Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group

This is my husband's second bout with PMR. Afer it flared again, doctor restarted on pred. (20 mg) By mid-March appt, on 10 mg, he...

Hi, I've been struggling with PMR since May '22. Most of my symptoms are typical though apparently unusually stubborn; I'm currently on 40mg/day prednisone and...

I started taking prednisone in October 2024 for pmr. My rheumatologist started me on kevzara the last week of December and it has been a...

I have had PMR for 5 years with all the ups and downs that this disease brings .I have been on 5 mg am and...

I was diagnosed with PMR in August of 2023. My family doctor has been all I have seen about my disease. I was ok with...

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

As seen on X, another study showing no benefit in PMR using methotrexate. I watch a lot of the RheumNow videos on YouTube as they...

I've had PMR for a year. Started prednisone in January tapering up from 1 to 8 mg. My side effects were horrendous so I started...

I’ve had PMR now for a 18 months. Mostly pain in my hips, thighs, and lower back. I have been trying to taper down the...

I had PMR for twenty months and thanks to Prednisone, good doctors and advice from Mayo Connect I was able to taper my way back...

Hello - I am so happy to find this forum. There is nothing better than actual experience to help us make decisions about medications, diet,...

Does GCA ever present in a mild form, too difficult to confirm without biopsy. I am currently 18 months into a second bout of PMR...

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,...

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 currently on a 3 dose of prednisone. I have some shoulder discomfort that goes down my back on either side. The left side...

I have allergic contact dermatitis, and the allergen being formaldehyde, there hadn't been any way to avoid the itchy rash. But after I was diagnosed...

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...

I originally came down with PMR in March 2020 after the Shingrix vaccine and needed a very slow prednisone taper from 15 mg down to...

My PMR was finally diagnosed in January 2024 after my having what I now know were classic symptoms starting in November 2023. Symptoms started slowly,...

I am 64 year old female and an avid cyclist. I came home from a south pacific cycling/cruise trip in May. I started a prescription...