see how that...
Last active: Jul 16 2:01pm
Sugar and PMR
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...
Last active: May 24 7:18pm
PMR and interactions with meds for other conditions
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...
Last active: Nov 29, 2021
Confused about PMR symptoms
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...
Last active: Mar 19 7:21pm
PMR with normal blood markers
Hello peoples... I have PMR and have been fine after getting off Pred until the Covid came on stage...then the flare up hit me, along...
Last active: Aug 14 12:30pm
3 1/2 years of chronic pain~ Still looking for solutions~please help
Do I have Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)??? Please help if you can... I was researching Mayo and came across the support groups. I posted on a...
Last active: May 27 10:56am